Documentations

Influence of high temperatures on performance and feeding behaviour of lactating sows

Twenty-four multiparous Large White sows were used to investigate the effects of ambient temperature (T) and dietary protein content (CP) on lactating performance. Sows were allocated to two main thermic…

Oilseeds for weaned piglets : rapeseed, sunflower seeds and extruded full fat soybeans

Four isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets were compared in three successive trials. Each trial used 360 weaned piglets.Each diet had the same oil content (3 %) provided by : 3 %…

The influence of source of energy and energy density on feeding behaviour, performance and carcass characteristics of growing pigs

Individual feeding behaviour and performance of 96 pigs LW x Pi, raised in heterosexual groups, and fed ad libitum were measured from 35 to 105 kg with 4 diets: basal…

Pig feed supply in the Netherlands and Denmark : consequences of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform

The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, introduced in 1993/94, has led to a large increase in the use of cereals in animal feeds in the European Union.In the Netherlands,…

Fixed factors in slaughter pig cost price: a comparison in Denmark, France and The Netherlands

This study is the second part of a EU pig cost price comparison carried out in 1995. Structural factors are studied, which could explain differences observed between French, Dutch and…

Typology of farms with cereals and pigs in three French regions

Although pig production is considered as an intensive production which does not need land, it is generally part of farms. Other productions, especially crops, and available acreage have a great…

A typology of activity , organisation and strategies of pig producers comunities in the western regions of France

The pig producers communities were created through the French regulation during the sixties. They are very important, especially in the western regions of France. In Bretagne, the members of these…

The French pig sector thirty years after. From autarky to international competitiveness

France has chosen his way to develop pig production during the years 60, at the early stage of the European Common Market.Due to the lack of efficiency against other European…

Using Pedigree data in order to study genetic variability in the French Large White, Landrace and Pietrain pig breeds

Pedigree data, collected in the French Large White (LW), Landrace (LR) and Pietrain (PI) breeds between 1962 and 1996, were used to study recent changes of the genetic variability in…

Continuous genetic evaluation of on farm and station tested pigs for production and reproduction traits in France

A continuous genetic evaluation system has been implemented in France to estimate breeding values of on farm and station tested pigs for production and reproduction traits using a multiple trait…

Genetic parameters of compositional traits of two fat depots (backfat and leaf fat) and Longissimus dorsi muscle in pigs

Genetic parameters of chemical composition traits of backfat (BF), leaf fat (LF) and Longissimus dorsi muscle (LD) were estimated in centrally-tested Large White and French Landrace pigs. Pigs were fed…

Consumer acceptability and characterisation of the cooking odour of lardons and pork with different androstenone and skatole contents. Comparison of two cooking procedures

Two cooking procedures, frying pan on a hot plate versus closed container in an oven were used for the assessment of cooking odour of lardons or pork from gilt or…