Book Description

Changes in consumer perceptions of meat quality; Nutritional manipulation of carcass quality in pigs; Consequences of changes in carcass composition on meat quality; Energy-protein interactions in pigs; Comparison of arc and nrc recomended requirements for energy and protein in growing pigs; Amino acid nutrition of pigs and poultry; Methods of determining the amino acid requirements of pigs; Ileal digestibilities of amino acid in pig feeds and their use in formulating diets; Use of synthetic amino acids in pig and poultry diets; Towards an improved utilization of dietary amino acids by the growing pig; Role of dietary fibre in pig feeds; Phosphorus availability and requirements in pigs; The water requirement of growing-finishing pigs - theoretical and practical considerations; Water for piglets and lactating sows: quantity, quality and quandaries; The phisiological basis of electrolyes in animal nutrition; Manipulation of the gut environment of pigs; Acidification of diets for pigs; Aetiology of diarrhoea; Immunity, nutrition and performance in animal production; Novel approaches to growth promotion in the pig; Impact of somatotropin and beta-adrenergic agonists on growth, carcass composition and nutrient requirements of pigs; Strategies for sow nutrition: predicting the response of pregnant animals to protein and energy intake; Predicting nuttrient responsesof the lactating sow; Nutrition of the working boar.