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Tips for Handling Early Weaned Pigs

2014-12-05 17:12:00| National Hog Farmer

Weaning pigs early in the face of PEDV requires TLC. When pork producers experience an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in a herd, a common strategy used to stop the disease from spreading is to quickly wean all piglets who have not yet contracted the disease and move them out of the facility. Consequently, some piglets are moving to the nursery as young as 7 days of age. Weaning younger, more vulnerable piglets means extra attention to detail and some tender loving care (TLC) is needed to get pigs off to a good start. read more

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