Whittemore's science and practice of pig production / [edited by] Ilias Kyriazakis, Colin T. Whittemore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kyriazakis, I.

Whittemore, Colin, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swine.

Physical Description:

xvi, 685 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

Science and practice of pig production

Place of Publication:

Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Summary:

Now is its third edition, this book has become the established reference on the breeding, feeding, management, health and welfare of pigs. Covering both theory and practice, the text draws on worldwide knowledge of production practices at farm level, derived from the latest international scientific research. This edition has been completely rewritten as an edited volume, with contributions from experts around the world. New material includes more on quality assurance in pig meat and carcass quality, new theories on growth and body composition changes, new reproduction technologies, the latest on animal welfare regulations and the environmental requirements of pigs.

Contents:

Pig meat and carcass quality / Jeff Wood and Colin Whittemore

Growth and body composition changes in pigs / Colin Whittemore and Ilias Kyriazakis

Reproduction / Cheryl Ashworth

Pig behaviour and welfare / Colin Whittemore

Development and improvement of pigs by genetic selection / Colin Whittemore

The maintenance of health / John Carr

Energy value of feedstuffs for pigs / Colin Whittemore

Nutritional value of proteins and amino acids in feedstuffs for pigs / Cornelis de Lange and Colin Whittemore

Value of fats and oils in pig diets / Julian Wiseman

Energy and protein requirements for maintenance, growth and reproduction / Colin Whittemore

Requirements for water, minerals and vitamins / Colin Whittemore

Appetite and voluntary feed intake / Ilias Kyriazakis and Colin Whittemore

Diet formulation / Mick Hazzeldine and Colin Whittemore

Optimisation of feed supply to growing pigs and breeding sows / Colin Whittemore

Product marketing / Jaume Coma

Environmental management of pigs / Christopher Wathes and Colin Whittemore

Production performance monitoring / Colin Whittemore

Simulation modelling / Darren Green, Ian Wellcock and Colin Whittemore.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Science and practice of pig production / Colin T. Whittemore. 2nd. ed. 1998.

Includes index.

Related Work:

Whittemore, Colin, 1942- Science and practice of pig production.

ISBN:

1405124482

9781405124485

OCLC:

58526346

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