Sweet Iron International Nutrition
Sweet Iron is a moist oral iron supplement with trace minerals for nursing pigs . Highly palatable and helps control anemia. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1-1/2 oz. Sweet Iron on a clean place on the floor or over the starter feed.
Sweet Iron is a moist, highly palatable oral iron supplement for nursing pigs . The readily consumed source of iron elevates and maintains hemoglobin levels.
Iron Supplementation in Nursing Piglets
Pigs that are born in the wild will naturally find supplementation through their diet for example by consuming iron bearing soils. Piglets in intensive production systems do not have access to natural occurring iron . The sow's milk which is limited to 1mg of iron in her milk per day is a poor source of iron .

Sweet Iron ® Feed Supplement for Nursing Pigs Promotes Balanced Nutrition in Nursing and Weaned Pigs Sweet Iron ® is a moist oral iron supplement with trace minerals for nursing pigs . Highly palatable and helps control anemia. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1-1/2 oz. Sweet Iron on a clean place on the floor or over the starter feed.
Sweet Iron Supplement for Nursing Pigs
Sweet Iron is a moist oral iron supplement with trace minerals for nursing pigs that is highly palatable and helps control anemia. To utilize the products, sprinkle 1/2 to 1-1/2 oz. Sweet Iron on a clean place on the floor or over the starter feed. A small amount can be used to increase starter feed consumption immediately after weaning by mixing 12.5 lbs of Sweet Iron per ton of complete ...
SWEET IRON - A MOIST, HIGHLY PALATABLE ORAL IRON SUPPLEMENT FOR NURSING PIGS . A minimal postnatal body store of iron , little iron available from milk and a rapid growth rate in the first three weeks assures that iron will be the first nutrient deficiency a nursing pig encounters.

Iron deficiency is primarily associated with nursing pigs being reared in confinement or animals dependent on milk-based diets. This limits, for practical purposes, the importance of anemia to the baby or nursing pigs .
Iron Supplementation in Suckling Piglets
In pigs , iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent deficiency disorder during the early postnatal period, frequently developing into a serious illness. On the other hand, in humans, only low-birth-weight infants, including premature infants, are especially susceptible to developing IDA. In both human and pig neonates, the initial cause of IDA is low birth iron stores. In piglets this ...
Conclusion Iron deficiency anaemia in piglets poses a significant threat, contributing to about 10% of pre-weaning mortality. Increased genetic selection for higher litter size and growth rate raises the demand for iron , particularly putting larger piglets at a greater risk of deficiency.