3. Tailored post-weaning feeding regime for low birthweight pigs

In this presentation we further assessed the impact of increasing sow lactation feed intake on piglets performance after weaning. Despite enhanced sow lactation feed intake increasing the weaning weight of piglets with low birth weight to that of average birth weight reared under commercial like conditions, these animals were unable to match the weight gain of average birth weight counterparts post-weaning. Despite having similar feed intake and feeding behaviour during the finishing period, low birth weight pigs still recorded a lighter weight than average birth weight counterparts at slaughter. A deeper dive on the biological drivers of feed efficiency in compromised pigs is required.

Видео 3. Tailored post-weaning feeding regime for low birthweight pigs канала Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute