SWINE PRODUCTION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
SWINE PRODUCTION AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
By: Umesh Dimri, M.V.Sc., Ph.D, M.B.A. Head & Principal Scientist, Division of Medicine M.C. Sharma, M.V.Sc., Ph.D Director R. Tiwari, M.Sc., Ph.D Senior Scientist & Incharge, ATIC Indian Veterinary Research Institute Izatnagar-243 122 Barielly, Uttar Pradesh, India
2013 NIPA
New India Publishing Agency Pitam Pura, New Delhi-110 088
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Swine Production and Health Management
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Contents Preface ...................................................................................................... vii 1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE....................................................... 1 (i) Introduction to Swine Farming .................................................... 1 (ii) Scope of Swine Farming .............................................................. 5 2. MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING................................................... 9 (i) Management of Swine ................................................................. 9 (ii) Management of Pregnant Sow and Herd Boar........................... 27 (iii) Management of Litters ............................................................... 31 (iv) Weaning and Rearing Management........................................... 39 (v) Housing of Swine....................................................................... 42 (vi) Building and Geographical Condition ....................................... 49 (vii) Record Keeping.......................................................................... 54 3. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY.................................................. 61 (i) Structure ..................................................................................... 61 (ii) Physiology.................................................................................. 63 4. BREEDING AND REPRODUCTION............................................ 69 (i) Breeds......................................................................................... 69 (ii) Selection of Swine ..................................................................... 72 (iii) Reproduction in Sow and Boar .................................................. 74 5. NUTRITION AND FEEDING......................................................... 79 (i) Digestion of Feed ....................................................................... 79 (ii) Requirement of Nutrients........................................................... 86 (iii) Balanced Feed ............................................................................ 89 (iv) Feed Additives in Nutrition........................................................ 95 (v) Effect of Nutrition on Production ............................................ 101 6. HEALTH AND DISEASE ............................................................. 105 (i) Deficiency Diseases ................................................................. 105
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Swine Production and Health Management (ii) Systemic Diseases .................................................................... 109 (iii) Dermatological Ailments ......................................................... 115 (iv) Reproductive Disorders............................................................ 121 (v) Bacterial Diseases .................................................................... 124 (vi) Viral Diseases .......................................................................... 137 (vii) Mycoplasmal Diseases............................................................. 163 (viii) Aflatoxicosis ............................................................................ 164 (ix) Parasitic Diseases..................................................................... 167 (x) Management of Emergencies................................................... 185 (xi) Dehydration.............................................................................. 191 (xii) Post Mortem Examination ....................................................... 193
7. OTHER PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ............................................ 197 (i) Pig Production on Scavenging ................................................. 197 (ii) Pig and Fish Production ........................................................... 199 8. SWINE PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY ........................................ 203 (i) Slaughter and Preservation of Swine ....................................... 203 (ii) Products from Swine Meat....................................................... 206 9. SWINE MARKETING................................................................... 211 (i) Swine Marketing ...................................................................... 211 (ii) Economics of Pig Production................................................... 213 (iii) Financial Support for Swine Farming ..................................... 220 10. GLOSSARY..................................................................................... 229 11. SUGGESTED READINGS ............................................................ 235
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