{"product_id":"optimising-pig-herd-health-and-production-9781786768834","title":"Optimising Pig Herd Health and Production","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhilst it can mean enhanced biosecurity, intensive and globalised pig production (based on a narrowing genetic base) also potentially increases the risk of disease and its spread. It has been estimated that diseases can lower pig production efficiency by 10-15%, though financial losses can be much greater.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptimising pig herd health and production\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the need to develop more preventative measures that can be implemented to tackle the increasing threat of disease. The book addresses recent developments in disease prevention, focussing on how farmers and producers can utilise feed management and housing to optimise pig health, as well as the role of vaccine development in preventing the onset of endemic and emerging diseases in pigs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough highlighting the importance of understanding and identifying disease, the book showcases how our understanding of the mechanisms of transmission for some of the key porcine viral and bacterial diseases can be applied to optimise pig herd health and production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Understanding and identifying disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Advances in understanding mechanisms of porcine viral disease transmission\/epidemiology: \u003ci\u003eJoaquim Segalés, Departament de Sanitat i Anatomia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA) - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA) and OIE Collaborating Centre for the Research and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Pig Diseases in Europe (CReSA-IRTA), Spain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e2.Understanding and identifying bacterial disease in swine: \u003ci\u003eDominiek Maes, Filip Boyen and Freddy Haesebrouck, Ghent University, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e3.Improving disease surveillance and monitoring systems in pig herds: \u003ci\u003eAlejandro Ramirez, University of Arizona, USA\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e4.Surveillance on swine farms using antemortem specimens: \u003ci\u003eBerenice Munguía-Ramírez, Betsy Armenta-Leyva, Luis Giménez-Lirola, Chong Wang and Jeffrey Zimmerman, Iowa State University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Understanding immunity and disease resistance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5.Advances in understanding the development of immune function in pigs: \u003ci\u003eLorenzo Fraile, University of Lleida, Spain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e6.Advances in understanding gut function and immunity in pigs: \u003ci\u003eBert Devriendt, Ghent University, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e7.Nutritional strategies to boost immune function in pigs: \u003ci\u003eGlen W. Almond, North Carolina State University, USA; and Sara D. Hough, DSM Nutritional Products, USA\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e8.Host–pathogen interactions and genetic tools for resistance to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: \u003ci\u003eRaymond (Bob) Rowland, University of Illinois, USA\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Disease prevention\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9.On-farm strategies for preventing pig diseases: improving biosecurity: \u003ci\u003eJeroen Dewulf and Dominiek Maes, Ghent University, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e10.Managing feed to optimize pig health: \u003ci\u003eSam Millet, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Belgium; and Nadia Everaert, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Liège University, Belgium\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e11.Managing housing and stocking density to optimize health, welfare and production in pig herds: \u003ci\u003eIsabel Hennig-Pauka and Alexandra von Altrock, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e12.Advances in the development and use of vaccines for prevention of endemic diseases in pigs: \u003ci\u003eEnric Mateu, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Ivan Díaz, Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (CReSA, IRTA-UAB) and OIE Collaborating Centre for the Research and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Swine Diseases in Europe (IRTA-CReSA), Spain; and Gerard Martín-Valls, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e13.Advances in developing vaccines for emerging diseases in pigs: \u003ci\u003eFrancisco Javier Martinez Lobo, University of Lleida, Spain\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Optimising health through the life cycle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e14.Optimizing the health of gilts and sows during pregnancy and parturition: \u003ci\u003eS. Björkman, C. Oliviero and O. A. T. Peltoniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e15.Optimising the health of weaned piglets: \u003ci\u003eAndrea Luppi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), Italy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e16.Optimising the health of finisher pigs: \u003ci\u003eEdgar Garcia Manzanilla, Pig Development Department, Teagasc, The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042488942935,"sku":"9781786768834","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786768834.jpg?v=1750954354","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/optimising-pig-herd-health-and-production-9781786768834","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}