Abstract
Litters of piglets were given ad libitum access to a sow-milk replacer (SMR) during lactation (200 g SMR per I) and the 1st week after weaning (100 g SMR per I). Weaning was at 3 and 4 weeks of age in the first and second studies respectively. SMR was readily consumed but was associated with a high incidence of scouring, reduced intakes of creep food, and (in one study) increased mortality. There was a trend towards increased litter weight in the 4-week weaning study only.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 139-142 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Animal Production |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology