Husbandry and management practices in
farrowing units II. lactation

재고소진시 해외오더 4~6주 소요

2015 / 200 pages / 17 x 24 cm
Hardcover / English / Spanish
ISBN: 9788416315109

Servet

New volume of Husbandry and management practices in farrowing
units focused on the lactation phase. The authors, known for their
expertise in swine production, present a practical book highlighting
the keys of this production phase, including the physiology, fostering,
weaning, feeding, health programmes, personnel management, etc.

     Age at weaning
     Weight at weaning and growth curve
     Weaning and stress in the piglet

3. Environmental control
   Environmental requirements of the lactating sow and piglet
  

   Environmental control systems
  

   Animal welfare requirements

4. Feeding of the lactating sow and piglet
   Key concepts of nutrition
     Feed requirements
     Water requirements
     Feeding of the lactating sow
     Types of feed
     Feeding curves
  

   Feeding of the suckling piglet
     Creep feed
     Milk replacers
     Yoghurt
     Gel
     Other dietary supplements
  

   Body condition monitoring systems
     Visual monitoring
     Body condition scoring

      Individual weight control with scales
     Control of back fat thickness
     Weight control using a measuring tape

5. Lactating sow management
   Management practices during lactation
  

   Different management strategies: cross-fostering, nurse sows, artificial lactations, complete lactations

6. Suckling piglet management
   Piglet management
  

   Processing of piglets: teeth clipping, tail docking, identification…
  

   Main piglet management procedures

     Castration
     Inguinal hernia surgery

7. Cross-fostering management
   Introduction
  

   Partial cross-fostering
  

   Shunt fostering

8. Weaning management
   Sow weaning management
  

   Piglet weaning management
  

   Age at weaning
  

   Types of weaning. Partial weaning

9. Health programmes
   Health strategy
  

   Main diseases of the lactating sow
     Mastitis
     Digestive problems
     Joint problems
     Demineralisations
  

   Main diseases of the piglet
     Diarrhoeic problems
     Parasitic problems
     Coccidia
     Ascaris
     Exudative epidermitis
     Meningitis
     Others
  

   Biosafety
     Prophylactic programmes
     Vaccines for the sow and piglet
     Antiparasitic treatments
     Systematic treatments

10. Personnel management
   Necessary aspects for correct personnel management
     Selection
     Education
     Motivation
     Training
     Planning
     Responsibility
     Communication
     Staff turnover
     Teamwork
     Working with objectives
     Work health and safety

11. Production targets during lactation
   Concept of present sow
  

   Concept of productive sow at first service
  

   Concept of productive sow at first farrowing
     Farrowing per sow and year

   Weaned piglets per litter
  

   Productivity per sow and year
     Present sow
     Productive sow at first service
     Productive sow at farrowing

12. Conclusions

13. Reference list