Gut health focus to improve piglet performance

Maintaining good gut health in piglets is a greater challenge following the removal of therapeutic zinc oxide, but new research shows the benefits of focusing on this key area

26 August 2023 • 2 min read

Gut health focus to improve piglet performance

"A piglet's limited digestive capacity is stressed by the move from sow's milk to solid feed allowing undigested proteins to move into the hind gut," says Richard Remmer, pig technical manager at Trouw...

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