Preweaning mortality in piglets in loose-housed herds: etiology and prevalence

Preweaning mortality in piglets is a welfare issue, as well as an ethical and economic concern in commercial pig farming. Studying the causes of preweaning mortality and their prevalence is necessary to reduce losses. Preweaning piglet mortality was investigated in a field study including 347 sows f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: C. Kielland, H. Wisløff, M. Valheim, A.K. Fauske, O. Reksen, T. Framstad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117003536