Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1979
Summary
Baby pigs are born with a minimal store of usable energy, primarily in the form of fat and glycogen. These stores are rapidly depleted after birth. It is generally thought that less than 15% of liver glycogen, which is the mostly is the most important store for usable energy, is present 24 hours after birth.
Number of Pages
2
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Kortan, L. J., "Fat Added to Sow Gestation Diets" (1979). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1979. 11.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1979/11
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