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
