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A note on the growth of early-weaned Hampshire piglets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. T. Whittemore  and
A. W. Illius
C. T. Whittemore
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
A. W. Illius
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
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Summary

The appetite and growth of individually-fed, weaned Hampshire and Saddleback piglets and of Hampshire and Large White × Landrace piglets were compared in three experiments from 14 to 49, 28 to 55 and 21 to 45 days of age. There was a reduced rate of growth in the Hampshire piglets, which was not found to be related to any need of Hampshire piglets for a higher quality diet. Neither was there any reduction in the efficiency with which Hampshire piglets used ingested nutrients, nor a differential rate of deposition of any body component. Hampshire piglets ate less food than Saddleback or Large White × Landrace piglets and this reduced appetite was largely accounted for by the lower body size.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 19 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 389 - 392
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1974

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