Feed efficiency in swine

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-13

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2. Herd management factors that influence whole herd feed efficiency

   • A. M. Gaines, B. A. Peterson, O. F. Mendoza

   Pages 15-39

3. Feeding and barn management strategies that maximize feed efficiency

   • M. D. Tokach, R. D. Goodband, J. M. DeRouchey, S. S. Dritz, J. L. Nelssen

   Pages 41-62

4. Liquid feeding corn-based diets to growing pigs: practical considerations and use of co-products

   • C. F. M. de Lange, C. H. Zhu

   Pages 63-80

5. Amino acid nutrition and feed efficiency

   • C. F. M. de Lange, C. L. Levesque, B. J. Kerr

   Pages 81-100

6. The influence of dietary energy on feed efficiency in grow-finish swine

   • J. F. Patience

   Pages 101-129

7. Feed processing to maximize feed efficiency

   • C. R. Stark

   Pages 131-151

8. The genetic and biological basis of residual feed intake as a measure of feed efficiency

   • J. M. Young, J. C. M. Dekkers

   Pages 153-166

9. Pig breeding for improved feed efficiency

   • P. W. Knap, L. Wang

   Pages 167-181

10. Effect of climatic environment on feed efficiency in swine

    • D. Renaudeau, H. Gilbert, J. Noblet

    Pages 183-210

11. Fueling the immune response: what’s the cost?

    • R. W. Johnson

    Pages 211-223

12. Influence of health on feed efficiency

    • S. S. Dritz

    Pages 225-237

13. Physiology of feed efficiency in the pig: emphasis on the gastrointestinal tract and specific dietary examples

    • J. R. Pluske

    Pages 239-257

14. Emerging technologies with the potential to improve feed efficiency in swine

    • F. R. Dunshea

    Pages 259-275

'Feed efficiency in swine' has been prepared as a comprehensive treatise on the current state of our understanding of this topic which is so important to the pork industry. Each chapter is written by international authorities who understand both the science and application of their topic area. The book provides detailed insight into the many factors affecting feed efficiency, ranging from diet processing to herd health, from nutrition to physiology and from day-to-day barn management to the adoption of advanced technologies. The authors explain such practical aspects as the challenge of interpreting feed efficiency information obtained on farm or the role of liquid feeding. The authors also delve into more scientific topics such as amino acid or energy metabolism or animal physiology. This book is written for people who have a technical interest in pork production, including nutritionists, geneticists, farm management specialists, veterinarians, other academics and, of course, pork producers.

• Feed efficiency
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