This 73rd episode of the Real P3 podcast is the primary a part of a 3-part particular on by-products. Dr Casey Bradley speaks about milk merchandise, milk replacers and nursery feed diets with swine nutritionists Philip van den Brink within the Netherlands and Casey van der Bergh in South Africa.
Brink was born on a dairy and swine farm within the Netherlands. He has gained a number of pig vitamin expertise and information from a few years visiting quite a few farms world wide. Bergh started her profession within the business in premix facet of pig vitamin. She now works for a piglet vitamin firm, P3NC, and focuses particularly on piglet vitamin.
Formulating for vitamins and a deal with feed consumption
Colostrum is important to get the piglet off to an excellent begin, says Brink. However, with so many piglets born per litter, the sow can actually use some assist. Nutrient consumption is necessary, to start out as younger as doable. Milk merchandise is the one product {that a} piglet can digest within the first week or 10 days, and therefore we are able to look to exploit replacers. After 10 days of age the transition interval comes the place the main focus turns to digestive enzymes.
Brink believes in a nutrient method moderately than a uncooked materials method. He additionally highlights that feed consumption is among the most necessary components, including that there are methods to extend a piglet’s feed consumption.
“An excellent nutritionist is just not growing a feed however a feed programme, primarily based on diets and the connection between these diets from a milk replacer to a creep feed.”
Lactose as a spotlight, and a seek for alternate options
Lactose is a crucial ingredient, says Bergh. With the value of varied proteins rising by 50% and a few merchandise being unavailable, it is very important formulate on the nutrient of lactose equal, which analysis reveals has the identical advantage of pure lactose. Bergh speaks in regards to the superb lactose for a creep feed by the nursery, and find out how to transition these ranges. She additionally talks extra about lactose equivalents and sorts of substances used.
The dialog strikes to mixability, some risks or pitfalls with milk merchandise, and milk merchandise in liquid feeding techniques.
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