A minimal postnatal body store of iron, little iron available from milk and a rapid growth rate in the first three weeks assures that iron will be the first nutrient deficiency a nursing pig encounters. This is especially true when…
A minimal postnatal bodystore of iron, little iron available from milk and a rapid growth rate in the first three weeks assures that iron will be the first nutrient deficiency a nursing pig encounters. This is especially true when nursing pigs have no access to a natural source of iron, such as soil. Without supplemental iron the nursing pig will not survive.
