ArticleVeterinary record open2018
Comparative efficacy of two parenteral iron-containing preparations, iron gleptoferron and iron dextran, for the prevention of anaemia in suckling piglets.
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- Effect of intramuscular treatment with different iron dextran dosages and non-inferiority study to gleptoferron.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2025Article
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- Combined Injection for Control of Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Coccidiosis in Piglets Decreases Stress at Management Time.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Comparison of efficacy of needle-free injection versus injection by needle for iron supplementation of piglets: a double blind randomized controlled trial.Porcine health management · 2023Article
- Effect of Additional Iron Injection to Suckling Pigs on Hematocrit Level during the Suckling Period.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Absorption and Distribution of Toltrazuril and Toltrazuril Sulfone in Plasma, Intestinal Tissues and Content of Piglets after Oral or Intramuscular Administration.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Effects of iron injection timing on suckling and subsequent nursery and growing-finishing performance and hematological criteria.Journal of animal science · 2021Article
- Effects of increasing Fe dosage in newborn pigs on suckling and subsequent nursery performance and hematological and immunological criteria.Journal of animal science · 2020Article
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Abstract
Iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a serious health problem in neonatal piglets and is controlled by routine application of iron in various formulations. The efficacy and safety of two iron-containing products for the prevention of IDA in suckling piglets were compared in a randomised, parallel study. Newborn piglets were treated with 200 mg iron supplied by intramuscular injection in the neck as either Forceris (gleptoferron; n=13) or Uniferon 200 (iron dextran; n=12) 24-48 hours after birth. Blood samples were collected before and after treatment (2nd, 18th and 31st day of life) for complete haematology. The treatments were well tolerated with only mild transient swelling observed in two piglets (Forceris group). Piglets treated with Forceris had significantly higher haemoglobin, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume and haemoglobin concentration values, as well as significantly higher plasma iron and transferritin saturation and a lower total iron binding capacity than those treated with Uniferon. No animals in the Forceris group but 17 per cent of piglets in the Uniferon group had haemoglobin levels <9 g/dl after treatment, indicating anaemia. These results suggest that both products were safe and effective in the prophylaxis of IDA in piglets, and that Forceris was superior to Uniferon in preventing IDA in piglets.
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