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Lighter pigs take advantage of creep feed
2017-08-29 11:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Creep-feeding, the practice of providing highly palatable and easily digestible feed to nursing piglets to supplement sows milk, is a strategy intended to alleviate problems at weaning.
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Three ways to get the most out of creep feeding pigs
2016-06-30 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Nursery management sets the pace for pigs’ lifetime performance, so minimizing production lags is crucial during this phase. Creep feeding is one practice you can use to optimize performance during the weaning period. Research at the Purina Animal Nutrition Center in Gray Summit, Mo., has shown creep-fed pigs ate more aggressively and experienced early and sustained gains in the nursery compared to pigs that weren’t creep-fed. read more
PRODUCERS SHOULD EVALUATE VALUE OF CREEP FEEDING
2016-05-25 21:26:42| Cattle Today
n the last issue we started a discussion concerning creep feeding and an ongoing evaluation of the value of this practice in cow-calf production. The main question the producer has to ask is “if I decide to creep feed my calves will this result in higher weaning weights and will it be profitable?”
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Supplement nursing calves with creep feed to give needed nutrition
2016-05-20 14:26:20| Beef
Calves are on the ground or coming soon and spring grass is busting out all over. Even with new growth in pastures, nursing calves may need an extra nutritional boost to get started right. read more
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CONSIDER PROS AND CONS BEFORE CREEP FEEDING
2016-05-10 21:08:43| Cattle Today
Creep feeding of calves while still on the cow has been a management tool used for years by the cow-calf producer. The value and profitability of this practice has been long debated as well. So when producers ask if it is something worth considering, I give them the stock nutritionist's answer: “well, it depends.”