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The use of whey and whey products in piglet creep rations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

O D Davies*
Affiliation:
MAFF ADAS Trawsgoed Experimental Husbandry Farm Trawsgoed Aberystwyth Dyfed SY23 4HT
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Extract

Dried skimmed milk (DSM) is a common constituent of piglet creep rations. Dried whey and whey products are however increasing in popularity, mainly due to their lower cost.

To compare these two milk products, twenty litters from Large White x Landrace sows, totalling 188 piglets, were offered one of two creep rations.

Type
Pig Production
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1986

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