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The effect of protein level and diet quality on the performance of newly weaned pigs on a large scale facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

I.J. Wellock ,
B.P. Gill ,
L. Taylor ,
A. Miller ,
J.G.M. Houdijk  and
I. Kyriazakis
I.J. Wellock*
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
B.P. Gill
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
L. Taylor
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
A. Miller
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
J.G.M. Houdijk
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
I. Kyriazakis
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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The prophylactic use of in-feed antimicrobial growth promoters (AGP) in weaner pig diets has been banned within the EU and emphasis must therefore be placed on the development of effective nutritional strategies for disease prevention. Manipulating dietary protein supply (Wellock et al., 2006) and the heat treatment of cereals (Doucet et al., 2006) have been shown to improve gut health, decrease the risk of enteric disease and minimise the post-weaning growth check under experimental conditions, by decreasing substrate availability to potential pathogens, such as enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC). The aim was to investigate the combined effects of protein level and diet quality on the health and performance of weaned pigs in the absence of AGP and therapeutic levels of ZnO and CuSO4 in a large-scale facility.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 77
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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Wellock, I.J., Fortomaris, P.D., Houdijk, J.G.M. and Kyriazakis, I. 2006. The effect of dietary protein supply on the performance and risk of post-weaning enteric disorders in newly weaned pigs. Animal Science 82:327–335.Google Scholar