Colostrum for all

Flemish sow farmer, Wim Rolly, offers the lightest born piglets on his farm a better chance of survival by removing the heaviest piglets from the sow and placing them apart. This way the smallest piglets can also absorb enough colostrum. Mr Rolly, who is responsible for the farrowing management on the family-run sow farm, looks at the size of the litters and, where necessary, places large piglets aside so that the smallest animals can go to the udder. “Sufficient colostrum intake is of great