Impact of an extended light regimen imposed during nursery period on the performance and lipid metabolism of weanling pigs
Together, these findings suggest that there is an advantage, in terms of growth performance and fat deposition, in imposing a prolonged light program (16-h light/d) on nursery piglets to alleviate the negative aspects of weaning stress.
Authors
- Faye Su
- Liang Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6419-3695)
- Xingyue Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8891-0345)
- G.W. Liu
- Xingming Yang
Institutions
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.24.0270
- Primary Topic
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Government of Jiangsu Province
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities