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Pre-weaning differences in sucking, feeding, and drinking behaviour of piglets weaned at 3, 4 or 5 weeks of age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

C.A. Tsourgiannis ,
V. Demečková ,
P.H. Brooks  and
J. Eddison
C.A. Tsourgiannis
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, School of Biological Sciences, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6NQ, U.K.
V. Demečková
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, School of Biological Sciences, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6NQ, U.K.
P.H. Brooks
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, School of Biological Sciences, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6NQ, U.K.
J. Eddison
Affiliation:
University of Plymouth, School of Biological Sciences, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6NQ, U.K.
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Weaning demands a nutritional change and although piglets voluntarily consume creep feed in appreciable quantities from about 4-5 weeks of age, they still rely on milk as an important food source for a long time (Boe 1991). The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in pre-weaning behaviour of piglets weaned at 3, 4 or 5 weeks of age.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2004 , 2004 , pp. 250
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2004

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