This volume provides students with a comprehensive and balanced overview of animal agriculture in contemporary society, taking into account the needs of students with highly varied cultural backgrounds and educational objectives. schovat popis
The past, present, and future of swine production; General considerations about the pig; Pork as human food; Breeding and selection; Prenatal development; Postnatal development; Growth; Reproduction; Lactation; Feeding and nutrition; Feedstuffs and modern feed formulation; Energy sources for swine; Protein sources for swine; Mineral and vitamin sources and nonnutritive feed additives; Processing and its effect on nutritive value; Infectious diseases and parasites, metabolic and nutritional disorders, and toxic substances; Environmental physiology; Swine management and marketing