Effects of intermittent suckling and creep feed intake on pig performance from birth to slaughter

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1295-1301

  Kuller, W I ^a   Soede, N M ^b   Van Beers Schreurs, H M G ^a,c   Langendijk, P ^b   Taverne, M A M ^a   Kemp, B ^b   Verheijden, J H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creep feed; Feed intake; Growth; Performance; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SWINE; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34247853219     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-177     Document Type: Article

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