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Table 3 Mean values for piglet BW, ADG and ADFI before weaning for three different weaning treatments

From: Intermittent suckling with or without co-mingling of non-littermate piglets before weaning improves piglet performance in the immediate post-weaning period when compared with conventional weaning

 

Treatment2

 

Day1

CW

IS

ISCo

SEM

BW, kg

 D −17

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.14

 D −7

5.4

5.7

5.6

0.22

 D −4

6.3

6.4

6.4

0.22

 D 0

7.3

7.4

7.5

0.23

ADG, g

 D −17 to −7

265

278

272

8.76

 D −7 to −4

283

229

270

19.44

 D −4 to 0

267

253

251

12.84

ADFI3,g

 D −7 to 0

7a ± 2.1

15a ± 2.1

22b ± 3.0

 
  1. 1Day = day in relation to weaning with weaning = d 0, d −25 is the day on which most the litters were born
  2. 2CW = conventional weaning (n = 10), IS = intermittent suckling (n = 10), ISCo = intermittent suckling with co-mingling (n = 10)
  3. 3D −17 to −7 ADFI included as covariate in analysis
  4. abValues within a row not having the same superscript are significantly different
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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

ISSN: 2049-1891