Project

Improving creep feed for suckling piglets based on natural preferences

Code
01CD10224
Duration
21 September 2024 → 20 April 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
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.