Weaining Weight Response of Pigs to Simple and Complex Diets

Authors

L. V. Himmelberg, Land O' Lakes
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A. J. Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
J. D. Crenshaw, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1985

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 61 (1985), pp. 18-26. Copyright © 1985 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

Five experiments were conducted to determine (1) the value of simple vs complex diets on gains and feed conversion of pigs weaned at a constant age but varying in weight, (2) the optimum post-weaning time to change from a complex to a simple diet and (3) the effect of previous treatment on subsequent performance.