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A method of obtaining optimum performance of piglets without the use of antibiotic growth promoters, comprising administering to the piglets at least during the entire suckling period two different feed supplement compositions comprising dietary fibers, iron and other micronutrients including copper

A method of obtaining optimum performance of piglets without the use of antibiotic growth promoters, comprising administering to the piglets at least during the entire suckling period two different feed supplement compositions comprising dietary fibers, iron and other micronutrients including copper and zinc, where the first composition has the highest content of iron. A third feed supplement composition comprising dietary fibers and electrolytes may be used to prevent or cure diarrhoea as a substitute for antibiotic treatment.

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1. A method of supplying non-antibiotic growth promoting substances to a piglet, the method comprising(i) administering, during the first part of the suckling period, to the piglet a first dry functional feed supplement composition comprising fermentable dietary fibres and a micronutrient component

1. A method of supplying non-antibiotic growth promoting substances to a piglet, the method comprising(i) administering, during the first part of the suckling period, to the piglet a first dry functional feed supplement composition comprising fermentable dietary fibres and a micronutrient component comprising at least 0.6% by weight of iron calculated as elemental iron, and, subsequent to said first part of the suckling period, (ii) administering to the piglet during at least part of the remaining part of the suckling period a second dry functional feed supplement composition comprising fermentable dietary fibres and a micronutrient component comprising at least 0.2% by weight of iron calculated as elemental iron, wherein the proportion of elemental iron in said second functional feed supplement is at the most 90% of that of the first functional feed supplement, the method supplying to the piglet at least the physiologically required amount of iron and other micronutrients during the suckling period.