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Book Details How to Develop Swine Breeding and Gestation FacilitiesMidWest Plan Service (MWPS) has just released the book Swine Breeding and Gestation Facilities Handbook, MWPS-43, the third publication in a three-part series on swine housing and management. This book provides builders and swine producers with a thorough explanation of the process and challenges of constructing and managing a swine breeding and gestation facility. Throughout MWPS-43, the focus is on the specific demands of the breeding and gestation facility. The book meets a variety of audience needs by combining discussions of housing management options with discussions of building layouts and equipment needs. Along with the discussions of management, layouts and equipment, other chapters explain manure handling options, environmental control systems, and utility requirements. The book is extensively illustrated, with approximately 60 figures showing specific examples of the concepts being discussed. Also included are more than 40 tables, equations, and examples that provide detailed specifications for space requirements, manure production volume, ventilation rates, insulation levels, and light levels. Appendices to the book contain worksheets and forms for determining sow, gilt, and boar inventories. MWPS-43, Swine Breeding and Gestation Facilities Handbook, was prepared under the direction of the Livestock Production Facilities Committee of MWPS. MWPS is a cooperative research and extension organization representing the 12 land-grant universities of the North Central Region of the United States. Swine Breeding and Gestation Facilities Handbook, MWPS-43, costs $15.00 per single copy, plus shipping and handling, plus sales tax. MWPS-43 and other books in the swine housing series can be ordered from either the University of Minnesota or the University of Wisconsin. |
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