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- Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major developments in global pig breeding programmes
- Considers how genetics and breeding can be utilised to improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pork production
- Reviews the factors which can affect the reproductive efficiency of boars and sows, focussing on those that can impact semen quality and reproductive performance respectively
Price: £150.00
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Imprint: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Series: Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Publication Date:
29 April 2025
ISBN: 9781801465373
Format: eBook
BISACs:
Part 1 Pig breeding
- 1.Assessing pig genetic diversity: R. Bozzi, F. Tiezzi and M.C. Fabbri, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy;
- 2.Advances in understanding and exploiting the pig genome: Martijn F. L. Derks, Wageningen University & Research/Topigs Norsvin Research Center, The Netherlands;
- 3.Advances in genomic selection in pig breeding: Xiaolei Liu, Lilin Yin, Dong Yin, Xinyun Li and Shuhong Zhao, Huazhong Agricultural University/Hubei Hongshan Laboratory – Wuhan, China;
- 4.Advances in understanding the genetics of and breeding for resistance to infectious disease in pigs: Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University, USA;
- 5.Advances in understanding the genetics of sow prolificacy: reproductive performance, trade-offs, and management solutions: Glen W. Almond, North Carolina State University, USA; and Diego F. Leal, University of São Paulo, Brazil;
- 6.Advances in the genetic improvement of sow longevity: Luiz Brito, Purdue University, USA; and Susanne Hermesch, AGBU a joint venture of NSW Department of Primary Industries and University of New England, Australia
Part 2 Reproduction
- 7.Improving the reproductive efficiency of boars: past, present, and future: Ian Shofner and Karl Kerns, Iowa State University, USA;
- 8.Gilt development to improve offspring performance and survivability: Jamil E. G. Faccin, Mike D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Joel M. DeRouchey, Jason C. Woodworth and Jordan T. Gebhardt, Kansas State University, USA;
- 9.Understanding ovarian function in pigs: María Estefanía González-Alvarez, Zöe E. Kiefer, Jamie M. Studer, Jason W. Ross and Aileen F. Keating, Iowa State University, USA;
- 10.Tools and strategies for optimizing the reproductive performance of sows: Robert V. Knox, University of Illinois, USA;
- 11.Accelerating genomic improvement in pigs by using reproductive biotechnologies: Bethany K. Redel and Paula R. Chen, USDA-ARS, Plant Genetics Research Unit, USA; Bhanu Telugu, Caroline Gomes Lucas, Kiho Lee, Kristin M. Whitworth and Randall S. Prather, University of Missouri, USA;
- 12.Neonatal piglet nutritional supplementation to increase growth and survival: a review: Kara Stewart, Purdue University, USA;
- 13.Nutritional strategies to optimize reproductive performance of the highly prolific sow: Laura L. Greiner and Caitlyn Wileman, Iowa State University, USA;