The regulation of organ-development, as well as the performance of specific organs follows a certain nutritional cascade.
Up to 40 milking bouts per day!
Natural protective agents in the sow’s mature milk are active in the piglet’s intestines.
• No milk-no protective agents! ►pathogens readily multiply in the intestines
• Hourly milk-take is a prerequisite for a healthy gut and a healthy piglet
Milk production is at peak level on day 18 +/- 1 of lactation where up to about 16 litres/day is produced depending on:
Litter size and vitality of the suckling pigs
Genetic potential
Health status
The protective agents released during the entire lactation remain active in the piglets’ intestines.
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GLOBAL - Boehringer Ingelheim has announced its the new website on PRRS information. The new website is a global information platform about PRRS for vets, producers and professionals in the swine industry that want to know what is published related with this costly disease.
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