EFFECT OF DIFFERENT HOUSING SYSTEMS ON THE SERUM IRON AND HAEMOGLOBIN CONTENT IN LARGE WHITE YORKSHIRE PIGS
A study was conducted at Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam to assess the effect of different housing systems viz., intensive, semi-intensive and extensive systems on the serum iron and haemoglobin content in Large White Yorkshire pigs. The pigs reared under extensive system and semiintensive s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Director of Academics and Research, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jvas.in/public_html/upload/article_file/article_file_qxk1tt.pdf?t=qxk1tt |
| Summary: | A study was conducted at Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam to assess the effect of different housing systems viz., intensive, semi-intensive and extensive systems on the serum iron and haemoglobin content in Large White Yorkshire pigs. The pigs reared under extensive system and semiintensive system had significantly (P<0.05) higher serum iron and hemoglobin content (P<0.01) than those reared under intensive
system. The results revealed that the extensive and semi-intensive system of housing of pigs had an influence on serum iron and haemoglobin content due to exposure of pigs to rooting in the soil |
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| ISSN: | 0971-0701 2582-0605 |