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Feed efficiency in swine

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  • © 2012

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Editors:
  1. John F. Patience
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  • A comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry
  • Written by international authorities who understand both the science and application of their topic area provides detailed insight into the many factors affecting feed efficiency

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-13
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  2. Herd management factors that influence whole herd feed efficiency

    • A. M. Gaines, B. A. Peterson, O. F. Mendoza
    Pages 15-39

  3. Feeding and barn management strategies that maximize feed efficiency

    • M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. M. DeRouchey, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen
    Pages 41-62

  4. Liquid feeding corn-based diets to growing pigs: practical considerations and use of co-products

    • C. F. M. de Lange, C. H. Zhu
    Pages 63-80

  5. Amino acid nutrition and feed efficiency

    • C. F. M. de Lange, C. L. Levesque, B. J. Kerr
    Pages 81-100

  6. The influence of dietary energy on feed efficiency in grow-finish swine

    • J. F. Patience
    Pages 101-129

  7. Feed processing to maximize feed efficiency

    • C. R. Stark
    Pages 131-151

  8. The genetic and biological basis of residual feed intake as a measure of feed efficiency

    • J. M. Young, J. C. M. Dekkers
    Pages 153-166

  9. Pig breeding for improved feed efficiency

    • P. W. Knap, L. Wang
    Pages 167-181

  10. Effect of climatic environment on feed efficiency in swine

    • D. Renaudeau, H. Gilbert, J. Noblet
    Pages 183-210

  11. Fueling the immune response: what’s the cost?

    • R. W. Johnson
    Pages 211-223

  12. Influence of health on feed efficiency

    • S. S. Dritz
    Pages 225-237

  13. Physiology of feed efficiency in the pig: emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract and specific dietary examples

    • J. R. Pluske
    Pages 239-257

  14. Emerging technologies with the potential to improve feed efficiency in swine

    • F. R. Dunshea
    Pages 259-275
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About this book

'Feed efficiency in swine' has been prepared as a comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry. Each chapter is written by international authorities who understand both the science and application of their topic area. The book provides detailed insight into the many factors affecting feed efficiency, ranging from diet processing to herd health, from nutrition to physiology and from day-to-day barn management to the adoption of advanced technologies. The authors explain such practical aspects as the challenge of interpreting feed efficiency information obtained on farm or the role of liquid feeding. The authors also delve into more scientific topics such as amino acid or energy metabolism or animal physiology. This book is written for people who have a technical interest in pork production, including nutritionists, geneticists, farm management specialists, veterinarians, other academics and, of course, pork producers.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Feed efficiency in swine

  • Editors: John F. Patience

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-756-1

  • Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers Wageningen

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Wageningen Academic Publishers 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-90-8686-756-1Published: 15 October 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Illustrations: 66 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general

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