THE EFFECT OF PASSIVE COLOSTRAL TRANSFER ON THE SUBSEQUENT VIABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF POST-WEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME (PMWS) IN PIGLETS
A. Moll

Abstract
(Student Paper Sponsored by D.S. Jennings) - The importance of colostrum is easily overlooked in modern pig units. This paper describes an on-farm project carried out to confirm its significance. The test group consisted of a hundred 24-48h old piglets from 10 sows. The ensuing study took in weight gains, blood analyses, post-mortem findings and survival rates. Results indicated that restricted colostrum uptake, often related to small size at birth, gave rise to increased pre-weaning mortality and lower weaning weights.

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