Achieving sustainable production of pig meat. Animal breeding and nutrition / Volume 2, (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Animal breeding and nutrition
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Julian Wiseman.
• Editors: Wiseman, J (Julian)
• Contents: Part 1 Genetics and breeding ; 1.Advances and constraints in conventional breeding of pigs: David S. Buchanan, North Dakota State University, USA ; 2.The use of molecular genetic information in genetic improvement programmes for pigs: Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University, USA ; 3.Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of pigs: Glen W. Almond and Emily Mahan-Riggs, North Carolina State University, USA ; 4.Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of boars: M. L. W. J. Broekhuijse, Topigs Norsvin Research Center B.V., The Netherlands ; 5.Genetic factors affecting feed efficiency, feeding behaviour and related traits in pigs: Duy Ngoc Do, McGill University, Canada; and Haja N. Kadarmideen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark ; ; Part 2 Animal nutrition ; 6.Advances in understanding pig nutritional requirements and metabolism: R.J. van Barneveld, R.J.E. Hewitt and D.N. D’Souza, SunPork Group, Australia ; 7.Meeting energy requirements in pig nutrition: J. F. Patience, Iowa State University, USA ; 8.Meeting amino acid requirements in pig nutrition: Sung Woo Kim, North Carolina State University, USA ; 9.Recent advances in understanding the role of vitamins in pig nutrition: Charlotte Lauridsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and J. Jacques Matte, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada ; 10.Modelling nutrient requirements for pigs to optimise feed efficiency: Ludovic Brossard, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Florence Garcia-Launay and Jaap van Milgen, PEGASE, INRA – Agrocampus Ouest, France ; 11.The use of exogenous enzymes to improve feed efficiency in pigs: M. R. Bedford and C. L. Walk, AB Vista, UK ; 12.The use of growth promoters in pig nutrition: John M. Brameld, David M. Brown and Tim Parr, University of Nottingham, UK ; 13.Use of probiotics and prebiotics in pig nutrition in the post-weaning period: Ingunn Stensland and John R. Pluske, Murdoch University, Australia ; 14.Meeting individual nutrient requirements to improve nutrient efficiency and the sustainability of growing pig production systems: Candido Pomar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada; Ines Andretta, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Luciano Hauschild, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil ;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 636.4085; Swine -- Feeding and feeds; Swine -- Nutrition; Swine -- Breeding; Sustainable agriculture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786760944; 9781786760951; 9781786760937
• Related ISBNs: 9781786760920
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