Post-weaning weight gain in pigs is not affected by moderate duration transport at 20 days of age.

ABSTRACT: Transportation at weaning is an integral component of the American swine industry. However, the long-term effects on growth performance have not been well characterized. Previous research suggests transportation causes weight loss immediately following weaning, but few studies have followed this effect further than 7 d post-weaning, with transport causing decreased body weight in those that have. In experiment 1, average weight pigs at 20 ± 1.3 d of age were weaned and either 1) transported for 9 hour without feed and water (TR), 2) had their feed and water restricted for 9 hour (FR), or 3) were weaned and provided immediate access to feed and water (WN). Subsequent weight gain was tracked to market. No differences in body weight (BW) or average daily gain (ADG) were observed among treatme

SUBMITTER: Walpole IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409123 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature