Abstract
PICO question
 In newborn piglets, does drying piglets, compared to no intervention, reduce the level of mortality pre-weaning (up to 28 days)?
 Clinical bottom line
 Data specifically evaluating drying piglets are limited. Many papers had multiple factors evaluated or were assessments of management in general. There is evidence that drying piglets can reduced mortality and improve thermoregulation of piglets. The cost of such interventions has not been appraised and should be considered on a case-by-case basis. Therefore, currently when advising farmers it could be suggested that the drying of piglets may form part of a number of recommendations given to reduce piglet mortality pre-weaning.
Highlights
Mortality of live born piglets was lower in Heat Lamp (HL) (7.6%) and Dried and Heat Lamp (DHL) (6.7%) interventions when compared to control (11.7 %)
No significant difference between HL and DHL
Proportion of starved piglets was significantly lower in the HL treatment than in the DHL and control group
Summary
Does drying piglets, compared to no intervention, reduce the level of mortality pre-weaning (up to 28 days)? Clinical bottom line. Does drying piglets, compared to no intervention, reduce the level of mortality pre-weaning (up to 28 days)? There is evidence that drying piglets can reduce mortality and improve thermoregulation of piglets. The cost of such interventions has not been appraised and should be considered on a case-by-case basis. Currently when advising farmers it could be suggested that the drying of piglets may form part of a number of recommendations given to reduce piglet mortality pre-weaning. Conversations with UK pig farmers and veterinarians revealed that there are mixed strategies for managing the newborn piglet indoors, many of which do not include a direct intervention to dry the piglet. An appraisal of the evidence could be used to advise farmers on best practice
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