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Leading expert on piglet health warns: The ghost from the past is back

Press release January 27, 2015
Pig with vet Contrary to what many believe, iron deficiency anaemia in piglets has not been wiped out with the implementation of supplemental iron during the piglets’ first days. Due to modern production methods, iron needs have resurfaced and, consequently, anaemia is now back in the pigpens where it poses a serious threat to both growth rates, animal welfare and profits.