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Review: The amazing gain-to-feed ratio of newly weaned piglets: sign of efficiency or deficiency?

van Kempen TATG, Hulshof TG, Gerrits WJJ, Zijlstra RT 2023 Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

Abstract

Shortly after weaning, piglets generally eat dry feed poorly; but nevertheless, a phenomenal gain-to-feed ratio is achieved as they gain about as much weight as they eat (150-200 g/d). The high gain-to-feed ratio, though, cannot be explained by their nutrient intake or nutrient repartitioning. Analyses based on tissue…

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Species involved

Piglet

Keywords

InsulinSwineEdemaHypophosphatemiaRefeeding Syndrome

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