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Good Practices and Principles in Pig Farming / edited by Tanmoy Rana, Benito Soto-Blanco.
Springer Nature - Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences eBooks 2024 English International Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Livestock Diseases and Management, 2662-4354
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Veterinary medicine.
- Animal culture.
- Biology.
- Anatomy, Comparative.
- Physiology.
- Zoology.
- Veterinary Science.
- Animal Science.
- Biological Sciences.
- Animal Anatomy.
- Animal Physiology.
- Local Subjects:
- Veterinary Science.
- Animal Science.
- Biological Sciences.
- Animal Anatomy.
- Animal Physiology.
- Zoology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
- Summary:
- This book illustrates the importance and significance of improvement strategies for pig farming. It covers various topics such as proper handling, general health care management, stress management criteria, and entrepreneur development through pig farming. The book also provides current useful information about the improvement through genetic enhancement, stress monitoring, and environmental impact on pig production and management. The behavior, welfare, and mycotoxins control in feedstuffs is elaborately described to make the book more lucrative. The chapters also describe recent advancements in pig farming, business management, and entrepreneurship for better pig improvement. Finally, the book also elucidates a comprehensive as well as representative description of the general health, management, and productive performance of pigs. The book is helpful for undergraduates, postgraduates, research scholars, academicians, farm managers, field veterinarians, and meat plant officers.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Breeds of Pigs of India and its productivity
- Chapter 3: Breeds of Pigs of Nepal and its productivity
- Chapter 4: Body Condition Scoring in Pigs
- Chapter 5: Pigs production and Livelihood Security
- Chapter 6: Pig Behavior and Welfare
- Chapter 7: Pigs Exhibition Rules, and its monitoring
- Chapter 8: Impact of Mycotoxins on Pig Production
- Chapter 9: Effect of Environment on Pig's Health
- Chapter 10: Production of Bio-fuel from Pork Fat
- Chapter 11: Pigs Farming and business for financial benefit
- Chapter 12: Entrepreneur Development through Pig farming.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 981-9746-65-5
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