Provides a comprehensive assessment of the major developments in global pig breeding programmesConsiders how genetics and breeding can be utilised to improve the sustainability and reduce the environmental impact of pork productionReviews the factors which can affect the reproductive efficiency of boars and sows, focussing on those that can impact semen quality and reproductive performance respectively

Completely updated with new content and full-colour figures throughout, the second edition of this successful book continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of pineapple breeding, production and yield. Pineapple is an increasingly important crop and demand for fresh pineapple is steadily growing; stakeholders in the value chain are worldwide. The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses provides essential coverage from botany through to postharvest handling and provides the technical inf...

This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on optimising reproductive efficiency in pigs.The first chapter highlights some of the main factors which are known to affect reproductive efficiency in pigs, including gilt development, litter size, control of the weaning to oestrus interval and season infertility. Management strategies designed to help producers continue to make a profit are also discussed.The second chapter introduces the concept of artificial insemination an...

A story of unshakeable belief and unbending faith from the author of The Deceptions.'The Watchful Wife is assured and engrossing. As our crisp, clear-eyed narrator with more than one cross to bear, Ellen guides us through a tangle of ethical and emotional quandaries that feel both timeless and immediate, keeping us on her side the whole way through.' Jacqueline Bublitz, author of Before You Knew My Name'Leal's unusual perspective ...

Everyone knows who killed Maggie Schneider. But why?On the morning of March 14, 1958, breeder Maggie Schneider, the Poultry Queen of Lipan County, is shot and killed while feeding her prize-winning, White Holland turkeys on her farm in south central Texas. Everyone knows who did it, but finding the killer isn’t so easy. The search uncovers a troubled family history of insanity, accidental deaths, and suicides. Was Maggie Schneider’s murder the result of a tainted b...

Are you looking for a partner? Do you feel a little lost, because the world has changed since the last time you asked someone out? Do you take them from relationship to relationship and none of them really satisfies you? Did you have a bad experience and are you afraid of falling in love again? Has the pandemic destroyed your social life? Did you open an account on a dating app, but nothing good has come of it? Do you have problems in your relationship and want to make it work? This book i...

El escrito se inscribe en la línea de investigación sobre "figuras de segunda fila" que hicieron posible la Revolución mexicana. El general Juan Torres Sánchez fue una de esas figuras que determinaron, en buena medida, el curso del movimiento armado.

En el pequeño pueblo de Guadalema, Don Adelardo Leal y su familia se quedan en la ruina por culpa de un socio y un negocio demasiado arriesgado. . . Emigran a América y regresan con cierto desahogo económico a Madrid, donde llevarán una vida feliz.

This is a SCOTTISH HIGHLANDER TIME TRAVEL SHORT STORYHistory student Olivia is unlucky in love and fed up of being the butt of her crushes' jokes. With her finals looming and her mind elsewhere, it is a welcome surprise when her professor brings in an ancient artifact to impress the class. Olivia is immediately drawn to the beautiful sword, feeling a pull to it she cannot explain. After she touches it she finds herself being sucked into the ancient world of the hig...

The Loyal Pin (La Leal Pin) es una serie de libros románticos tailandeses de la autora Monmaw, tratan sobre la historia de amor entre una Princesa y su amiga, ambientada en la década de 1950. La historia sigue a la Princesa Anilaphat y a Lady Pilantita, que crecen juntas en el palacio de Sawetawarit y desarrollan una relación complicada, bajo las estrictas tradiciones de la familia real.

Mantenha os amigos por perto… e os inemigos mais ainda.Ian Gilvry Laird de Dunross, é rude e selvagem como os espinheiros das Terras Altas. Mas o retorno de Selina e sua família reivindicando suas posses despertam nele ódio e paixão em iguais medidas. Lady Selina está dividida entre a lealdade a sua linhagem e o desejo luxuriante que nutre por Ian.Levada a se casar, ela descobre o quanto a virilidade dele satisfaz sua volúpia. Mas para Ian o dever vem em primeiro lugar. Como Selina...

The Loyal Pin (La Leal Pin) es una serie de libros románticos tailandeses de la autora Monmaw, tratan sobre la historia de amor entre una Princesa y su amiga, ambientada en la década de 1950. La historia sigue a la Princesa Anilaphat y a Lady Pilantita, que crecen juntas en el palacio de Sawetawarit y desarrollan una relación complicada, bajo las estrictas tradiciones de la familia real.