Acta Vet. Brno 2022, 91: 251-259

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202291030251

Influence of the application methods of iron/anticoccidial products on the behaviour and associated stress factors of suckling piglets

María Rodríguez1, Joaquín Morales1, Gonzalo Díaz-Amor1, Antonio González-Bulnes2, Hamadi Karembe3, Daniel Šperling3

1PigCHAMP Pro Europa S.L., Segovia, Spain
2CEU Universities, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Facultad de Veterinaria, Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Alfara del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain
3Ceva Santé Animale, Libourne, France

Received January 31, 2022
Accepted June 14, 2022

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