Effects of varying creep feeding duration on the proportion of pigs consuming creep feed and neonatal pig performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3154-3162

  Sulabo, R C ^a   Tokach, M D ^a   Dritz, S S ^a   Goodband, R D ^a   de Rouchey, J M ^a   Nelssen, J L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep feeding; Duration; Growth; Neonatal pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; SWINE; WEANING;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77955985749     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2134     Document Type: Article

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