New study determines key steps to identify piglets most at risk from pre-weaning mortality
The study, published in Porcine Health Management, investigates the associations between blood-glucose levels, intrauterine growth restriction and pre-weaning mortality.
30 October 2019
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| Trude Staarvik, Tore Framstad, Mina Heggelund, Sunniva Brynjulvsrud Fremgaarden and Camilla Kielland | ||||
| (2019) | Blood-glucose levels in newborn piglets and the associations between blood-glucose levels, intrauterine growth restriction and pre-weaning mortality. Porcine Health Management | 5:22 |
Emily Houghton
Editor, The Pig Site
Emily Houghton is a Zoology graduate from Cardiff University and was the editor of The Pig Site from October 2017 to May 2020. Emily has worked in livestock husbandry, and has written, conducted and assisted with research projects regarding the synthesis of welfare and productivity of free-range food species.
