Effect of Source of Dietary Energy and Energy Restriction During Lactation on Sow and Litter Performance

Authors

J. L. Nelsson, Kansas State University
A. J. Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B. D. Moser, University of Missouri

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1985

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 60 (1985), pp. 171-178. Copyright © 1985 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

The effects of source of energy and energy restriction during lactation on sow and litter performance were investigated in an experiment with 90 primiparous sows. At parturition, the sows were randomly assigned to diets containing either tallow or cornstarch as a major energy source.