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Title: | Method analysis for a novel trait: comparing locations for haemoglobin sampling in piglets | Contributor(s): | Tickle, K M (author); Collins, C L (author); Hermesch, Susanne (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/14315 | Abstract: | Haemoglobin (Hb) testing on farm is a new technology within the pig industry that can be used for improving survival in piglets (Rootwelt et al., 2012) and as a selection criterion for iron content in pork (Hermesch and Jones, 2012). The testing requires a 10-μL sample of blood to be collected from the piglet. The most logical time to collect this sample is at litter processing when piglets are already being handled, thereby minimising stress on the piglet. The aims of the study were to determine first whether the location from which the blood sample was collected from the piglet (ear versus tail) influenced Hb measurement, and second, whether the order of collection (ear or tail first) had any impact on Hb measurement. The sow of the litter was also included as an effect. It was hypothesised that the ear would be the optimal location for blood collection and that it would not have an effect on the Hb levels. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | APSA 2013: 14th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Melbourne, Australia, 24th - 27th November, 2013 | Source of Publication: | Proceedings of the Fourteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA), p. 204-204 | Publisher: | Australasian Pig Science Association Inc | Place of Publication: | Werribee, Australia | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070201 Animal Breeding | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830308 Pigs | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 100410 Pigs | HERDC Category Description: | E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.apsa.asn.au/Proceedings/2013ManipulatingPigProductionXIV.aspx | Series Name: | Manipulating Pig Production | Series Number : | 14 |
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