Abstract:

Performance and disease status of pigs grown in a wean-to-finish facility compared to pigs grown in a conventional nursery and grower-finisher facility.

Thomas J. Fangman, DVM, MS, Dipl. ABVP-SHM; Laura E. Hardin, DVM, MS; Gene Grellner, DVM, MS; Marcia S. Carlson, PhD; Joseph M. Zulovich, PhD, PE; Jack L. Coleman, DVM

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Health and growth performance were similar whether pigs weaned at 11 to 14 days were raised to market weight in a wean-to-finish facility (999 pigs), or in a grower-finisher facility (998 pigs) located on the same site and managed by the same personnel, after 5 to 7 weeks in an off-site nursery.

Keywords: nursery, wean-to-finish, growth, performance

Cite as: Fangman TJ, Hardin LE, Grellner G, et al. Performance and disease status of pigs grown in a wean-to-finish facility compared to pigs grown in a conventional nursery and grower-finisher facility.. J Swine Health Prod 2001;9(2):71-76.

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