Swine: Production and Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. General Body features and handling of pigs. 3. Swine production system. 4. Breeds of swine. 5. Management of basic swine activities. 6. Housing of pigs. 7. The digestive system of the pig. 8. Nutrition of swine. 9. Reproductive system of boar. 10. Reproductive physiology of boars. 11. Reproductive system of sows. 12. Reproductive physiology of Sows. 13. Selection of swine. 14. Systems of breeding. 15. Piglet management – birth to weaning. 16. Farrowing management in Sows. 17. Lactation and its management in sows. 18. Production of pork. 19. Biosecurity in swine production. 20. Economic benefits and marketing in swine farms. 21. Basic haematology, biochemistry and physiology of Swine. 22. Diseases in swine. 23. Common bacterial disease in swine. 24. Common viral disease in swine. 25. Common parasitic disease in swine. 26. Nutritional deficiencies in swine. 27. Abnormalities in swine. 28. Techniques of necropsy diagnoses in swine. 29. Record keeping in swine production. 30. Disinfection of swine barns. 31. Economics of setting up of a pig rearing farm. 32. Terms used in swine industry. References. Index.