Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 2

Part 1 Genetics and breeding
1.Advances and constraints in conventional breeding of pigs: David S. Buchanan, North Dakota State University, USA; 
2.The use of molecular genetic information in genetic improvement programmes for pigs: Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University, USA; 
3.Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of pigs: Glen W. Almond and Emily Mahan-Riggs, North Carolina State University, USA; 
4.Factors affecting the reproductive efficiency of boars: M. L. W. J. Broekhuijse, Topigs Norsvin Research Center B.V., The Netherlands; 
5.Genetic factors affecting feed efficiency, feeding behaviour and related traits in pigs: Duy Ngoc Do, McGill University, Canada; Haja N. Kadarmideen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark; 

Part 2 Animal nutrition
6.Advances in understanding pig nutritional requirements and metabolism: R.J. van Barneveld, R.J.E. Hewitt and D.N. D’Souza, SunPork Group, Australia; 
7.Meeting energy requirements in pig nutrition: J. F. Patience, Iowa State University, USA; 
8.Meeting amino acid requirements in pig nutrition: Sung Woo Kim, North Carolina State University, USA; 
9.Recent advances in understanding the role of vitamins in pig nutrition: Charlotte Lauridsen, Aaarhus University, Denmark; J. Jacques Matte, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada; 
10.Modelling nutrient requirements for pigs to optimise feed efficiency: Ludovic Brossard, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Florence Garcia-Launay and Jaap van Milgen, PEGASE, INRA – Agrocampus Ouest, France; 
11.The use of exogenous enzymes to improve feed efficiency in pigs: M. R. Bedford and C. L. Walk, AB Vista, UK; 
12.The use of growth promoters in pig nutrition: John M. Brameld, David M. Brown and Tim Parr, University of Nottingham, UK; 
13.Use of probiotics and prebiotics in pig nutrition in the post-weaning period: Ingunn Stensland and John R. Pluske, Murdoch University, Australia; 
14.Meeting individual nutrient requirements to improve nutrient efficiency and the sustainability of growing pig production systems: Candido Pomar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Canada; Ines Andretta, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and Luciano Hauschild, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil;