Special Edition: Early animal nutrition
Encouraging piglet intake, digestion
When it comes to designing diets for piglet, there can be several challenges to address, including supporting young animals’ gut development to prepare them for a production system without the use of antibiotics or finding ways to encourage intake during heat stress.
Other researchers focused on early swine nutrition look more specifically at the use of alternative ingredients like fermented wheat or adding microalgae to diets.
The use of a set of consistent flavors also was of interest for some companies as a way to encourage intake in just-weaned piglets.