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The influence of nutrition and environment on the growth and metabolism of the weaned piglet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

W.H. Close  and
J. Le Dividich
W.H. Close
Affiliation:
ARC Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge, CB2 4AT
J. Le Dividich
Affiliation:
ARC Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge, CB2 4AT
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Weaning represents a critical period in the life of a piglet. Although the age at which piglets are weaned is rather variable, it is common practice to wean them at an early age. At weaning the normal pattern of growth and development is interrupted. The extent to which nutritional, climatic, social and managemental practices influences the check in growth rate and change in tissue accretion is not well documented. The present experiments were designed to investigate the influence of some of these factors on the growth and development of the weaned piglet.

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Feeding and Management of Early Weaned Pigs
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 113
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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