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Development of an intensive care unit to rear weakly pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

A.L. Lightfoot  and
B.J. Egan
A.L. Lightfoot
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
B.J. Egan
Affiliation:
Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon, Cambridge PE17 2DA
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Pre-weaning mortality results in a national loss of about 3 million piglets annualy so a system which reared weakly or non-competitive pigs would be of value to the industry. A review of the literature concerned with very early weaning or weaning at birth showed the standards required for feeding, temperature control and hygiene to make a successful system. An apparatus designed and built to provide these standards is being tested at Terrington.

The apparatus houses 10 piglets, each in individual compartments, within a moulded glass-fibre module. A pressurised, part re-circulation fan/heater, system maintains accurate temperature control up to 34°C.

Type
Feeding and Management of Early Weaned Pigs
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 112
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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