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

Improving the cleaning and disinfecting process in pig farms: incidence of soaking mode on efficiency, water requirement, labour time and costs

Poster. Different protocols are assessed in IFIP’s experimental farm, aiming to improve cleaning and disinfecting processes. Following previous publications, attention is here paid to soaking mode : length of application,…

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…

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…

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

Poster. Afin d’optimiser encore l’efficacité et le coût du nettoyage-désinfection, l’augmentation de la durée de trempage et l’utilisation d’un agent mouillant dans l’eau de trempage restaient à évaluer.