This beautiful volume contains a detailed treatise on the embryology of the pig, with a wealth of information on every step of embryonic development. A thorough exposition, complete with a plethora of detailed illustrations and diagrams, this text will greatly appeal to the serious pig farmer and enthusiast, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this text include: 'The Reproductive Organs - Gametogenesis'; 'The Sexual Cycle - Fertilization'; 'The Process of Cleavage and the Formation and Early Differentiation of the Germ Layers'; 'The Early Development of the Body Form and the Establishment of the Organ Systems'; etcetera. This volume was originally published in 1948, and is being proudly republished now, complete with a new introduction on pig farming.