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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Keywords
Piglets, Iron deficiency anaemia, Western Australia
Disciplines
Other Animal Sciences | Other Nutrition | Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
First Page Number
294
Last Page Number
296
ISSN
0021-8618
Abstract
PIGLETS are born usually with only about 40 mg. of iron in their bodies and the sow's milk only supplies about 1 mg. of the 7 mg. needed each day by the piglets.
This means that if the piglets do not get additional iron, the body stores soon become depleted and anaemia occurs at about one to three weeks of age.
Recommended Citation
Wilkinson, F C.
(1964)
"Piglet anaemia : an iron deficiency disease,"
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 5:
No.
5, Article 8.
Available at:
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol5/iss5/8
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