Extended nursing and/or increased starter diet allowances for low weaning weight pigs

Objective To evaluate the use of nurse sows and post-weaning nutrition strategies for low wean weight (WW) pigs on lifetime growth and efficiency. Methods Animals (n = 270) were assigned to one of five treatments at 28 d. Low WW pigs (<6 kg) were either weaned and offered a special dietary regime...

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Main Authors: Aimee-Louise Craig, Ramon Muns, Alan Gordon, Elizabeth Magowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-08-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0511.pdf