Advances in pig breeding and reproduction
Contributions by Professor Riccardo Bozzi, Dr Martijn Derks, Dr Xiaolei Liu, Professor Martina Zappaterra, Dr Helene Gilbert, Professor Jack Dekkers, Dr Laurianne Canario, Dr Luiz Brito, Dr Juan Steibel, Professor Glen Almond, Dr Karl Kerns, Dr Jamil Faccin, Dr Aileen Keating, Dr Rob Knox, Professor Bethany Redel, Dr Kara Stewart, Dr Laura Greiner, Dr Susanne Hermesch, Professor Johannes Kauffold Edited by Professor Jason Ross
Publication date:
Q3 2024Length of book:
400 pagesPublisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingDimensions:
229x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781801465359
In recent years, there have been significant developments in the way that pigs are bred. This is primarily as a result of a shift in focus from production traits, such as meat quality, to other traits such as improved feed efficiency, reproductive performance and disease resistance. In light of this shift, a greater understanding of reproduction efficiency in pigs is required.
Advances in pig breeding and reproduction provides a comprehensive overview of the key research undertaken in these important areas and considers how reproduction efficiency can be optimised to achieve the desired breeding outcomes. The book also addresses recent advances in understanding how genetics can be engineered to breed pigs with an improved resistance to major diseases affecting pigs, such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.