THE USE OF IRON-DEXTRAN AND FREE AND CONTROLLED ACCESS TO RED SOIL IN THE PERFORMANCE AND PREVENTION OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA IN PIGLETS

Authors

  • Romão da cunha Nunes UFG
  • Márcia Nunes Bandeira UFG
  • Wilmo Uchôa Tomé UFG
  • Maria Conceição UFG
  • Dirson Vieira UFG

Keywords:

Iron deficiency anemia, performance, piglets

Abstract

A trial was carried out in order to evaluate the effects of free and controlled access to red soil, compared with the use of iron-dextran on the performance of weaning piglets and the prevention of iron deficiency anemia. Twelve groups of piglets from 17 sows and 2 boars crossed Landrace x Large White were submitted to the following treatments: T1 - Use of iron-dextran (200mg/piglet); T2 - Free access to soil daily; T3 - Access to soil in intervals of one day; T4 - Access to soil in intervals of two days in a completely randomized design, with three replicates per treatment. The results did not indicate any difference between the treatments in relation to the performance of piglets. The prevention of iron deficiency anemia was efficient when the iron-dextran was used and when the soil was freely offered daily or in one day-interval. The treatment with two days-interval showed values of hematocrite, in the 7th and 14th day, significantly lower than the other treatments.

KEY-WORDS: Iron deficiency anemia; performance; piglets.

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Published

2007-12-18

How to Cite

NUNES, R. da cunha; BANDEIRA, M. N.; TOMÉ, W. U.; CONCEIÇÃO, M.; VIEIRA, D. THE USE OF IRON-DEXTRAN AND FREE AND CONTROLLED ACCESS TO RED SOIL IN THE PERFORMANCE AND PREVENTION OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA IN PIGLETS. Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical [Agricultural Research in the Tropics], Goiânia, v. 27, n. 1, p. 49–55, 2007. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/pat/article/view/2952. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

v. 27, n. 1, Jan./Jun. 1997

Section

Research Article

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