Weaning piglets at five weeks old instead of four has potential benefits for improving weaning weights, health and growth post-weaning, along with improved feed efficiency and reduced days to ...

Discover when to wean piglets and some of the easiest and best options when weaning your pasture piglets. Piglets born on pasture are able to get out and enjoy the sun very early in life. Whether your ...

University of Adelaide research has shown that piglets can be weaned later with no negative effects on sow birthing frequency. The outcome of the study at the University's Roseworthy campus, published ...

With an inventive approach, Cargill helps breeders in the Netherlands and Germany raise healthier, more productive pigs. Having large numbers of live-born piglets would seem like a positive thing for ...

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Creep feed intake is variable and may be partly homeostatically and exploratory driven. We studied effects of maternal feed restriction and a ‘play-feeder’ on piglet behaviour and performance. 37 ...

Piglets can be weaned later with no negative effects on sow birthing frequency, research has shown. "Sows don't usually start their oestrous cycles again during lactation, only coming on heat after ...