Nutritional approaches to arresting the decline in fertility of pigs and poultry: proceedings from Alltech's technical seminar series

Continued genetic development of pigs and poultry has been the foundation of profitable production within a competitive market. However, the challenges of these production increases have undoubtedly taken their toll on reproductive function in all breeding livestock, with the incidence of infertilit...

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Veröffentlicht: Wageningen [The Netherlands] Wageningen Academic Publishers 2006
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Zusammenfassung:Continued genetic development of pigs and poultry has been the foundation of profitable production within a competitive market. However, the challenges of these production increases have undoubtedly taken their toll on reproductive function in all breeding livestock, with the incidence of infertility increasing at an alarming rate. For example, it has recently been estimated that over 40% of sows are culled due to fertility problems, compared to just 12% with feet and leg issues. This edited collection of papers is taken from a series of seminars, devoted to bringing together some of the world's leading authorities in the field of pig and poultry reproduction. The fundamental aim being to re-examine the current trends in productivity in the pig and poultry industries, and to identify nutritional means to improve fertility. It considers the effects of essential nutrients in op
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Nutrigenomics in pig and poultry production: feeding the genes for fertility -- Recent advances in sow reproductive function -- Organic or inorganic selenium for hyperovulatory first-parity sows? -- Antioxidant status, hormonal response, embryo development and reproductive performance -- Piglets survival: importance for efficient productivity -- Nutritional management of reproduction -- The role of the boar in maximising reproduction: effects of nutrition and management -- Recent developments of fertility in turkeys -- Examining the impact of nutrition on the fertility of broiler breeders -- Broiler breeder nutrition and management: Whats̕ new? -- Nutrition of the newly hatched chick: an opportunity to maximize broiler performance? -- Striving for a feed conversion ratio of 1.00 -- the challenges we need to overcome -- Keyword index. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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ISBN:9789086865697
9086865690
9076998884
9789076998886
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-569-7

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