Pig Farming Q&A

Author: Duan Chengzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-10-14
Features: With the development of the social economy and the popularization and promotion of science and technology, the breeding systems, feed processing, and health and epidemic prevention systems for pigs have gradually improved. Many farmers have begun to move away from traditional raising methods, pursuing higher slaughter rates, commercial rates, and lean meat rates for pigs. Pig production is gradually moving towards intensive, large-scale, and industrialized development, urgently needing modern pig-raising science and technology. This book addresses the problems in household and large-scale pig production, assembling advanced and applicable modern pig-raising achievements and production technologies obtained in recent years in China. It systematically and concisely introduces fundamental knowledge and key technologies in various aspects, including pig breeds and hybrid utilization, feeding nutrition, feeding techniques and management, veterinary health and epidemic prevention, pigsty construction, pig farm management and operation, and pork processing. It aims to benefit, improve the economic benefits of pig production. The book is written in plain and easy-to-understand language, with rich and detailed content, advanced and practical technology, making it suitable for pig-raising farmers, managers and technicians of large-scale pig farms, grassroots veterinarians and animal husbandry personnel, as well as teachers and students of agricultural schools.