The objective of this study was to determine the effect of four selected dietary factors on a potential reduction in severity of weaning diarrhoea in piglets, which were weaned at 7 weeks of age to simulate this condition in organic pig
production. The four factors were ad libitum versus feed restriction, control versus protein restriction at ad
libitum feeding, control versus inclusion of lupin as a protein source at ad libitum feeding, and control versus extra vitamin E at ad libitum feeding. It was concluded that the studied dietary factors could not alleviate a diarrhoea-like condition and at the same time maintain the growth rate. Furthermore, the results indicate that performance after weaning at 7 weeks of age can be improved if piglets achieve a daily feed intake of at least 200 g from the day of weaning.

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