SUCKLING PIGLETS PERFORMANCE AND MILK YIELD ACCORDING TO NURSING ORDER DESEMPENHO DE LEITÕES LACTENTES E PRODUÇÃO DE LEITE DE ACORDO COM O TETO DA MAMADA

The study evaluated the performance of suckling piglets according to the location of the mammary gland and daily milk yield. In the first trial piglets were distributed in birth weight categories: light (?1.4kg), medium (1.41-1.75kg) and heavy (>1.75kg). Piglets were weighted at 7, 14 and 21 days...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência animal brasileira 2009-04, Vol.10 (1), p.77-82
Hauptverfasser: Ivo Wentz, Cristiana Reis Cypriano, Ana Paula Gonçalves Mellagi, Cristiane da Silva Duarte Furtado, Mari Lourdes Bernardi, Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo
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Zusammenfassung:The study evaluated the performance of suckling piglets according to the location of the mammary gland and daily milk yield. In the first trial piglets were distributed in birth weight categories: light (?1.4kg), medium (1.41-1.75kg) and heavy (>1.75kg). Piglets were weighted at 7, 14 and 21 days of life. Teats were classified in three classes: 1 (first pair), 2 (2nd, 3rd and 4th pairs) and 3 (5th, 6th and 7th pairs). In all weight classes, piglets suckling in class 3 presented lower (P
ISSN:1518-2797
1089-6891