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Split suckling to improve colostrum ingestion, survival and performance of gilt progeny
20 Pages
Author(s): David Lines
To determine if split suckling, a management technique which separates the larger piglets from the smaller piglets for a short period of time, will increase colostrum ingestion and thereby reduce farrowing house mortalities, improve piglet post-weaning survival and growth rates.
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