Publication Date: January 6, 2012
Reference: livestockwelfare.com Research Watch Jan. 2012
Country: Denmark
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This article talks about a study that will try to reduce piglet moralities through the sows nutrition. The article states that a sows diet is based on what is available and affordable for the producer but not what is beneficial to the sow. It is hypothesized that if a sows diet is tailored to its most immediate needs in the farrowing process the lives of piglets can be saved thus increasing profits for producers.