The gestating and lactating sow:

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...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2015
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Zusammenfassung: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/or 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 o
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
""Table of contents ""; ""1. Conditioning of the gilt for optimal reproductive performance""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Gilt body condition and estrous activity prior to first service""; ""1.3 Gilt body condition and reproductive performance after first service""; ""1.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""2. Early gestation feeding and management for optimal reproductive performance""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Early gestation issues: establishment of pregnancy and embryo mortality""; ""2.3 Effects of premating nutrition on luteal function during early pregnancy""
""2.4 Post-mating nutrition, embryo loss and maintenance of pregnancy""""2.5 Hormonal interventions to support the maintenance of pregnancy""; ""2.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""3. Gestation group housing of sows""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Sow social behaviour in group-housing systems""; ""3.3 Types of group housing systems""; ""3.4 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""4. Mammary development""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Ontogeny of mammary development""; ""4.3 Control of mammogenesis""; ""4.4 Role of milk removal""; ""4.5 Nutritional impact on mammary development""
""4.6 Mammary involution""""4.7 Management strategies that can affect mammary development""; ""4.8 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""5. High-Fibre feeding in gestation""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Dietary fibres: definition, sources and characteristics""; ""5.3 Dietary fibres and satiety process: metabolism and physiological effects""; ""5.4 Impact of dietary fibres on behavioural activity""; ""5.5 Impact of dietary fibres on performance""; ""5.6 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""6. Applied amino acid and energy feeding of sows""; ""6.1 Introduction""
""6.2 Overarching principles""""6.3 Energy feeding""; ""6.4 Amino acid feeding""; ""6.5 Feeding management""; ""6.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""7. Transition feeding of sows""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 The importance of the transition period""; ""7.3 Feeding practice of modern hyperprolific sows during the transition period""; ""7.4 Recent advances""; ""7.5 Future perspectives""; ""References""; ""8. Colostrum and milk production""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Definitions of colostrum, transient milk and mature milk""; ""8.3 Colostrum production""; ""8.4 Milk production""
""8.5 Conclusions""""References""; ""9. Composition of sow colostrum and milk""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Methodology""; ""9.3 Physico-chemical properties""; ""9.4 Water and total solids""; ""9.5 Carbohydrates""; ""9.6 Lipids""; ""9.7 Proteins""; ""9.8 Energy""; ""9.9 Minerals""; ""9.10 Vitamins""; ""9.11 Cells""; ""9.12 Bioactive components""; ""9.13 Effects of physiological state""; ""9.14 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""10. Housing, management and environment during farrowing and early lactation""; ""10.1 Introduction""; ""10.2 Physiology of farrowing""
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ISBN:9789086868032
9086868037
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-803-2

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