Dietary strategies to minimize the detrimental impact of weaning on gut morphology, physiology and microbiota of piglets

Weaning is a crucial period in the management of piglets. In modern piggeries economic interest make weaning age decrease more and more and the detrimental consequences of weaning have as much importance as earlier the weaning occurs. The risk of development of post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in piglets...

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Main Author: Messori, Stefano <1981>
Other Authors: Bosi, Paolo
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:en
Published: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna 2011
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Online Access:http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/3382/