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    Clean diets help build immunity and gut health

    Piglet immune systems are at their most vulnerable for two weeks after weaning. Highly digestible soy proteins support piglet health, growth, and performance.
    calendar icon 19 November 2020
    clock icon 7 minute read
    By: Guenther Dubberke
    Figure 1. Illustration of the decline of maternal antibodies and the rise of endogenous antibodies in piglet blood during their first weeks of life. 100% corresponds to antibody titers of adult pigs. Adapted from thepigsite.com
    Figure 1. Illustration of the decline of maternal antibodies and the rise of endogenous antibodies in piglet blood during their first weeks of life. 100% corresponds to antibody titers of adult pigs. Adapted from thepigsite.com
    Figure 2. The development of digestive enzyme production in piglets during the first seven weeks.
    Figure 2. The development of digestive enzyme production in piglets during the first seven weeks.
    Figure 3. Electron microscopy of the gut mucus layer of piglets fed HP 300 (left) and conventional soybean meal (right).
    Figure 3. Electron microscopy of the gut mucus layer of piglets fed HP 300 (left) and conventional soybean meal (right).
    Figure 4. Oxidative status of pigs fed post-weaning diets containing a range of soy-based proteins and fish meal.
    Figure 4. Oxidative status of pigs fed post-weaning diets containing a range of soy-based proteins and fish meal.

    SPC: Soy protein concentrate; FSBM: Fermented soybean meal; FM: Fishmeal; HP 300-1: HP 300 diet fed only day 0-14; HP 300-2: HP 300 diet fed day 0-28

    Figure 5. Results from a commercial farm trial at Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein 2017. HP 300 significantly improved weight gain and FCR in nursery pigs (P<0.05)
    Figure 5. Results from a commercial farm trial at Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein 2017. HP 300 significantly improved weight gain and FCR in nursery pigs (P<0.05)

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