Impact of birth weight and daily weight gain during suckling on the weight gain of weaning piglets

ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effect of birth weight and weight gain during the suckling phase on the piglet daily weight gain during the nursery phase (21-61 days of age). Piglets (n= 534) derived from 55 first-parity sows were weighed at birth, weaning, and end of the nursery phase. The data w...

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Published in:	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Main Authors:	D. Surek, L.M. Almeida, J.C. Panisson, E.L. Krabbe, S.G. Oliveira, G.C. Alberton, A. Maiorka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Subjects:	pigs compensatory gain lactation primiparous
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abmvz/v71n6/0102-0935-abmvz-71-06-2034.pdf