Pig reproduction
Subtitle: problems, practices & principles ; proceedings of a conference held at Christ Church, Oxford University, 16-18 December, 1998
By: edited by RHC Penny and DH Machin
Publisher: Cambac
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Draycot Cerne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780953768400
Subjects: Swine; Congresses; Breeding; Animal husbandry; Zoology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Antibiotics in livestock: relation to human health; title: Significance to industry of pig reproduction; title: Breeding herd: a farmer's perspective of problems; title: Significance of PRRS; title: Breeding herd: a veterinary perspective; title: Three-diet strategy for the lifetime feeding of gilts and sows; title: Seasonal infertility: what is the problem?; title: Physiology of seasonal infertility in pigs; title: Effect of season on boar fertility; title: Genetic approach to seasonal infertility in pigs; title: Breeding company view; title: Designing nutrition and management strategies to optimise sow productivity; title: Welfare issues affecting the breeding herd.