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From: Blood-glucose levels in newborn piglets and the associations between blood-glucose levels, intrauterine growth restriction and pre-weaning mortality

Fig. 2

Correlation between weight and blood-glucose levels in one-day-old piglets (ODOP), Blood was collected from Vena subcutanea abdominis from one-day-old piglets (N = 426) and analyzed with a handheld glucometer. Piglets were weighed; heavier piglets were shown to have higher blood-glucose levels. The green line is the fitted values, which shows the best-fit straight line. This line shows a clear correlation. However, the red line is the lowess smoothing line, and it is the line that fits the data best. This line demonstrates that if the piglet weighs more than 2 kg there is no additional gain on blood-glucose levels. Piglets less than 1 kg are at risk of hypoglycemia

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Porcine Health Management

ISSN: 2055-5660

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