Night feeding increases fat deposition of pigs

Fat deposition of pigs fed at night time increases with 7% compared to pigs fed at normal feeding times, according to a study of Rik van Erp PhD student at Wageningen University & Research. Van Erp presented his results at the symposium “Digestion Kinetics in Pigs” on 3 October in Wageningen. Time of feed intake can be influence by several factors, such as a high stocking density and heat stress. “Small pigs housed in high stocking density will be chased away by dominants pigs, force