Lowering calcium levels in weaner diets

Is it such a good idea to include high levels of calcium in diets for just-weaned piglets? Pig nutrition expert Dr Francesc Molist says that perhaps it is time to reconsider calcium levels for the immediate post-weaning period. An acid stomach environment in pigs is necessary as a natural barrier and for the onset protein digestibility. However, newly weaned piglets produce limited amounts of hydrochloric acid in their stomach, resulting in an elevated stomach pH. When the stomach pH is too h