Review: Nutrient requirements of the modern high-producing lactating sow, with an emphasis on amino acid requirements

Sow productivity improvements continue to increase metabolic demands during lactation. During the peripartum period, energy requirements increase by 60%, and amino acid needs increase by 150%. As litter size has increased, research on peripartum sows has focused on increasing birth weight, shortenin...

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Main Authors: M.D. Tokach, M.B. Menegat, K.M. Gourley, R.D. Goodband
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731119001253