Download or read book Optimising pig herd health and production written by Prof Dominiek Maes and published by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarises the wealth of research on optimising pig herd health for increased protection against major diseases, including ASF and PRRS Reviews recent advances in understanding gut function and immunity in pigs, including the development of nutritional strategies to boost immune function and resistance to disease Explores key challenges facing pig production, including breeding disease resistant pigs with a narrowing genetic base and the development of fungicide resistance