Pig nutrition
16 important questions on Pig nutrition
What are we aiming for in feeding sows during lactation?
- Smooth transition form gestation to lactation
- milk production
- limited use of reserves
At what body weight are piglets weaned?
What body weights are the growing-finishing phase of pigs?
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What happens in pigs when feed intake drops?
What changes for recently weaned piglets?
- Loss of maternal immunity
- new environment
- liquid to solid diet
- fat rich milk to starch rich dry diet
What is mucosal permeability?
What is the importance of early feed intake for piglets?
stress prevention, this causes villus atrophy
well functioning of digestion
What is creep feed?
Why feeding milk replacer after weaning?
Why do you want 'eaters' instead of non eaters before weaning?
What is safe feed?
What is the efficiency of protein depostion in pigs?
Why is during growth, the lysine requirement per g/EW in feed lower for pigs?
What factors influence protein and fat deposition in pigs?
- Body weight
- Birth weight
- Gender
- Genotype
- housing
- health status
- feeding management
What feeding strategy makes performance better in pigs?
What are advantages of feeding liquid co-products from human food, combined with dry feed?
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