Pre-weaning mortality in pigs - Causes and Management

Pre-weaning mortality in pigs - Causes and Management

Data from the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS, 2001) indicate that the average number of pigs born per sow is 10.9, of which 10.0 are born alive and only 8.9 are able to survive until weaning. This results in a 11% pre-weaning mortality rate. In comparison, NAHMS data from 1990 and 1...

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Main Authors: Shankar B. P., H. S. Madhusudhan and Harish. D. B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2009-12-01
Series:Veterinary World
Subjects:
Mortality
Pig
Pre-weaning
Management
Sow
Starvation
Scour
Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=1423

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