Science and Practice of Pig Production

Colin T. Whittemore (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

640 Seiten

1998 | 2nd Revised edition
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-05086-4 (ISBN)

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This handbook provides an informative guide to the management, health and welfare of pigs. Practical elements of the text are derived from worldwide knowledge of production practices at farm level, while scientific aspects are dealt with in depth to allow full understanding. The information is presented in a style that encourages both practical and scientific reference. The text is illustrated throughout with tables, diagrams, photographs and figures.

Introduction; pig meat and carcass quality; growth and body composition changes in pigs; reproduction; pig behaviour and welfare; development and improvement of pigs by genetic selection; disease prevention; energy value of feedstuffs for pigs; nutritional value of proteins and amino acids in feedstuffs for pigs; value of fats in pig diets; energy and protein requirements for maintenance, growth and reproduction; requirements for water, minerals and vitamins; appetite, voluntary feed intake and digestion enhancers; diet formulation; optimisation of feed supply to growing pigs and breeding sows; product marketing; the environmental requirements of pigs; production performance monitoring; simulation modelling.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.9.1998
Zusatzinfo	201 line drawings, 55 halftones, index
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 244 mm
Gewicht	1530 g
Themenwelt	Veterinärmedizin ► Großtier
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-632-05086-1 / 0632050861
ISBN-13	978-0-632-05086-4 / 9780632050864
Zustand	Neuware