Facteurs d'optimisation du protocole de nettoyage-désinfection en élevage : importance des modalités de trempage

Incidence of growing pig housing conditions, fully slatted floor or straw bedding, on technical efficiency

Poster. Two housing systems (fully slatted floor vs straw litter) were assessed with respect to their technical efficiency through an experiment using two batches of 72 pigs over the 30-115…

Objets neutres ou attractifs : que choisir en post sevrage et en engraissement ?

Poster. L’obligation de mettre à disposition de tous les animaux élevés en groupe des matériaux manipulables conduit à proposer des objets pour les phases successives d’engraissement. Faut-il maintenir le même…

Effects of pig sexing and the period of restricted feed supply on growth performance

The effect of pig sexing on growth performance and carcass composition was investigated under two feeding strategies.Feeding restriction was applied either at the beginning or at the end of the…

How attractive must be the objects given to the pigs during post-weaning and fattening periods ?

Poster. Previous studies indicate that a prototype “toy” object (T) consisting of six plastic pipes fixed on the floor remains attractive throughout the fattening period. An experiment was designed to…