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In each herd, 40 litters (6 piglets\/litter) were selected on day 3 of age. A 2 \u00d7 2 factorial design was applied, combining two intramuscular iron dextran injection schemes [37.5 mg Fe\/kg (low injection; LI) or 150 mg Fe\/kg (high injection; HI)] with two oral ferrous sulphate feed supplementation schemes [125 mg Fe\/kg (low feed; LF) or 200 mg Fe\/kg (high feed; HF)]. Blood samples were collected at 4 and 20 days of age, and piglets were weighed at 3 and 20 days. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models, with significance set at p &lt; 0.05. In Herd A, HI-LF piglets showed increased body weight, whereas no growth differences were observed in Herd B. Creep-feed intake did not differ between treatments. HI consistently improved red-cell indices in Herd A, while in Herd B LI piglets initially showed higher values at day 4, but HI piglets surpassed them by day 20. Leukocyte responses were limited. 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