and they had no access to the sow’s feed, so that
the growth of piglets before weaning is representative of their milk
intake. Piglets were also scored for presence or absence of facial
lesions, which were mostly superficial scratches, (i.e. on the snout,
ears and the rest of the head) on days 4 and 14. In the two instances
where a piglet presented more severe open wounds on the face,
they were treated promptly (topical application of Vaseline® with
Tetracycline HCl (200 mg/g)).