University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers Kaitlyn Sommer (left) and Ryan Dilger (right) studied the effect of feeding style on growth of piglets, leading to insights for both production ...

When piglets don't get enough milk in the first weeks of life, the chances of them thriving dramatically decline. In the U.S. pork production system, piglets with limited access to their mothers' milk ...

Copper is a natural antimicrobial material that, when added to pig feed, may promote the growth and health of the animals. Since pigs can tolerate high levels of the metal, researchers recently ...