Swine nutrition · Science & practice
Active Feeding
A proactive nutritional strategy for improving pig health, resilience and performance
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Active FeedingSwine nutrition & health
Active Feeding is a practical and science-based approach to swine nutrition. It goes beyond meeting basic nutrient requirements and uses nutrition as an active tool to support intestinal integrity, immune competence, robustness and productive performance.
This website brings together publications, technical studies and applied field experience related to the Active Feeding concept in pig production. Its purpose is to provide a professional platform for sharing knowledge, project materials and scientific or technical documentation.
02 The concept
What is
Active Feeding?
Active Feeding is a proactive and science-based concept in swine nutrition. It is based on the idea that nutrition should not only meet basic requirements, but also actively contribute to improving resilience, supporting physiological functions and helping pigs cope better with health and management challenges.
In practice, Active Feeding means using nutritional strategies in a targeted and dynamic way to support gut integrity, immune competence, metabolic adaptation and overall productive robustness. It is therefore a broader concept than conventional feeding, because it places nutrition as an active part of prevention and health management.
The concept has been developed in the field of pig production and is closely linked to applied research, technical studies and field experience. Its value lies in integrating scientific knowledge with practical implementation under commercial conditions.
Read the full concept paper PDFThe Active Feeding concept was originally conceived and developed by Gianni Pinta and Alberto Morillo Alujas with the support of Juan Antonio Mesonero.
03 Knowledge & research
Publications
This section gathers publications related to the Active Feeding concept, including articles, technical papers, editorials and other written materials developed in connection with swine nutrition, health and production.
The page will progressively incorporate published materials and selected documents in an organized way, so that visitors can easily identify the scope, content and practical relevance of each publication.
Active Feeding and PRRSv in weaned piglets
Read the full articleActive Feeding and Streptococcus suis in weaned piglets
Read the full article04 Applied knowledge
Technical
Studies
This section is intended to present technical studies, project reports and applied documents related to the Active Feeding concept in pig production. It will include materials generated under field conditions, client-oriented work and selected technical documentation.
The objective of this page is to provide structured access to technical materials that help explain the scientific basis, practical application and field relevance of the Active Feeding approach.
05 Professional inquiries
Contact
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