Immunity and gastrointestinal function of weaning pigs

13 January 2017

Weaning is a critical period in a pig’s life; the pig must cope with separation from the sow, the transition from highly digestible milk to a less digestible and more complex solid feed, a new environment, movement and separation from littermates, and exposure to unfamiliar pigs. Dari Brown, Purina, describes important changes that occur within the gastrointestinal tract and in the immunity of weaning pigs, and explains why it is important to understand these changes when monitoring weaning pig health.

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