Niska urodzeniowa masa ciała prosiąt - zagadnienia żywieniowe

Nutrition is one of the most important factors influencing health status. Appropriate placental supply of oxygen and nutrients is essential for optimal fetal growth and development. Body weight at birth has great impact on subsequent growth and health performance. Low birth weight piglets are at higher risk for death and often continue to grow slowly. Appropriate management strategy may increase survival and weight gain of small piglets. First of all, low birth weight piglets should ingest proper amounts of colostrum and milk. The aim of this paper was to present the aspects connected with nutrition of low birth weight piglets.