Today, we share last week Science Page from the Bob Morrison’s Swine Health Monitoring Project. The previous editions of the science page are available on our website.
Dr. Jamil E. G. Facci –Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)- and colleagues evaluate the relationship between current commercial weaning ages and post-weaning resilience to stress. In relation to this topic and for further details, visit the full work published in the Journal of Animal Science.
Key Points
- Increasing weaning age has an impact on pig production metrics and behavioral indicators.
- Examining decisions about weaning age is important in today’s global scenario of antibiotic reduction and increased welfare concerns.
- The reduction of removal and mortality during the nursery phase is an important impact of increased weaning age.