Performance of low birth-weight piglets upon protein-energy and/or colostrum supplementation

ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the effect of oral protein-energy supplement (OPES) and/or extra colostrum within the first few hours of life on the survival and growth performance of low birth-weight piglets during the suckling period. Based upon nutritional strategy, low-birth-weight pigle...

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Main Authors: R.C. Viott, T.A. Menezes, A.P.G. Mellagi, M.L. Bernardi, I. Wentz, F.P. Bortolozzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000401293&lng=en&tlng=en