Features:

• Niche markets and specialty pork products
• Specialty diets
• Animal welfare and behavioral issues
• Environmental issues
• Use and value of alternative feedstuffs and their definitions
• Comprehensive feed composition tables
• End-of-Chapter Internet resources

Swine Science meets the needs of anyone interested in today’s swine industry. This new edition continues to present readers with a comprehensive, yet practical overview of all phases of the swine industry. Fully updated, reorganized and revised, the seventh edition of this book provides readers with a comprehensive resource for understanding and being competitive in the pork production industry today.

The revised order of the chapters develops the book from an historical perspective and a foundation of statistical data on the importance of the pork industry.

Chapters on genetics and nutrition have been divided into basic and applied chapters, allowing readers the opportunity to both understand the science and to move into practical applications of the principles learned.

The new edition includes the biology, production, processing and business aspects of swine. It covers large-scale commercial production as well as small-scale producers and sustainable production.

Contents

1. Historical Perspectives
   1. History and Development of the U. S. Swine Industry
   2. World and U. S. Swine and Pork Past, Present, and Future
   3. Breeds of Swine

2. Basic Productions Considerations
   4. Principles of Swine Genetics
   5. Applied Swine Genetics
   6. Fundamentals of Swine Nutrition
   7. Nutrient Requirements and Allowances, Diet Formulation, and Feeding Programs
   8. Alternative Feeds, Additives, and Feeding Management
   9. Grains and Other High-Energy Feedstuffs
   10. Protein and Amino Acid Feedstuffs for Swine
   11. Forages and Pasture Production
   12. Reproduction in Swine
   13. Swine Behavior and Their Environment
   14. Swine Health

3. Management Skills
   15. Swine Production and Management
   16. Manure and Environmental Management
   17. Buildings and Equipment
   18. Fitting and Showing Swine

4. Business Skills
   19. Marketing Hogs
   20. Pork and Pork By-Products
   21. Business Aspects of Swine Production

5. References Information
   22. Feed Composition Tables

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