Extra iron for baby pigs
Date
2010-05-07T15:28:24Z
Authors
Koch, B.A.
Allee, G.L.
Schoneweis, D.A.
Hines, Robert H.
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Publisher
Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
Ten mg. of iron per day fed orally 24 days in addition to 150 mg. injected when pigs were 3 days old did not significantly increase Hb of baby pigs. Neither did it increase average daily gain or weight-per-day-of-age at 32 days. We saw no symptoms of iron toxicity in treated pigs.
Description
Swine Industry Day 1975 is known as Swine Day, 1975
Keywords
Swine, Iron, Hemoglobin, Toxicity
