Whittemore's science and practice of pig production /

The science and practice of pig production has changed rapidly over recent decades; new husbandry practices, new understandings of growth, reproduction and health, new appreciations of welfare and environmental impact, new nutritional approaches, and modern reproductive and genetic techniques have a...

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Other Authors: Kyriazakis, I., Whittemore, Colin, 1942-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford, UK ; Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The science and practice of pig production has changed rapidly over recent decades; new husbandry practices, new understandings of growth, reproduction and health, new appreciations of welfare and environmental impact, new nutritional approaches, and modern reproductive and genetic techniques have all come into being, together with the emergence of new health challenges. Now in its third edition, this long established reference book on the management, breeding, feeding, nutrition, health and welfare of pigs has been fully revised to provide clear and current information on bot.
Item Description:Revised edition of: Science and practice of pig production / Colin T. Whittemore. 2nd. ed. 1998.
Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 685 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:9780470995624
0470995629
9781405173537
140517353X
9786610748150
6610748152
0470760877
9780470760871