Effect of low colostrum intake on gastrointestinal development and uterine and cervical morphometrical architecture in the neonatal gilt
To assess the importance of natural variation in colostrum intake on piglet gastrointestinal and reproductive development, two equally sized female piglets from each of 27 litters were selected, one with low (average 226 g) and one with high (average 401 g) colostrum intake. At weaning (23 d of age)...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-03-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123000216 |