Understanding The Behaviour And Improving The Welfare Of Pigs
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Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of pigs
Author: Prof. Sandra Edwards
language: en
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Release Date: 2021-01-29
Emphasises advances in understanding pig behaviour as the foundation for understanding and improving welfare Comprehensive coverable of welfare issues across the value chain, covering breeding and gestation, farrowing and lactation, weaning, growing and finishing as well as transport, lairage and slaughter Particular focus on ways of assessing and reducing pain in such areas as tail docking and castration
Optimising pig herd health and production
Author: Prof Dominiek Maes
language: en
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Release Date: 2022-10-31
Summarises the wealth of research on optimising pig herd health for increased protection against major diseases, including ASF and PRRS Reviews recent advances in understanding gut function and immunity in pigs, including the development of nutritional strategies to boost immune function and resistance to disease Explores key challenges facing pig production, including breeding disease resistant pigs with a narrowing genetic base and the development of fungicide resistance
Advances in pig breeding and reproduction
Author: Professor Jason W. Ross
language: en
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Release Date: 2025-04-29
Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major developments in global pig breeding programmes Considers how genetics and breeding can be utilised to improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pork production Reviews the factors which can affect the reproductive efficiency of boars and sows, focussing on those that can impact semen quality and reproductive performance respectively