Th is project examined whether increasing exploratory behaviour in\u00a0piglets by providing enrichment in the farrowing pen can stimulate\u00a0creep intake in piglets. If successful, this concept would be a simple way\u00a0to reduce stress at weaning and increase growth rates. Four treatments\u00a0were tested in a 2 x 2 factorial design comparing presentation of creep\u00a0in a standard feeder (SF) or a large tray feeder (TF), to encourage\u00a0social interaction around the creep, combined either with enrichment\u00a0(E) or without enrichment (C). Enrichment consisted of cotton ropes\u00a0hung in the farrowing pen. Results found that feeder type rather than\u00a0enrichment increased the frequency of piglet visits to the feeder, with\u00a0a greater frequency of visits to the TF on days 12 and 26 of age. Litters\u00a0supplied with the TF also had a greater daily creep disappearance.\u00a0However, litters supplied with the SF had a greater birth to wean\u00a0ADG (kg). Aft er weaning, piglets with the SF and enrichment had a\u00a0significantly greater growth check within the fi rst 24 hours of moving\u00a0into the nursery, while the ADG of piglets in all other treatments\u00a0did not diff er. At weaning, groups that received a TF did not show a\u00a0negative ADG in the fi rst 24 hours post-weaning, while groups with the\u00a0SF had negative ADG values for this period. There were no treatment\u00a0differences in ADG values for any other time period. The increased\u00a0creep disappearance found with the TF suggests piglets were interacting\u00a0with the creep. However, birth to wean growth rates did not reflect any\u00a0benefits of increased creep consumption suggesting, that feed wastage\u00a0may have been greater with the TF. We conclude that providing pigs\u00a0with a larger feeder that encourages social feeding and rooting had\u00a0a greater infl uence than rope enrichment at attracting them to creep\u00a0feed. Effects of the TF on feeding behavior needs to be studied further\u00a0to understand how exposure to the TF in farrowing prevented weight\u00a0loss on day 1 post weaning as was found in groups provided the SF.<\/p>\n