产房管理(医学课件).pptVIP

* BUILD UP OF ACTIVE IMMUNITY BY THE PIG The passive or maternal immunity (through the colostrum) provides the pig its resistance against diseases during first weeks of life. The active immunity build-up while growing, will weapon the pig against diseases during his further life. This graph shows that upon weaning (at about the 4th week) the sum of passive and active immunity is at its minimum. Moreover, the build up of the active immunity requires a lot of energy from the young pig. Therefore, all factors influencing this build up will have their result on the overall result of the pig. Thi