Documentations

Élever les truies gestantes en groupe

Systèmes d’alimentation et de logement Les différents systèmes pour loger les truies en groupes : caractéristiques, avantages et inconvénients, plans et conditions de bon fonctionnement. 13 fiches : Réglementation -…

Relative efficiency and cost of different cleaning and disinfecting processes for pig farms

A group of trials were carried out involving the mains steps of pig farm cleaning and disinfecting process. For each of them, two possibilities of implementation were assessed, refering to…

Development of a method to assess the efficiency of on-farm cleaning and disinfection

Six rapid control methods to assess the efficiency of on-farm cleaning and disinfection were compared at the ITP experimental farm and in commercial pig farms. The methods used were :…

Genetic correlations between litter size and weights, piglet weight variability and piglet survival from birth to weaning

Genetic parameters of litter size, litter weight, mean and heterogeneity (within-litter standard deviation) of individual piglet weights at birth, 21 days of age and at weaning, of perinatal (PSR) and…

Destructured meat in the pork industry : combined effects of transport and resting time before slaughter on the frequency of the appearance of this defect

The influence of the combined effects of transport time (1 h vs. 3 h) and resting time at the slaughterhouse (2 h vs. 6 h) were studied on the frequency…

Development conditions of French pig farms. A study of 611 projects between 1997 and 2001

This work is part of a broader study that is aimed at evaluating the consequences of European environment laws on the dynamics of pig production in France, Spain, Denmark and…

Typology of the French pig herds with the lowest production costs

In France, there is a large disparity between the costs of pig production. In 2000, using the financial managementmethod called “Tableau de Bord" an analysis of the 20 % of…

A classification of French pig farms : methodology, analysis and first results

The global aim of this study is to create a classification of the existing pig production systems. Based on the Agricultural Census of 2000 (RA 2000), the classification of the…

Effect of floor type (slatted/partly slatted) and pen size on the welfare of growing/finishing pigs

The aim of the study was to compare the incidence of floor type : partly slatted floor (PSF) vs. fully slatted floor (FSF), on several welfare criteria in two experiments.In…

Effect of meal frequency on performance and behavior of individually- or group-housed gestating sows

The effect of splitting daily feed allowance in 1, 2 or 3 meals from the 11th to the 107th day of gestation was studied in individually- (two batches of 24…

Utilisation of white and blue lupins in weaned piglet diets

A series of experiments were conducted in order to define the maximum level of inclusion of white and blue lupins in weaned piglet diets. A total of 1032 weaned piglets…

Effects of processing whole soybeans in phase 2 diets of weaned piglets

The effects on piglets performances of diets containing soybeans that had been processed with roasting (Tostd), roasting followed by steam-flaking (To+), extrusion (Ext) were tested for 12 lots provided by…