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Archive: Pig News, Reviews & Reports 2005-2006
SAMPLE PLAN FOR NOISE REDUCTION ON A PIG FARM: BPEX
[A range of ways to reduce noise pollution on a pork production unit is demonstrated in this series of measures]
CAUSES, TREATMENT & PREVENTION of RECTAL PROLAPSE: BPEX
The Pigs Who Swam to a New Life! - The Legend of the Tamworth Two
Production Diseases in Farm Animals This Book includes a CD of Proceedings of International Conference on
"Production Diseases in Farm Animals"
High producing farm animals are permanently challenged by a variety of factors: lack of proper nutrition (deficit/surplus), housing systems, infections and stress. The incidence, course and outcome of production diseases are changing continuously. Therefore, new information on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of production diseases is needed.
These problems are complicated by the discussion of animal welfare, the rapid changes in agricultural production and the economics of production. The following key topics are handled: alternatives to growth-promoting antibiotics; chronic inflammation and animal production; animal behaviour and welfare in intensive production systems; epidemiology of production diseases; new techniques in immunoprophylaxis; nutrition-immunology and production-immunology relationships; phosphorus nutrition - animal health and environmental concerns; application of genomics to production disease; role of specific fatty acids in animal health, reproduction, and performance; trace mineral nutrition and metabolism
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A Guide to Traditional Pig Keeping
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten + 99 Other Thought Experiments 
A guide to finding clarity and creative solutions, without dogma, in an ethical or moral problem. Many of these fascinating stories concern eating, work, money and lifestyle issues and habits. Vegetarian issues surface in a number of stories - the "Eating Tiddles" story logically concludes that NOT eating our deceased pets is morally indefensible!
For people who value honest, intelligent discussion that does not shy away from difficulties!
"This book is like the Sudoku of moral philosophy!"
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Enteric Infections in Pigs - Selecting an Antimicrobial Treatment
Antibiotic Resistance & Dose-Rate ConsiderationsDetermining an Effective Treatment & Dose Rate for a Bacterial Gut Infection The resistance or sensitivity of bacteria to an antibiotic is usually determined in the laboratory by growing the bacteria and exposing them to a range of concentrations of the antimicrobial drug. However, the concentration at which a pathogen becomes deemed susceptible or resistant to the antibiotic under laboratory conditions is termed the "microbiological breakpoint". Knowing the microbiological breakpoint allows us to detect resistance factors in bacterial cultures, but this concentration of the drug cannot be used on its own to predict the concentration of drug needed to eliminate the bacteria from an infected animal.
Predicting clinical response to treatment requires a knowledge of the "clinical breakpoint", which takes into account the pharmacokinetic (see below) profile of the antimicrobial compound i.e. the concentration of the antimicrobial compound in infected tissues as well as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the antimicrobial drug.
The clinical breakpoint is the highest MIC where the antimicrobial will have an inhibitory effect on the organism at a specified inclusion level in feed and prevent clinical disease occurring. If an animal is infected with bacteria that have a higher MIC, the bacteria are unlikely to be inhibited and the antimicrobial is unlikely to be effective in preventing or curing disease.
Pharmacokinetics (PK): study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs.
Pharmacodynamics (PD): study of the action and effects of drugs on living organisms.
New Farm Animal Breeding & Welfare Manuals from OIE
Biotechnology Applications in Animal Health & Production
>>>><<< Animal Welfare - Global Issues, Trends & Challenges!
New Farm Livestock Welfare Textbook
Animal Bioethics - Principles & Teaching Methods
19 chapters by 31 experienced authors from 11 countries
Analysis of historical, philosophical, religious & cultural perspectives & driving forces Ethical principles related to human-animal relationships, and their dynamics Teaching objectives, strategies & methods in farm animal ethics Concepts & framework for education & practical understanding in ethical farming Applied teaching, training and communication, curriculum development principles, rationale, examples, detailed syllabus for animal welfare Case studies, problem-based learning, good practice in livestock ethical treatment
The Lactating Sow: Behaviour - Physiology - Management - Nutrition
Edited by Verstegen, Moughan & Schrama
Wageningen Agricultural University & Massey University New Zealand
17 chapters - Expert Authors - 350 pagesOverview of biological and zootechnical aspects of lactation in sows Colostrum and sow's milk composition Immunological aspects and Piglet digestion of sow's milk Major factors affecting lactation performance Genetic heritability, diet nutrition, pregnancy feeding, age factors Environmental requirements of lactating sows Relationship between nutritional strategy and reproduction
Pig Videos Books Equipment - Sale
Pig Health & Diseases Food Safety Feeds & Nutrition Behaviour & Welfare
Pig Management Nutrition Breeding Genetics Infertility Cattle
3 New Farm Livestock Manuals
Mental Health & Well-being in Animals
Stress resistance - Disease susceptibility - Handling - Vices
A truly astonishing manual! - The first to comprehensively describe, diagnose and prescribe treatments for mental and emotional health problems in animals.
Mixing scientific research with practical commonsense information. Packed with new insights, clinical applications for animal health professionals and tips for enlightened animal keepers to use in practical situations.A landmark in the new science of psychoneurobiology
Reproductive Technologies in Farm Animals
Cattle - Sheep - Pigs - Goats - HorsesQuick-reference, practical guide to fertility control, controlled breeding, A.I., embryo cloning, transgenics and pregnancy diagnosis in farm animals.
The Encyclopedia of Farm Animal Nutrition
Quick-reference practical guide to:
farm animal feedingstuffs, diets, nutrition, nutrition problems
40 Now Dead - WHO say it is a new highly virulent strain: August 19 2005
650 pigs died and eaten: August 15 2005 Pig-borne disease - Media ban: August 13 2005
August 11 2005 News updates China's offical epidemic report: OIE
