CREATE MAXIMUM “PULL”– GIVE ALL YOU CAN TO YOUR OFFSPRING

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Create maximum “pull”– give all you can to your offspring

 

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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 milk-intake of the piglets determines the milk offered by the sow. To produce this large amount of milk, the sow loses significant body condition by catabolizing body tissue i.e. fat.