The Lactating Sow

About this book

Provides an overview of the biology of the modern lactating sow. Subjects discussed include the properties of milk composition in relation to pig growth and development; factors influencing milk production; and, metabolic interactions within and across pregnancies and lactations and throughout the sows lifetime.

Contents

The composition of colostrum and milk, A. Darragh; immunological aspects - comparison with other species, F. Blecha; factors influencing the utilization of colostrum and milk, J. Pluske and G.Z. Dong; nutrient uptake and endocrine regulation of milk synthesis by mammary tissue of lactating sows, R. Dean Boyd, et al; genetic influences on milk quantity, D.D.S. Mackenzie; energetic efficiency of milk production, J. Noblet; dietary amino acids and milk production, R.H. King; dietary fat and milk production, L. Babinszky; nutritional effects during lactation and weaning to estrus interval, I. William; influence of pregnancy feeding on lactation performance, C.T. Whittemore; nitrogen intake and metabolism during pregnancy and lactation, H. Everts; nutritional strategy and reproduction, C.M.C. van der Peet-Schwering; lactational effects on the endocrinology of reproduction, B. Kemp; modelling metabolism of the lactating sow, J.E. Pettigrew; thermal requirements of the lactating sow, J.W. Schrama and J.W.G.M. Swinkels; influence of some sow and piglet characteristics and of environmental conditions on milk production in the sow, M. Etienne, et al; behaviour of the lactating sow, P. Brooks.

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