Effects of providing preweaning diets to piglets: a review of the literature

<span>Providing a solid diet in addition to sow milk during lactation (creep feed) is a management commonly recommended to producers. This practice was introduced as a strategy to minimize the deleterious effects of abrupt and early weaning, as well as to standardize the litters to be weaned,...

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Main Authors: Camila Schultz Marcolla, Andréa Machado Leal Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2015-03-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/25557