Achieving sustainable production of pig meat. Animal health and welfare / Volume 3, (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Animal health and welfare
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Julian Wiseman.
• Editors: Wiseman, J (Julian)
• Contents: Part 1 Animal health ; 1.Diseases affecting pigs: an overview of common bacterial, viral, and parasitic pathogens of pigs: Alejandro Ramirez, Iowa State University, USA ; 2.Changing patterns of disease affecting pigs: Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea (PED): Carla Correia-Gomes, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK ; 3.The influence of gut microbiome on developing immune and metabolic systems in the young pig: Mick Bailey, Emily Porter and Ore Francis, University of Bristol, UK ; 4.Disease identification and management on the pig farm: Dominiek Maes, Jeroen Dewulf, Filip Boyen and Freddy Haesebrouck, Ghent University, Belgium ; ; Part 2 Welfare issues ; 5.Understanding pig behaviour: Simon P. Turner and Richard B. D’Eath, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), UK ; 6.Defining and ensuring animal welfare in pig production: an overview: Paul H. Hemsworth, University of Melbourne, Australia ; 7.Pasture systems for pigs: Silvana Pietrosemoli and James T. Green, North Carolina State University, USA ; 8.Welfare of gilts and pregnant sows: Sandra Edwards, Newcastle University, UK ; 9.Welfare of weaned piglets: Arlene Garcia and John J. McGlone, Texas Tech University, USA ; 10.Welfare of pigs during finishing: Jonathan Amory, Writtle College, UK; and Nina Wainwright, British Pig Executive (BPEX), UK ; 11.Transport and lairage of pigs: Jennifer M. Young, North Dakota State University, USA ; 12.Humane slaughter techniques for pigs: Susanne Støier, Leif Lykke and Lars O. Blaabjerg, Danish Meat Research Institute – Danish Technological Institute, Denmark ;
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (colour)
• Subjects: 636.4; Swine -- Breeding; Swine -- Nutrition; Swine -- Health; Sustainable agriculture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786760982; 9781786760999; 9781786760975
• Related ISBNs: 9781786760968
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