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Brenda Christensen: Gut Development - Creep Form And Protein Sources

Jul 21, 2022

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Video: Brenda Christensen: Gut Development - Creep Form And Protein Sources

Transitioning the weanling pig onto solid feed presents several nutritional challenges, as the body has not been producing all of the required digestive enzymes until this point. In this episode, I talk with Brenda Christensen about her study testing different forms of creep feed and nursery diets with varying protein sources to see how it affects the mucosal enzyme activity and the intestinal morphology in piglets.