Control of Pig Reproduction IX - Hardcover

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The meeting, following the tradition begun in 1981 of holding ICPR conferences every four years, provided another excellent opportunity for scientific and social interaction among more than 135 delegates from 18 countries actively involved in most aspects of pig reproduction. Twenty-four invited speakers from eleven countries reviewed the latest advances in pig reproductive biology and the links of this knowledge to implementation in the swine industry; covering the following themes: Contents - Gametes and embryos, from cryobiology to metabolomics; Seminal plasma proteomics; Oocyte & embryo interplay with the surrounding milieu; Recent developments in porcine AI & ET; Pregnancy, parturition and the neonate; Gestation elicited: nutrition and placenta function; Managing litter survival; Reproductive biotechnology; Advancing -omics ; Reproductive selection in practice; Research & commercial pig reproduction