Achieving Sustainable Production of Pig Meat Volume 1

Dr Mathew is Professor and Head of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, USA. Professor Mathew was formerly Head of Animal Sciences at the University of Tennessee. He has published widely on pre-harvest food safety, specifically the effects of nutrition and animal management on the occurrence and antibiotic resistance of pathogens on the farm. Dr Sandra Edwards is Emerita Professor in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University, UK. Professor Edwards is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on pig welfare with over 200 publications in the field. She has won numerous awards, including from organisations such as UFAW, EAAP, RSPCA and BSAS. She is a former President of the British Society of Animal Science, a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, as well as a former member of the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council and the Animal Health and Welfare Panel of the European Food Safety Agency.

• Part 1 Safety1.Zoonoses affecting pigs: Peter R. Davies, University of Minnesota, USA; 2.Effective control of zoonoses in pig production: Jan Dahl, Danish Agriculture and Food Council (DAFC), Denmark; 3.Dealing with the challenge of antibiotic resistance in pig production: Paul D. Ebner and Yingying Hong, Purdue University, USA; 4.Detecting veterinary drug residues in pork: Amy-Lynn Hall, United States Food and Drug Administration, USA; Part 2 Quality5.Producing consistent quality meat from the modern pig: R. D. Warner and F. R. Dunshea, The University of Melbourne, Australia; and H. A. Channon, The University of Melbourne and Australian Pork Limited, Australia; 6.Factors affecting pork flavour: Mingyang Huang and Yu Wang, University of Florida, USA; and Chi-Tang Ho, Rutgers University, USA; 7.Factors affecting the colour and texture of pig meat: Xin Sun and Eric Berg, Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, USA; 8.Nutritional composition and the value of pig meat: Lauren E. O’Connor and Wayne W. Campbell, Purdue University, USA; Part 3 Sustainability9. Assessing the environmental impact of swine production: G.J. Thoma, University of Arkansas, USA; 10.Nutritional strategies to reduce emissions from waste in pig production: Andre Aarnink, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Phung Le Dinh, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam; 11.Organic pig production systems, welfare and sustainability: Sandra Edwards, University of Newcastle, UK; and Christine Leeb of BOKU, Austria;