Pig Production in Australia

Foreword

List of Contributors

Part One Introduction


1 The Pig and the Australian Pig Industry


2 Recipe for a Profitable Pig Enterprise


3 Industry Structure and Trends

Part Two Product Quality


4 Carcass and Meat Quality


5 The Nutritional Value of Australian Fresh Pork

Part Three Breeding and Genetics


6 Principles of Genetic Improvement by Selection


7 Organization of Breeding Programs


8 Assessing Breeding Value

Part Four Feeding and Nutrition


9 Dietary Energy


10 Protein and Amino Acids in Feeds


11 Minerals and Vitamins


12 Water: Quality and Needs


13 Diet Formulation


14 Feeding Breeding Stock


15 Feeding Young Pigs


16 Feeding Growers and Finishers


17 Feeding Methods


18 Feed Storage, Processing and Handling

Part Five Buildings and Environment


19 Requirements of Effective Housing Systems


20 Control of the Climatic Environment


21 Building Materials for Intensive Piggeries


22 Fittings and Equipment


23 Methods of Collection of Effluent


24 Effluent Disposal

Part Six Health and Disease


25 Planning for a Healthy Herd


26 Post Natal Disorders of Sows


27 Diseases of Weaned Pigs


28 Skin Diseases


29 Lameness


30 Respiratory Diseases


31 Diseases of the Intestines


32 Internal Parasites


33 Leptospirosis


34 Porcine Parvovirus Infection


35 Poisoning of Pigs


36 Foreign Animal Diseases which Threaten the Australian Pig Industry


37 Understanding Meat Inspection Reports


38 Residues in Pigmeat

Part Seven Management


39 Animal Welfare


40 Stocksense


41 Mating Management


42 Management of Gilts and Pregnant Sows


43 Management of the Farrowing Sow


44 Management of Sucker Pigs

Part Eight Marketing


45 Handling and Transport of Pigs for Slaughter


46 Alternative Methods of Marketing Pigs


47 Recent Initiatives in Marketing—AUS-MEAT and CALM


48 The Development of a Standard Carcass Specification

Part Nine Personnel Management and Record Keeping


49 Personnel Management and Staff Training


50 Work Routines and Production Records


51 Using Production Methods in Unit Management


52 Computer-Based Recording Schemes


53 Financial Management Records

Appendix A

Australian Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of the Pig

Appendix B

Standard Terms and Definitions for Use in the Pig Industry

Appendix C

Feed and Diet Tables

Appendix D

Piggery Building Plans

Index