Effect of drinker type on water intake and waste in newly weaned piglets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1439-1445

  Torrey, S ^a   Toth Tamminga, E L M ^b   Widowski, T M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Belly nosing; Drinker device; Drinking; Early weaning; Piglet

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOSE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SUCKING; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; NOSE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 45549088139     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0632     Document Type: Article

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