Newly weaned piglets
Key issues and related products
Newly weaned piglets
Health gut integrity
The focus in the recent past in piglet nutrition has shifted to the integrity of the gut, and the development of the villi to ensure maximum digestion and absorption of vital nutrients. Organic acids are used in modern feeding practices in order to decrease the pH in the stomach to control the levels of pathogenic bacteria while enabling the optimal effectivity of the pepsin enzyme used to digest proteins. Acid Pro is specifically formulated to best care for these paramters, while Clex Beta Inulin optimizes the health of the gut and proliferation of the villi, and therefore absorbing nutrients more efficiently.
Newly weaned piglets
Target and weaner mass
The weight at which your piglets are weaned is going to depend on the management system in place; but regardless of their age, their target weights should still reflect adequate suckling from the gilt and sow. Creep feeds are introduced pre-weaning to expose the piglets to solid feed and lessen the stress and shock at weaning. These diets are scientifically formulated, and technically complex to ensure every need of the piglet is taken care of.
Newly weaned piglets
Mortality
Due to the significant levels of stress exerted on newly weaned piglets, their immune systems are compromised and the risk of disease incidence is high. Immunoglobulins are ingested directly from the sow, and therefore unavailable after weaning; which contributes to atrophic villi, leading to decreased absorption of the nutrients and a reduction in enzyme secretion by the villi. The decreased enzyme concentration has a detrimental effect on digestion.
Newly weaned piglets
Immunity
The immunity of the piglet is a direct function of the quality of the colostrum they receive; and thereafter the intake of milk and creep feed if it is made available. The immunity of the piglet can be boosted by making available specially formulated feed additives.
Newly weaned piglets
Mycotoxins
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by moulds in times of stress, and they confer toxic carry over symptoms into your animals (all livestock species). Mycotoxins are almost impossible to eradicate as they proliferate in the raw materials used in livestock nutrition before, during and post-harvest. In addition, most mycotoxins work in a synergistic manner, resulting in more than one toxin present and acting at any one time. The need to bind and deactivate these toxins has resulted in the development of our toxin binder, which has the added benefit of an immune boosting function; resulting in benefits to the animals even when low levels of mycotoxins are present in the feed.
