Modern Pig Production Technology

John Gadd has been involved in pig production for 40 years both at commercial and grassroots levels. He is the recipient of the prestigious Agricultural Business Writer of the Year Award, the publisher of Technical Pig Production magazine, and the author of Pig Production: What the Textbooks Don't Tell You.

Creep Feeding Science - the latest: A major review of this now essential practice * Getting Bigger Litters: The many skills described * Bigger Litters and Good Birthweights: How to achieve both * Avoiding Post-weaning Problems: Ensuring a fast getaway * Immunity - The Producers 'Achilles Heel': All you need to know about this vital subject * Stress: Another major survey clearly described * The gilt: The most important animal in your herd. Latest guidance on getting the most out of the new genetics she now has * Biosecurity: What is true biosecurity and what does it cost? * Mycotoxins: The very latest information, including the costs and paybacks from full protection * The New Terminology: Measurements and benchmarks are changing . Why? New profit-orientated terms which must be better * Managing People: A critical look at you and your staff * Partnerships: The pros and cons from those with experience of them * Computer records: Seem to have plateau-ed. Why? Where to go next * Contracts: How to select and maintain the best deal * Growth Rate: A vital subject, especially now housing overheads are so high * Food Conversion: A new assessment of an all-too- familiar subject * Mixing Pigs: Mixing with the minimum of tears * Stocking Density: A universal problem * Computerised Wet Feeding: A major review of this rapidly-burgeoning technology * Batch Farrowing: How to change over and manage it effectively * Parity segregation: Is this for you? This new idea explained * Seasonal Infertility: Just will not go away. Prevention, and dealing with it successfully * Hot Weather: How the 'hot/wet' and 'hot/dry' experts cope with it * Dirty Pens: Prevention - what the pigs are telling you * Tailbiting and other vices: Pig misbehaviour explained * Further Reading * Glossary of 450 Pig Terms * Detailed Index