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Cross-fostering: what you need to know

Published: August 9, 2023
Katherine Vande Pol (University of Illinois) shared her insights on piglet birth weight and recent results, during this Swine It interview with host Laura Greiner.
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Katherine Vande Pol
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
Dr. Laura Greiner
Iowa State University
Iowa State University
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M.C. Fernando R. Feuchter A.
25 de septiembre de 2023

All piglets should have colostrum from their mother. After that you could think on fostering a litter. Regardless of the birth weight is more important to have the same 4-5 hour difference in farrowing time. Not because the piglets are in the same farrowing room, you could try fostering separated litters of differente age (in hours). For you is 1 day, for the piglets are 24 hours of age difference.

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