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Table 4 Average daily gain (g) during the nursery period of a group of pigs (99 to 104 pigs per batch)

From: Porcine ear necrosis in weaned piglets: prevalence and impact on daily weight gain

Weaning batch

3a

4

5

6a

Total

Pigs with PEN

378 (35%)

416 (25%)

373 (32%)

404 (66%)

394 (40%)

Pigs without PEN

394 (64%)

415 (75%)

371 (68%)

375 (34%)

391 (60%)

All pigs

388 (n = 99)

415 (n = 100)

372 (n = 104)

394 (n = 98)

392 (n = 401)

  1. There were no statistically significant differences between the ADG of pigs with and without PEN lesions
  2. Only weaning batches 3 to 6 were included, as for these batches, ADG of individual pigs from the subgroups was linked with the presence of porcine ear necrosis (PEN) lesions at the end of the nursery. aA mycotoxin detoxifier was added to the feed of weaning batches 3 and 6
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Porcine Health Management

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