Abstract:

Long-term impact of zinc supplementation in sows: Impact on claw quality

Miriam M. J. van Riet, MSc, PhD; Emilie-Julie Bos, MSc, PhD; Bart Ampe, MSc, DVM, PhD; Paul Bikker, MSc, PhD; Donna Vanhauteghem, DVM, PhD; Filip Van Bockstaele, MSc, PhD; Pieter Cornillie, DVM, PhD; Wim Van Den Broeck, DVM, PhD; Gijs Du Laing, MSc, PhD; Dominiek Maes, DVM, MS, MSc, PhD, Dipl ECPHM; Frank A. M. Tuyttens, BSC-Hons, PhD; Geert P. J. Janssens, MSc, PhD; Sam Millet, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECPHM

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Objectives: To evaluate the long-term impact of zinc (Zn) supplementation on claw lesions, claw conformation, and histological and mechanical claw characteristics of sows housed in groups on rubber top layer or concrete floors during gestation.

Keywords: claw conformation, claw lesion, dietary zinc concentration, rubber top layer

RIS citationCite as: van Riet MMJ, Bos EJ, Ampe B, et al. Long-term impact of zinc supplementation in sows: Impact on claw quality. J Swine Health Prod 2018;26(1):10-24.

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