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Partial weaning. The growth of smaller piglets remaining on the sow following the earlier weaning of larger litter mates, relative to equivalent piglets in control litters.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

P. R. English ,
P. R. Bampton ,
O. MacPherson ,
M. Birnie ,
L. J. Bark  and
G. R. Foxcroft
P. R. English
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
P. R. Bampton
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
O. MacPherson
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
M. Birnie
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
L. J. Bark
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Aberdeen, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 1UD
G. R. Foxcroft
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, Leics. LE12 5RD
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With progressive reduction in piglet mortality and increase in the number of piglets reared for litter over recent years, there has been interest in weaning the larger piglets in large litters several days prior to the planned final weaning date in an attempt to improve the growth rate and size of the smaller piglets prior to weaning. Such prior removal of larger piglets before their smaller litter mates are weaned is termed ‘partial’ or ‘split’ weaning’ and this practice was evaluated in a controlled experiment in terms of the liveweight gain to weaning of the smaller piglets within the litter.

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Pig Performance
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1987 , March 1987 , pp. 19
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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