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