The Neonatal Pig
The Neonatal
Author(s): Edited by Ruo-Jun Xu and Peter CranwellWith the modern practice of early weaning, the gastrointestinal system of the neonatal pig has been pushed to its limit, resulting in numerous problems including malnutrition and the post-weaning growth check. To deal with these problems, much research has been performed during the last decade and a wealth of information on the interrelationship between gastrointestinal development and nutrient assimilation in neonatal pigs has accumulated. However, the information is scattered in a multitude of scientific journals and conference proceedings, and is not easily accessible to many workers in the pig industry, including most animal nutritionists. This volume aims to bring together the most up-to-date knowledge in this field and to provide a single source of reference.
The book covers the basic anatomy and histology of the gastrointestinal tract, and the postnatal growth and functional maturation of the gastrointestinal system in neonatal pigs. It also covers the nutrition and metabolism of neonatal pigs during the early postnatal period and issues concerning creep feeding and early weaning diets, plus chapters dealing with gastrointestinal disorders in neonatal pigs during pre- and post-weaning periods and the use of piglets as experimental models for studying such topics as total parenteral nutrition and prenatal growth retardation in human infants.
Availability: In Print
Publication date: Sept 2003
Binding: Hardback
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Extent: 360 pp.
ISBN: 1-897676-17-4
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- Preface
- Embryology, anatomy and histology of the gastrointestinal system
- Gastrointestinal regulatory peptides
- Gastrointestinal nervous system and gut motility
- Gastrointestinal secretory function
- Digestion and absorption
- Nutrition and metabolism of the neonatal pig
- Composition of milk
- Crept feed and early weaning diets
- Feed additives
- Gastrointestinal disorders during neonatal and post-weaning period
- Piglets as a model for studying total parenteral nutrition
- Piglets as a model for studying intrauterine growth retardation
- Appendix
- Index
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