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The Gestating and Lactating Sow 2015 by Farmer, Chantal (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Gestating and Lactating Sow 2015 about?

The last book on the lactating sow was published over 15 years ago. This new book brings us up to date in current knowledge on the gestating and lactating sow. It covers new and important topics such as conditioning of gilts for optimal reproductive performance, feeding high fibre diets to gestating sows and providing various fat sources in gestation and lactation. It also describes the several key success factors to group-housing systems in gestation, which is a must due to the current move towards group-housing. The new concept of transition feeding for sows is discussed, as well as the factors involved in mammary development of gilts and sows, both of which are instrumental for maximum colostrum and milk yields. The impact of the human-animal interactions on sow welfare and performance is discussed with focus on new handling practices that could be developed to overbalance the negative interactions inherent to pig management systems. Updates on unavoidable topics, such as amino acid and energy requirements of sows, colostrum and milk yield and composition, and sow health are also provided.The subjects covered in this book will assist animal scientists, nutritionists, veterinaria

Who reads The Gestating and Lactating Sow 2015?

Author

Farmer, Chantal (editor)

Publisher

Wageningen Academic Publishers

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9789086868032

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Stem