Challenges facing the management of the farrowing house are many and unlocking the potential of the piglet’s performance is made easier with the Mini Transition Feeder.

Modern genetics have led to larger litters demanding more of the sow, combined with later weaning and more recently with the removal of zinc from diets, the importance of weaning stronger pigs that thrive post-weaning has become even more of a challenge.

Offering dry creep feed in the farrowing house helps improve piglet’s performance but results can be variable. The Mini Transition Feeder is a supplementary feeder installed in between farrowing pens that makes it easier to realise these benefits by offering freshly mixed gruel from high-quality pre-starter diets fed after the first few days until weaning. Offering feed in this way increases both early and overall feed intake resulting in both increased weight gain and better conditioning of the gut pre-weaning.

Stockmen and women report the Mini Transition Feeder delivers vastly improved quality and consistency of piglets at weaning that have no hesitation feeding post-weaning. Results demonstrate Increased weaning weights, reduced feed waste and pigs significantly heavier at 3 weeks post-weaning than those fed from creep bowls.