Efficacy of bovine colostrum derived colostrum replacer on the growth of piglets
1997
Ekachai Jenwitheesuk | Anongnart Somchit | Warasit Chaiyasingh (Mahidol Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Medicine. Dept. of Animal Science)
To study the effect of colostrum replacer (bovine colostrum derived) on the growth rate of the piglets, 81 newborn piglets (1.3-2.0 kg bw.) from a farm in Khon Kaen province, were divided into 2 groups. The piglets in the control group (n=41) were normally left with their sows. In the treatment group, the piglets (n=40) were supplemented with colostrum replacer at 24 and 72 hours after birth (each time 2.5 g/piglet). All piglets were weighed at birth 3, 7, 14 and 21 days. The result showed that there was no significant difference (P0.05) between the weights of the piglets in the 2 groups at each period.
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