Recognising and Treating Pig Infertility

Authors: Michael R Muirhead and Thomas JL Alexander
This paperback pocket guide has been written as a second companion to Managing Pig Health and the Treatment of Disease. The book, which has over 200 pages provides quick and easy reference to identifying and treating pig infertility.

The book is split into eight sections, the first covers pig anatomy, with section 2 providing a basic understanding of medicines and their usage. Section 3 is a guide to identifying reproductive failure and sections 4 and 5 cover the management and diseases affecting reproduction. Section 6 provides information on how Nutrition can affect reproduction.

The book is cross referenced with Managing Pig Health... for further reading, which includes relevant information on prevention and control.

This pocket guide is the ideal tool for use on the farm by a manager or farm hand to help identify and address immediate reproduction concerns. Further reading in Managing Pig Health..., or on ThePigSite.com can be used to gain a better understanding of the problem and formulate an action plan to address the problem in the longer term.

Availability: In Print
Publication date: January 2000
Binding: Paperback
Dimensions: 115mm wide x 190mm high x 13mm thick
Weight: 280 grams
Extent: 203 pages
ISBN: 0 9530150 3 3

Book Contents

• Reproduction anatomy and terminology
• Understanding and using medicines
• Identifying reproductive failure
• The management of infertility
• Diseases and conditions affecting reproduction
• Reproduction and nutrition
• Manipulative procedures for reproductive problems
• Useful information
• Index