Abstract
Isotope dilution estimates of milk consumption were 11.9% lower when weigh-suckle-weigh estimates were being made, suggesting that disruption of piglets and sows caused by the weigh-suckle-weigh method reduced milk consumption. Without correction for metabolic and salivary losses, the weigh-suckle-weigh method underestimated consumption. Key words: Piglet, sow, milk intake, milk production, weigh-suckle-weigh, deuterium oxide
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PETTIGREW, J. E., SOWER, A. F., CORNELIUS, S. G., & MOSER, R. L. (1985). A COMPARISON OF ISOTOPE DILUTION AND WEIGH-SUCKLE-WEIGH METHODS FOR ESTIMATING MILK INTAKE BY PIGS. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 65(4), 989–992. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas85-116
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