Piglet health concerns
Any concerns about unidentified factors, especially such as those related to piglet immunity, can be put to rest as most modern formulas contain a source of immunoglobulins (in the form of animal plasma or egg-derived specific antibodies). With these ingredients, feed intake, growth and health are already boosted to levels beyond those enjoyed when fish meal was the choice ingredient in piglet formulas. Modern advances in piglet nutrition have made fish meal a dispensable ingredient that can be effectively replaced, but only after taking into account all of the aspects that made it so unique in the past. Good quality fish meal is an excellent ingredient and given a possible reduction in price, it will return to most piglet formulas. However, with diminishing global production and strong competition from the aqua feed industry, fish meal is a luxury for piglet diets.