{"id":6680,"date":"2026-03-03T18:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/?p=6680"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:02:55","slug":"healthy-sows-strong-pigs-successful-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/en\/healthy-sows-strong-pigs-successful-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Sows. Strong Piglets. A Successful Start."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6680\" class=\"elementor elementor-6680 elementor-6631\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c3bae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59c3bae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31da71b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31da71b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of contents<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae757ca elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ae757ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#part1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why Oregano? Why DOSTO\u00ae? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#part2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Support During the Lactation Phase<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#part3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A Smooth Transition at Weaning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#part4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conclusion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca4de3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ca4de3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d232c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d232c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8999be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8999be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a293bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a293bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Oregano? Why DOSTO\u00ae? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5f06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e5f06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oregano is one of the strongest known plants when it comes to natural defense mechanisms. Its essential oil contains highly active components with antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiprotozoal and digestion\u2011enhancing properties. <\/p><p>At DOSTOFARM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> , the essential oregano oil is produced from our own controlled cultivation. From seed to final product we ensure: <\/p><p>\ud83c\udf3f selection of the ideal plant variety<br>\ud83c\udf3f optimal harvest timing<br>\ud83c\udf3f gentle processing<br>\ud83c\udf3f standardized oil quality<\/p><p>This close relationship to the plant ensures safety \u2014 for our products, for the animals and for everyone relying on trustworthy natural solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5814760 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5814760\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b02da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3b02da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a915e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a915e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-908e579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"908e579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support During the Lactation Phase<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75d47f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75d47f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two independent trials examined the effects of supplementing DOSTO\u00ae Oregano Oil during late gestation and lactation, as well as its direct inclusion in creep feed for suckling piglets. The studies focused on sow feed intake, body condition, piglet gastrointestinal health and weaning performance. <\/p><p><strong>Trial 1, conducted in 2013 at Wageningen University (Netherlands)<\/strong><br>Sows received 500 g of DOSTO\u00ae powder per tonne of feed from one week before farrowing until weaning. Piglets additionally received 500 g of DOSTO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> powder per tonne of milk replacer from day 2 to day 10. <\/p><p><br><strong>Trial 2, conducted in 2021 on a research farm in North\u2011West Germany<\/strong><br>Sows received the same feeding protocol as in Trial 1. Piglets were fed 1000 g of DOSTO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> powder per tonne in prestarter feed from day 5 to weaning.  <\/p><h3>Zootechnical performance:<\/h3><p>In both studies, DOSTO<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> improved performance by increasing the number of weaned piglets. In <strong>Trial 2<\/strong>, oregano\u2011fed sows showed higher feed intake and lower weight loss during the 28\u2011day lactation period. <\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/weaned-piglets-per-sow-1.webp\" alt=\"Weaned piglets per sow &amp; feed conversion sows\" width=\"1000\" height=\"259\"><\/p><h3>Milk quality and diarrhea occurrence<\/h3><p>GC\/MS analysis confirmed the presence of carvacrol in the milk of supplemented sows, demonstrating efficient transfer of oregano essential oil to the piglets. This corresponded with a 50.77% reduction in somatic cell count and improved gut health indicators, including significantly reduced diarrhea scores and fewer treatments.  <\/p><figure id=\"attachment_6643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6643\" style=\"width: 443px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6643\" src=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diarrhea-incidence-trial-1.webp\" alt=\"Statistics frequency of diarrhea in piglets\" width=\"443\" height=\"233\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mean values with different superscript letters in a row (a, b) differ significantly at p&lt;0.05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b0865 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68b0865\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcda10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcda10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15f0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e15f0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e578dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e578dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Smooth Transition at Weaning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c7e9d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c7e9d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A controlled university studies was conducted to evaluate the effects of DOSTO\u00ae Oregano based products on growth performance and nutrient utilization in weaned piglets. <br \/><br \/>In this Trial (Free University of Berlin, 2017) weaned piglets were feed with 75 g DOSTO\u00ae Concentrate 500 \/ t feed from day 25 to 38 of age and 150 g DOSTO\u00ae Concentrate 500 \/ t feed from day 39 to 66 of age.<\/p><h3>Zootechnical performance:<\/h3><p>Piglets receiving DOSTO\u00ae Concentrate 500 demonstrated statistically significant improvements in zootechnical performance, including enhanced growth rates, despite optimal housing conditions:<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_6658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6658\" style=\"width: 1223px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/live-weight-gain.webp\" alt=\"Piglet live weight gain statistics\" width=\"1223\" height=\"365\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Means with different superscripts in one row (a, b) are significantly different at p&lt;0.05<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Nutrient digestibility<\/h3><p>Digestibility analyses indicated improved utilization of protein and fat, suggesting a positive effect of oregano oil on digestive efficiency.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_6665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6665\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6665\" src=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/statistic-ileal-digestibility.webp\" alt=\"Statistik - Ferkel - ileale Verdaulichkeit\" width=\"450\" height=\"135\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Means with different superscripts in one row (a, b) are significantly different at p&lt;0.05<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29260a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29260a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86164a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86164a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8098a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6d8098a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"part4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d0632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5d0632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27a172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27a172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across university trials and commercial farm conditions, supplementation with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/en\/dosto-oregano\/\">DOSTO\u00ae Oregano products<\/a><\/strong> has been shown to:<\/p><ul><li>Improve digestive function, gut health and nutrient utilisation<\/li><li>Enhance performance across all stages of pig production<\/li><li>Strengthen natural resilience against stress and digestive challenges<\/li><li>Provide a consistent, research-backed phytogenic solution for modern swine production<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Need more information? <a href=\"https:\/\/dostofarm.com\/en\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contact us!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sows and their piglets face numerous challenges, including larger litters, often insufficient feed intake, poor body condition and an increased risk of neonatal diarrhea. At weaning, piglets are switched to cereal-based feed even though their digestive system is not yet fully developed. This frequently leads to digestive disorders, which are further intensified by the additional stress of regrouping. The resulting disease pressure can reduce appetite and impair piglet growth.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>DOSTO\u00ae Oregano Oil <\/strong>supports animals during this sensitive phase by improving feed intake and nutrient digestibility, while transferring valuable oregano components directly to the piglets via the sow\u2019s milk. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-unkategorisiert"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Healthy Sows. Strong Piglets. 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