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The effect of pre-weaning diet on post-weaning health and performance of 3 week weaned pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

A.L. Lightfoot ,
B.G. Miller  and
H.H. Spechter
A.L. Lightfoot
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and food ADAS, Terrington Experimental Husbandry Farm, Terrington St. Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 4PW
B.G. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Langford, Bristol BS18 7DU
H.H. Spechter
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts. AL5 2JQ
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Extract

An experiment was carried out at Terrington to investigate the effect of pre-weaning solid feed or no pre-weaning feed for suckling piglets using diets of either high or low protein levels. Previous work at Terrington with 3 week weaned pigs showed that post-weaning performance had a big effect on subsequent performance so the trial pigs were monitored through to slaughter. Research at Bristol University showed that “abrupt weaning”, i.e. no pre-weaning feed can reduce post-weaning diarrhoea.

Type
Recent Developments in Pig Production
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 104
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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