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Evaluation of the chinese meishan as a nurse sow for establishing ill-nourished 3 week old white breed pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

P R English ,
O MacPherson ,
S A Edwards ,
V R Fowler ,
B P Gill ,
A G Taylor ,
M Bimie  and
C S Haley
P R English
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
O MacPherson
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
S A Edwards
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
V R Fowler
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
B P Gill
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
A G Taylor
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
M Bimie
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen
C S Haley
Affiliation:
IGAPGR, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9PS
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Extract

The docile temperament of the Chinese Meishan makes it promising as a nurse sow to which ill nourished pigs due to be weaned from their own dam around 3 weeks of age can be fostered for a further period of milk feeding. An alternative strategy to cater for such problem 3 week old pigs is to wean and attempt to rear them under very favourable conditions, including the provision of a highly digestible diet containing a high proportion of dried milk products. Such diets are now very expensive.

Type
Harmonal and Behavioural aspects of production
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 57
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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