The gestating and lactating sow / edited by Chantal Farmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Farmer, Chantal, 1959- editor.

EBSCOhost.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Swine--Reproduction.

Swine.

Lactation.

Pregnancy, Animal.

Reproduction.

Medical Subjects:

Swine.

Lactation.

Pregnancy, Animal.

Reproduction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 pages) : illustrations

polychrome

Place of Publication:

The Netherlands : Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2015.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

""Table of contents ""; ""1. Conditioning of the gilt for optimal reproductive performance""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Gilt body condition and estrous activity prior to first service""; ""1.3 Gilt body condition and reproductive performance after first service""; ""1.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""2. Early gestation feeding and management for optimal reproductive performance""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Early gestation issues: establishment of pregnancy and embryo mortality""; ""2.3 Effects of premating nutrition on luteal function during early pregnancy""

""2.4 Post-mating nutrition, embryo loss and maintenance of pregnancy""""2.5 Hormonal interventions to support the maintenance of pregnancy""; ""2.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""3. Gestation group housing of sows""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Sow social behaviour in group-housing systems""; ""3.3 Types of group housing systems""; ""3.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""4. Mammary development""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Ontogeny of mammary development""; ""4.3 Control of mammogenesis""; ""4.4 Role of milk removal""; ""4.5 Nutritional impact on mammary development""

""4.6 Mammary involution""""4.7 Management strategies that can affect mammary development""; ""4.8 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""5. High-Fibre feeding in gestation""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Dietary fibres: definition, sources and characteristics""; ""5.3 Dietary fibres and satiety process: metabolism and physiological effects""; ""5.4 Impact of dietary fibres on behavioural activity""; ""5.5 Impact of dietary fibres on performance""; ""5.6 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""6. Applied amino acid and energy feeding of sows""; ""6.1 Introduction""

""6.2 Overarching principles""""6.3 Energy feeding""; ""6.4 Amino acid feeding""; ""6.5 Feeding management""; ""6.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""7. Transition feeding of sows""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 The importance of the transition period""; ""7.3 Feeding practice of modern hyperprolific sows during the transition period""; ""7.4 Recent advances""; ""7.5 Future perspectives""; ""References""; ""8. Colostrum and milk production""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Definitions of colostrum, transient milk and mature milk""; ""8.3 Colostrum production""; ""8.4 Milk production""

""8.5 Conclusions""""References""; ""9. Composition of sow colostrum and milk""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Methodology""; ""9.3 Physico-chemical properties""; ""9.4 Water and total solids""; ""9.5 Carbohydrates""; ""9.6 Lipids""; ""9.7 Proteins""; ""9.8 Energy""; ""9.9 Minerals""; ""9.10 Vitamins""; ""9.11 Cells""; ""9.12 Bioactive components""; ""9.13 Effects of physiological state""; ""9.14 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""10. Housing, management and environment during farrowing and early lactation""; ""10.1 Introduction""; ""10.2 Physiology of farrowing""

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 1, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Farmer, Chantal Gestating and Lactating Sow

ISBN:

9789086868032

9086868037

Publisher Number:

99965790625

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.