Principles of Pig Science

Authors: Edited by DJA Cole, J Wiseman and MA Varley
This well-established volume brings together a breadth of understanding of the basic principles of pig science. It seeks to provide a foundation for the scientist, veterinarian, adviser and farmer. The chapters have been chosen for their contribution to the fast-changing knowledge in their subjects. With a greater realisation of the needs of the consumer and the environmentalist, the underlying science and technology of these areas is highlighted.

Availability: In Print
Publication date: 1994
Binding: Hardback
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Extent: 472 pp.
ISBN: 1-897676-22-0

Book Contents

The public perception of pig products and market requirements
Population genetics and control of hyperprolificacy
Selection for efficiency of lean tissue deposition
Biotechnology in pig breeding
Growth and simulation of animal responses
The neonatal and post-weaned pig
Voluntary food intake and diet selection
Protein and energy relationships
Feeding new genotypes: amino acid/energy ratios
Processing and anti-nutritive factors of feedstuffs
Enzymes and growth
Probiotics and intestinal mediators
Nutrition-reproduction interactions
Reproductive function: current concept
Mating management and artificial insemination
Stress and reproduction
Embryo mortality and prolificacy
Environment and reproduction
The environment and the growing pig
Modelling the environment and pollution
Biological control of pollutants
Product safety
Stunning and slaughter of pigs
Cutting techniques
Control and management of meat quality
Index