Effects of Creep Feed Provision on Behavior and Performance of Piglets Around Weaning

Effects of Creep Feed Provision on Behavior and Performance of Piglets Around Weaning

Creep feed provision may ease weaning, hence we determined the impact of providing fibrous creep feed before weaning and adding this feed to the post-weaning diet on piglet behavior and performance. Pre-weaning, litters with on average 12 piglets were given creep feed (CF, n = 12 litters) or not (NF...

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Main Authors: Anouschka Middelkoop, Raka Choudhury, Walter J. J. Gerrits, Bas Kemp, Michiel Kleerebezem, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
feeding strategies
feed intake
fiber
growth
nutrition
pig
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2020.520035/full

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