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Project

Improving creep feed for suckling piglets based on natural preferences

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01CD10224

Duration

21 September 2024 → 20 April 2025

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Geert Janssens

Fellow

Renjie Yao

Research disciplines

Agricultural and food sciences
- Veterinary medicine not elsewhere classified

Keywords

dietary fibre suckling piglets weaning Creep feed wild piglets gastrointestinal development

Project description

Creep feed was widely introduced to suckling piglets in pig husbandry to aid in the weaning transition. However, creep feed intake is still highly variable with limited impact on gastrointestinal development. This project takes the natural diet selection of piglets in the wild as a basis to evaluate the role of a structure- and fibre-rich diet on intestinal development.

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