Immunocrit, serum amino acid concentrations and growth performance in light and heavy piglets depending on sow’s farrowing system

Immunocrit, serum amino acid concentrations and growth performance in light and heavy piglets depending on sow’s farrowing system

Abstract Background The conventional farrowing crate is criticised due to the limited mobility of sows during farrowing and lactation. The present study aims to investigate the effects of three different farrowing systems on the performance of suckling neonates on the basis of immunocrit (IC; a quan...

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Main Authors: Sandra Schnier, Lea Middendorf, Heiko Janssen, Carla Brüning, Karl Rohn, Christian Visscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Porcine Health Management
Subjects:
Farrowing system
Piglets
Body weight
Serum
Immunocrit
Amino acid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40813-019-0121-1

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