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Colostrum intake at birth sets up pig for life
Feb 25, 2018Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Colostrum intake at birth sets up pig for life
How much colostrum a piglet consumes on day 1 impacts the pig’s performance for the rest of its life, according to a North Carolina State University study.Breeding Herd, Global TOPICS, Growing Pigs, News, PGT GLOBAL, PGT US, Pig Care, Porcine Circovirus, Research, TOPICS
Colostrum may be best sample for PCV2 on sow farms
Jun 20, 2017Jennifer GrullonComments Off on Colostrum may be best sample for PCV2 on sow farms
Colostrum may be the best sample to test for determining whether porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is present in sow herds, according to researchers at Iowa State University (ISU).