Effect of Energy Source Prior to Parturitian and During Lactation on Tissue Lipid, Liver Glycogen and Plasma Levels of Some Metabolytes in the Newborn Pig

Authors

R. Dean Boyd, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B. D. Moser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P. J. Cunningham, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1978

Comments

Published in the Journal of Animal Science 47 (1978), pp. 874-882. Copyright © 1978 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of energy source (carbohydrate or fat), fed to sows prior to parturition and during lactation, on energy storage and some metabolite levels in the neonatal pig which may exert an influence on rate of survival.