Provimi has been at the forefront of animal
nutrition for the past 80 years. It has
continuously developednewfeeding
programmes and enhancedproducts to
improve animal performance andmeet
customer requirements. Currentlymore
than 150millionpigletsworldwide are raised
onProvimi’s piglet feeds each year.
Provimi nowhas aworldwide network of
research and technology centreswhich ensures
that there is a continuous programme of
developments. Newproducts are tried and
testedunder a range of conditions. This facility
allows the company to optimise and improve
piglet diets to suit its customers and specifc
markets around theworld.
TheUKhaswitnessed two changes inpig
production in recent years.
Thefrst has been the recent development of
vaccines and enhancedbreeding strategies
aimed at protecting pigs against health issues
associatedwithPCV2. The second change has
been the adoptionof improvedmanagement
practices that aid the productionof,
and ability to support, larger litter sizes.
These positive changes have seenUKpig
production growstrongerwith animals better
able tohandle some of the challenges
presented to them.
The start of a lifetime