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Neither Photoperiod in the Farrowing Room nor Time of Weaning Aff ect Nursery Performance
Posted in: Uncategorized by admin on January 29, 2015
Weaning, which requires adapting to a new feed source and environment, may result in anorexia and reduced growth in the initial 24 to 48 hours in the nursery. This study was designed to determine if altering the photoperiod in the farrowing room and/or if weaning at the end of the light or the dark cycle would affect performance in the nursery. Pigs were given either a 16 h light:8 h dark (16L:8D) or a 8L:16D photoperiod while in the farrowing room, and weaned either at the end of the dark or the light cycle.