Overview

This volume discusses how the pig industry, as a whole, can close the loop and meet the needs of today's researcher, processor, producer and consumer. Views are presented on five key areas of debate: Science into practice; Who matters? The changing market; A return to competitiveness; Dealing with the inevitable; Innovation and inspiration. Also included is a chapter on the nutritional control of Salmonella (workshop) together with the posters that were presented at the meeting.

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Author:   J.E. Thompson ,  B.P. Gill ,  M.A. Varley
Publisher:   Nottingham University Press
Imprint:   Nottingham University Press
Volume:   No. 31
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9781904761501

ISBN 10:   190476150
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   01 June 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Science and knowledge transfer - what the British pig industry needs * Theories, successes and lessons * Funding and facilitation - Defra's pig science and technology transfer programme * The multiple retailers * A direct marketeers view * A British point of view * Where are the gaps * Can genetics deliver? * Regaining a high health status: Can it be done? How can it be done? * The American dream: A quest for high health * Light at the end of the tunnel * Precision pig management - resolving conflicts by integrated solutions * The production of more fast-growing heavy pigs every year * Emerging feed legislation and related issues * Current developments in pig welfare * Environmental sustainability - legislation, policy drivers and perks * Salmonella and food safety - why it matters for the British pig industry * Biotechnology - opportunities for Europe * Autofom - a new and improved technology for the UK pig industry * Effect of Formi within a Salmonella control programme for finisher pigs * The effect of floor type on ammonia emission, welfare, health and behaviour of growing pigs * Longitudinal study of adverse behaviour of undocked pigs in two different housing systems * Non-invasive endocrine assessments in the domestic sow: towards an automated reproductive monitoring system for pig production * The effect of feeding a high fibre diet from mid-lactation until breeding on subsequent litter size of sows * The effect of docosahexaenoic acid supplementation of the maternal diet on the performance and behaviour of piglets * Effect of neutraceutical supplementation on the growth performance and antioxidant activity in liver and plasma of weaned piglets * Effect of Formi, feed structure and feed processing on the gut health of pigs * Index

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