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Oregano oil gives weaners a boost

The change of the diet is one of the important stress factors during piglet weaning. Nutrition is used as a tool to improve the health of the young animal. The use of essential oils from oregano in the pre-starter diet can improve health and performance on at least the same level as medicated feed or a feed with an antimicrobial growth promoter. read more >

Essential rules for successful 28-30 day weaning

Further restraints within the EU are likely on the use of antibiotic growth promoters (AGPs) and cheap and convenient gut conditioners like high level copper sulphate and zinc oxide. read more >

The economics of later weaning

Wean-by-weight is a better policy, but it either involves nurse sows to deal with the under-weights or some back fostering, which is said to (and probably does) inflame virus diseases like PMWS read more >

Column: About Weaning Weight

Textbooks do mention weaning weight, of course, but those in my library do not deal with it in detail. This is presumably because weaning weight variability has not been a priority area in research and hard evidence seems to be lacking. read more >
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