 Whittemore's Science and Practice of Pig Production, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2448-5
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704 pages
February 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Contributors.
Chapter 1 Introduction.
Chapter 2 Pig meat and carcass quality.
Chapter 3 Growth and body composition changes in pigs.
Chapter 4 Reproduction.
Chapter 5 Pig behaviour and welfare.
Chapter 6 Development and improvement of pigs by genetic selection.
Chapter 7 The maintenance of health.
Chapter 8 Energy value of feedstuffs for pigs.
Chapter 9 Nutritional value of proteins and amino acids in feedstuffs for pigs.
Chapter 10 Value of fats and oils in pig diets.
Chapter 11 Energy and protein requirements for maintenance, growth and reproduction.
Chapter 12 Requirements for water, minerals and vitamins.
Chapter 13 Appetite and voluntary feed intake.
Chapter 14 Diet formulation.
Chapter 15 Optimisation of feed supply to growing pigs and breeding sows.
Chapter 16 Product marketing.
Chapter 17 Environmental management of pigs.
Chapter 18 Production performance monitoring.
Chapter 19 Simulation modelling.
Chapter 20 Conclusion.
Appendices.
Index
