ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2021
A comparison of 4 iron supplementation protocols to protect suckling piglets from anemia.
Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Anemia in Neonatal Piglets: Different Iron Supplementation Strategies on Growth and Hematological Parameters of Piglets.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Neonatal Blood Count Data of Piglets in Modern and Traditional Breeds following Spontaneous or Hormonally Induced Parturition.International journal of veterinary science and medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of second iron injection on growth performance, hematological parameters, and fecal microbiome of piglets fed different dietary iron levels.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Effect of intramuscular treatment with different iron dextran dosages and non-inferiority study to gleptoferron.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Iron Supplementation of Pregnant Sows to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia in Piglets: A Procedure of Questionable Effectiveness.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- 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
- Effects of dietary iron sources on growth performance, iron status, Fe-containing enzyme activity and gene expression related to iron homeostasis in tissues of weaned pigs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Effect of Additional Iron Injection to Suckling Pigs on Hematocrit Level during the Suckling Period.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pigs are routinely supplemented with iron during the suckling period to prevent anemia, but recent studies have shown that despite iron treatment many fast-growing pigs are iron deficient at weaning. The objective of this study was to determine if oral iron supplementation provided free-choice from a week of age until weaning could prevent iron deficiency. Results showed that the industry standard treatment of a single iron injection at 4 days of age did not always prevent iron deficiency at weaning, indicating the need to provide additional iron to fast-growing suckling pigs either orally or by a second injection. It appears that providing piglets daily access to iron-enriched peat moss or injecting a second 200-mg dose of iron intramuscularly are both effective in meeting the piglets iron requirements during the suckling period.
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