Caillebotis intégral ou litière paillée : comparaison des performances zootechniques 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…

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…

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

La grille des plus-values des carcasses par gamme de poids s’est resserrée en 2007 ce qui implique de rechercher des solutions techniques permettant d’améliorer l’homogénéité des porcs en fin d’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,…