Abstract
In this study, 1124 week-old pigs were allocated at weaning in groups of 20 to one of five feeder types. These consisted of two multi-space designs ('dry' and 'wet and dry'), two feeders with communal troughs ('communal-rectangular' and 'communal-circular') and a single-space feeder. All feeders supplied water except the 'dry' multi-space feeder, Feed disappearance was higher and food conversion was poorer with 'wet and dry' multi-space feeders than with all other feeder types (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-17 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Livestock Production Science |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- veterinary(all)