Commercial Pig Farming: A Guide for Swine Production and Management 1st Edition - February 6, 2025

A Comprehensive Guide to Commercial Pig Farming

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the pig farming sector, which accounts for approximately 35% of meat production globally. With 25 chapters, this book provides broad coverage on the key aspects of commercial pig farm management, including breeding and reproduction, housing, mechanization, feeding, health and welfare, pork processing, marketing, waste management, and circular bioeconomy.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It comprehensively covers the healthcare, reproduction, and management aspects of pig farming.
• Precision Pig Farming: It discusses precision pig farming, using artificial intelligence tools and smartphone applications for swine health and feeding management.
• Biosecurity Measures: It includes the latest biosecurity measures for pig farms.
• Cutting-Edge Technologies: The book will move beyond the basics to cover state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technologies in the industry, including the latest vaccination strategies and biosecurity guidelines for pigs.
• Broad Audience: It will be most useful to progressive farmers, researchers, and graduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals working in the pig industry.