Increasing weaning age of piglets from 4 to 7 weeks reduces stress, increases post-weaning feed intake but does not improve intestinal functionality

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1653-1661

  Van Der Meulen, J ^a   Koopmans, S J ^a   Dekker, R A ^a   Hoogendoorn, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

creep feed; intestine; pig; stress; weaning age

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957228582     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110001011     Document Type: Article

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