Haematological indices of piglets provided with parenteral iron dextran and creep feed or soil prior to weaning

Payne, H.G., Mullan, B.P., Nicholls, R.R., McCulloch, S.M., Pluske, J.R. and Clarke, P. (2005) Haematological indices of piglets provided with parenteral iron dextran and creep feed or soil prior to weaning. In: Manipulating Pig Production X. Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA), 27 - 30 November, Christchurch, New Zealand p. 157.

Abstract

There have been recent field reports from Western Australia of anaemia in 21-day-old piglets from conventional production systems. This study investigated haematological indices of piglets that were farrowed indoors but offered substrates commonly available to piglets produced outdoors.

Publication Type:	Conference Paper
Murdoch Affiliation:	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Publisher:	Australasian Pig Science Association
Copyright:	© 2005 Australasian Pig Science Association (Inc)
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/28107

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