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Feed material · piglets
Tourbe pour Porcelets
Brand Tourbe pour Porcelets · Manufacturer Actifeed
↗ public sourceswww.actifeed.com/tourbe-porcelets.html· 4 studies, 4 independent/mixed
Evidence · limited
No independent trials of this product yet — its evidence is the literature on what it is made of. The maker’s figures below are labelled and unverified. Strength reflects the active substance, not the brand.
What the manufacturer claims
Free
Captured from the product page, typed and attributed — the producer’s own statements, checked against the literature below.
Performance
An economical piglet starter that aids the milk-to-dry-feed transition, teaches dry-feed intake and supports early weaning
Physiological
Helps with digestive transit and diarrhoea episodes
Physiological
Helps the anaemic state and covers the mineral deficiencies of sow milk (iron/trace elements)
Other
Highly palatable and restores the piglet's natural rooting instinct, improving wellbeing
Manufacturer’s own words — not independently verified. The ledger below gives the evidence verdict for each.
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Each claim against the studies on the active substance, with the funding split. Open a row for the studies behind the verdict.
Claim
Verdict
Evidence & funding
PerformanceAn economical piglet starter that aids the milk-to-dry-feed transition, teaches dry-…
Mixed
1 study · 100% indep
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Read Helps the weaning transition/early intake in piglets, but peat gives no growth benefit in older/fattening pigs — benefit is age- and context-specific.
2022
Effect of a peat-based feed additive and sow parity on the performance of suckling piglets: a case studyPeat additive (6 g/day) given days 0-7 evaluated against neonatal diarrhoea; benefit varied with sow parity. Peat reported ineffective for growth in fattening pigs (cited)
PhysiologicalHelps with digestive transit and diarrhoea episodes
Supported
2 studies · 100% indep
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Read Diarrhoea reduction and gut-microbiome modulation are supported in weaned piglets.
2018
The effect of leonardite and lignite on the health of weaned pigletsHumic substances (20 g/kg) reduced diarrhoea, mortality and oxidative stress and raised haematocrit, haemoglobin, erythrocytes and serum iron; leonardite > lignite
PhysiologicalHelps the anaemic state and covers the mineral deficiencies of sow milk (iron/trace …
Mixed
1 study · 100% indep
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Read Humic substances raised haemoglobin/serum iron, but iron bioavailability from peat itself is uncertain; the added SQM trace elements carry the mineral claim.
2006
Effects of dietary humic substances on pig growth performance, carcass characteristics and ammonia emission (incl. iron bioavailability in nursery pigs)Humic substances supply ~8,700 mg/kg iron; tested as a functional additive supporting mucosal recovery and lowering ammonia in nursery pigs
OtherHighly palatable and restores the piglet's natural rooting instinct, improving wellb…
Not addressed
no study
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Palatability and rooting/welfare were not tested by the captured studies.
IndependentMixedIndustryNone/undisclosed
Bottom line. Independent piglet studies support the digestive claims: peat-derived humic substances reduce diarrhoea, modulate the gut microbiome and improve haematological/iron status in weaned piglets.
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Evidence — on the active substance
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Why these studies The evidence for a proprietary product is the evidence for its active substance. These are the studies (meta-analyses first) behind the verdicts above, with funding labelled.
Year
Study & effect size
Funding
Type
Access
2018
The effect of leonardite and lignite on the health of weaned pigletsHumic substances (20 g/kg) reduced diarrhoea, mortality and oxidative stress and raised haematocrit, haemoglobin, erythrocytes and serum iron; leonardite > lignite
Effect of a peat-based feed additive and sow parity on the performance of suckling piglets: a case studyPeat additive (6 g/day) given days 0-7 evaluated against neonatal diarrhoea; benefit varied with sow parity. Peat reported ineffective for growth in fattening pigs (cited)
Effects of dietary humic substances on pig growth performance, carcass characteristics and ammonia emission (incl. iron bioavailability in nursery pigs)Humic substances supply ~8,700 mg/kg iron; tested as a functional additive supporting mucosal recovery and lowering ammonia in nursery pigs
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Dose benchmark
Label / recommendedFed to appetite (not numeric)
Effective in trials~6 g/head/day (suckling) to 20 g/kg of diet (weaned, humic substances)
EU maximumNot applicable to peat; the added trace elements carry per-element EU maxima
Used as a creep/starter material rather than a micro-dosed additive.
Independent piglet studies support the digestive claims: peat-derived humic substances reduce diarrhoea, modulate the gut microbiome and improve haematological/iron status in weaned piglets.
Benefits are specific to young piglets — peat is reported to give no growth benefit in fattening pigs, an honest boundary on the 'zootechnical advantages' claim.
Iron/anaemia support is plausible (humic substances carry iron and the product adds SQM trace elements), though iron bioavailability from peat itself is uncertain.
The palatability and natural-rooting/welfare claims are reasonable but were not tested by the captured studies.
The EU status of peat as a feed material/additive is unclear and should be verified; the added trace elements have their own authorisations.
Where studies disagree: Peat/humic substances help young piglets (diarrhoea, iron, weaning transition) but give no growth benefit in fattening pigs — so the 'many zootechnical advantages' framing is age-specific.
Gaps: No meta-analysis on peat for piglets was located. No independent trial of Actifeed's specific peat product. Palatability/rooting-welfare and the iron bioavailability of the peat itself are not verified in the captured studies. EU regulatory status of peat as a feed material/additive is unclear.
Manufacturer’s stated mechanism (their words): A selected peat (texture, fibre, pH, moisture) supplies humic substances that bind toxins, modulate the gut microbiome and reduce diarrhoea, plus added iron and trace elements; its palatability and the rooting/exploration it allows encourage early dry-feed intake and welfare.
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