Document Type
Report
Report Number
Swine 85-7
Publication Date
1985
Summary
It is assumed that there is no dietary requirement for vitamin C by the pig. However, recently there has been some indication that, under certain conditions, vitamin C or ascorbic acid may boost pig performance. Vitamin C is involved in development of the immune response. Therefore, if a requirement for dietary vitamin C exists, it should be demonstrated with pigs under stressed conditions. The study reported in this paper is a part of a cooperative project by the NCR-89 Committee on Confinement Management of Swine. It is designed to evaluate the response of weaned pigs to a vitamin C addition to the diet when placed under the stress of reduced pen space and feeder space.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Libal, G. W.; Jensen, D. A.; and Wahlstrom, R. C., "The Effect of Pen Space and Vitamin C Addition to the Diet on Weanling Pig Performance" (1985). South Dakota Swine Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1985. 8.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_swine_1985/8