Recent Developments in Pig Nutrition 3

Authors: Edited by PC Garnsworthy and J Wiseman
Recent changes in the pig industry mean that it is becoming even more important to keep abreast of developments in science and technology. Major changes in legislation concerned with animal welfare and food safety have greatly affected pig production systems, particularly in Europe. The development of modern genotypes has necessitated a revaluation of the ways in which pigs respond to nutrients under different environmental conditions.

Availability: In Print
Publication date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Extent: 501 pp.
ISBN: 1-897676-44-1

Book Contents

Impact of immune system activation on growth and optimal dietary regimens of pigs
Benefits of antibiotics in animal feed
Alternatives to antibiotics - the influence of new feeding strategies for pigs on biology and performance
Recent advances in probiotics for pigs
The role of fructo-oligosaccharides in animal nutrition
Feeding short-chain organic acids to pigs
Non-starch polysaccharides in pig diets and their influence on intestinal microflora, digestive physiology and enteric disease
Digestive and metabolic utilization of dietary energy in pig feeds: comparison of energy systems
Nutrition x environmental interactions: predicting performance of young pigs
New approaches with pig weaner diets
Prediction of the energy value of alternative feeds for pigs
Antinutritional factors in the plant proteins of diets for non-ruminants
Utilisation of different fibres in piglet feeds
Fibre in diets of sows
Choice-feeding systems for pigs
Outdoor pigs - their nutrient requirements, appetite and environmental responses
Feeding liquid diets to pigs
Nutrient requirements of modern pig genotypes
Energy - amino acid interactions in modern pig genotypes
Amino acid requirements of breeding pigs
The influence of vitamins on reproduction in pigs
Index