Support piglet health and reduce mortality

16-10-2017 | | |
Support piglet health and reduce mortality. Photo: Shutterstock
Support piglet health and reduce mortality. Photo: Shutterstock
Adjusting the pigs’ diets to help improve birthweight and support immune and gut health can work to improve piglet mortality, especially in antibiotic-free production. In antibiotic-free production (ABF) programs, pigs are more susceptible to pathogens and the resulting negative effects on feed conversion and growth. It has been estimated that every increase of 1% in pre-weaning mortality can cause a reduction of approximately $ 0.30 USD of profit per marketed pig. Low birthweight piglets


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Nathalie
Kinsley

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Fabian
Brockötter

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Tony
McDougal

Villela Senior Marketspecialist Global Swine Novus