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| Ahrens, Frank; Pollmüller, Tanja; Sünkel, Yvonne; Bussemas, Ralf; Weissmann, Friedrich; Erhard, Michael Helmut. |
| During weaning, piglets are under strain from the loss of their dam, the change in feed, and a new microbiological environment. How much this strain influences the piglets depends mostly on their immune system. Piglets from organic production are weaned later (at least 40 days) than piglets from conventional rearing, but the performance and health status of organic piglets are often not satisfying. Therefore, it was the aim to investigate whether a prolonged suckling period of 63 days results in better immune status of piglets than with weaning at day 42. To answer that question we vaccinated piglets at different times with a “known” (by vaccination of dam) and an “unknown” antigen and analysed the plasma for immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentration and the... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Pigs. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/12252/1/Ahrens_12252_ed.doc |
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