PRACTICAL ARTIFICIAL REARING OF NEONATAL PIGLETS UNDER NON-ISOLATED CONDITIONS

1 December 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Vol. 58 (4) , 799-800
https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas78-100

Abstract

One hundred and sixty-five piglets, weaned between 8 and 12 h postpartum were reared in non-isolated environments at two locations and fed a milk replacer supplemented with serum-derived porcine immunoglobin. Survival and growth rate of the piglets was as good as or better than that commonly observed among sow-reared piglets.