Blood-glucose levels in newborn piglets and the associations between blood-glucose levels, intrauterine growth restriction and pre-weaning mortality

Blood-glucose levels in newborn piglets and the associations between blood-glucose levels, intrauterine growth restriction and pre-weaning mortality

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between blood-glucose levels in one-day-old-piglets (ODOP), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and pre-weaning mortality in a commercial piglet-producing herd in Norway. Material and methods The study was carried out i...

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Main Authors: Trude Staarvik, Tore Framstad, Mina Heggelund, Sunniva Brynjulvsrud Fremgaarden, Camilla Kielland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Swine
Blood-glucose levels
IUGR
Mortality
Piglets
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-019-0129-6

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