Overview
- Authors:
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Wilson G. Pond
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United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, USA
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Jerome H. Maner
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Winrock International, Morrilton, USA
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Dewey L. Harris
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United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska United States Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, USA
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 1-20
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 21-41
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 43-66
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 67-81
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 83-109
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 111-141
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 143-173
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 175-228
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 229-318
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 319-342
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- Wilson G. Pond, Jerome H. Maner, Dewey L. Harris
Pages 343-353
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Back Matter
Pages 355-439
About this book
Pork continues to occupy an important position as a food source in affluent societies as well as in developing countries with slower economic growth. The growth of the world swine population continues at a faster rate than that of the human population, a reflection of the sustained demand for pork in all parts of the world. The technical basis for commercial production of swine was presented in our two earlier textbooks-Swine Production in Temperate and Tropical Environ ments, by Pond and Maner, 1974, and Swine Production and Nutrition, by Pond and Maner, 1984. In view of rapidly advancing technology and an appreciation for the systems approach in industry and agriculture, this third book has been restructured to provide the student and practitioner with an integrated concept of pork production. We have attempted to blend the fundamental principles from genetics, physiology, nutrition, and biotechnology into the modern concepts of systems analysis and simulation modeling. The objective is to create a teaching approach which empha sizes the integrated synthesis of biological with physical and environmental sci ences and economics. This approach is expected to provide an overall pork pro duction systems view that individual producers can adapt to their specific resources, needs, and goals. Our new co-author, Dr. Dewey Harris, has used his expertise and perspective on interacting systems to change the complexion of the book to fulfill this objective. In addition, Dr.
Authors and Affiliations
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United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Houston, USA
Wilson G. Pond
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Winrock International, Morrilton, USA
Jerome H. Maner
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United States Department of Agriculture—Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska United States Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, USA
Dewey L. Harris