Page 28 of articles about feed

Piglets have little difficulty finding the feeder but piglets that were not exposed to creep feed during lactation do not recognize the feed as food when weaned.

We need to know, at all moments, which amount of feed are the sows eating, so we will weigh the feed at least once per week.

Growth models can be a useful tool for decision making, allowing us to consider, simultaneously, multiple variables and showing us trends when facing different alternatives.

The aim is to avoid dehydration during the first days after weaning to improve feed intake.

Feed efficiency as it is measured by the feed conversion ratio (FCR) is basically an engineering concept. There are a lot of misconceptions about feed efficiency and even more surrounding the economics associated with it.