Recent Developments in Pig Nutrition: v. 3
Published on 1. February 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
502 pages
978-1-897676-44-8 (ISBN)
Description
Changes in the pig industry mean that it is becoming even more important to keep abreast of developments in science and technology. Major changes in legislation concerned with animal welfare and food safety have greatly affected pig production systems, particularly in Europe. The development of modern genotypes has necessitated a revaluation of the ways in which pigs respond to nutrients under different environmental conditions. The chapters of this book have all been previously published in Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition, which is the annual proceedings of the University of Nottingham Feed Manufacturers Conference. This book provides a convenient reference source on pig nutrition that will be valuable to students, teachers, research workers, advisory staff, farmers and many others.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
5M Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
105 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-897676-44-8 (9781897676448)
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Content
Impact of immune system activation on growth and optimal dietary regimens of pigs * Benefits of antibiotics in animal feed * Alternatives to antibiotics - the influence of new feeding strategies for pigs on biology and performance * Recent advances in probiotics for pigs * The role of fructo-oligosaccharides in animal nutrition * Feeding short-chain organic acids to pigs * Non-starch polysaccharides in pig diets and their influence on intestinal microflora, digestive physiology and enteric disease * Digestive and metabolic utilization of dietary energy in pig feeds: comparison of energy systems * Nutrition x environmental interactions: predicting performance of young pigs * New approaches with pig weaner diets * Prediction of the energy value of alternative feeds for pigs * Antinutritional factors in the plant proteins of diets for non-ruminants * Utilisation of different fibres in piglet feeds * Fibre in diets of sows * Choice-feeding systems for pigs * Outdoor pigs - their nutrient requirements, appetite and environmental responses * Feeding liquid diets to pigs * Nutrient requirements of modern pig genotypes * Energy - amino acid interactions in modern pig genotypes * Amino acid requirements of breeding pigs * The influence of vitamins on reproduction in pigs * Index