Conséquence du sexage ou non des porcs et de la période de rationnement sur les performances en engraissement

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…

Caillebotis intégral ou litière paillée : comparaison des performances zootechniques en engraissement

Poster. L’engraissement des porcs charcutiers sur litière constitue une alternative possible au mode d’élevage le plus répandu actuellement, représenté par le caillebotis intégral. L’incidence sur les performances zootechniques est cependant…

Individual scrubber in fattening pig units: effects on odours and ammonia emissions

Poster. Gas scrubbing could be in the near future a good way to reduce ammonia and odour emissions by pig units. One limit of this treatment is the necessity of…

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…