Feed intake matters more than formula elegance right after weaning

Right after weaning, the best formula in the world means very little if piglets do not eat it.

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Right after weaning, the best formula in the world means very little if piglets do not eat it. That may sound obvious, yet many nursery diets are still built more to satisfy the formulator or the client than the pig. We admire nutrient balance, ideal ratios and neat ingredient matrices, while the newly weaned piglet is simply deciding whether to walk to the feeder and take another mouthful.

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