"Aimed at owners, managers and stock people as well as students, veterinarians and commercial advisors, it is written in an easy, no-nonsense style."--BOOK JACKET.

1.Litter size -- 2. Birthweights -- 3. post-weaning check to growth -- 4. Empty days -- 5. Culling strategy -- 6. Prolapse -- 7. Choosing a gilt -- 8. Seasonal infertility -- Business and Management Section -- 9. New terminology -- 10. Common problems with records -- 11. Risk management -- 12. Another string to your bow? -- 13. Franchising -- 14. Mostly about people -- 15. Partnerships -- 16. Dealing with a cash crisis -- 17. Growth rate -- 18. Food conversion -- 19. Stocking density -- 20. Problems with hot weather -- 21. Wrong mucking/pen fouling -- 22. Pig mixing -- 23. Tailbiting -- 24. Legs and lameness -- 25. Mycotoxins -- 26. Immunity -- 27. Stress and stressors -- 28. Biosecurity -- 29. Liquid feeding -- 30. Fermented liquid feeding (FLF) -- 31. Problems with ventilation.