Pig production
By: P.N. Bhat, N.H. Mohan and Sukh Deo
Publisher: Studium Press Pvt. Ltd.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Delhi, India
Language: eng
Number of pages: 545
ISBN-13: 9789380012261; 9789380012001
Subjects: Swine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-527) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Classification, origin and domestication; title: 3. Production systems and population trend; title: 4. Breeds of pig; title: 5. Genetic; title: 6. Genetic improvement; title: 7. Breeding; title: 8. Heritability and repeatability estimates; title: 9. Selection of herd; title: 10. Reproduction in pig; title: 11. Growth; title: 12. Physiology of digestion; title: 13. Nutrition and feeds resources; title: 14. Feeding of various categories of pigs; title: 15. Housing of pigs; title: 16. Management system; title: 17. Handling and care of swine; title: 18. Important diseases of pigs and health mangement; title: 19. Maintenance of records; title: 20. Procesing of pigs for market; title: 21. Economics of pig farming; title: 22. Integrated pig production; title: 23. Meat production and marketing; title: 24. Behaviour of pigs; title: 25. Organic pig farming; title: References; title: Index.