Documentations

Organically farmed pigs in Denmark. Account of a study visit

After enjoying strong growth in the last five years, organically farmed (OF) production is stagnant. The main brake on the growth of OF meat production is its high price differential…

Development of an inspection procedure for the cleaning and disinfecting of piggeries

ITP conducted a study with the aim of proposing a method suitable for the routine assessment of the cleaning and disinfecting of piggeries. The results presented here allow an inspection…

Red label livestock and open air breeders with fattening on litter - Technico-economic results

Barely 30% of initially selected livestock farms yielded technico-economic management results. The economic advantage of the livestock farms that were monitored offered little incentive and will have to beassessed over…

Biological treatment by activated slurry and composting of manure on straw : a farm survey

A survey carried out in 15 stations using biological treatment by activated slurry and three units for the composting of manure on straw provided data on working time, treatment cost,…

What type of floor for fattening pens ? Comparison of partial and full slatted flooring for various animal welfare criteria

The aim of this work was to compare, in two trials, the impact of partial and full slatted flooring on various welfare criteria. Full slatted flooring is associated with poorer…

SANITEL : The Belgian system for identifying and tracking pigs

Despite an unfavourable socio-economic context and a weakly structured professional organisation, Belgium has succeeded in setting up an efficacious pig tracking system. Today, the SANITEL system coversthe whole country and…

Performance and longevity of sows according to ambient conditions and feeding during lactation

The study presented confirms earlier work showing that the lactation performance of sows was strongly depressed when the ambient temperature permanently exceeded 25°C. In addition we show that the sensitivity…

Piggeries : renovate or rebuild ?

One third of the total floor area of all farms is more than 20 years old and has been renovated twice or even three times, causing major problems. However, we…

Low-cost pork production : in what conditions ? Situation in France, international comparisons, perspectives

This study shows that the lowest farm production costs in 2000 were 1.09 EUR/kg carcass. Five profiles were identified. Profile 1: moderate costs at all stages through good technical performance.…

Qualité technologique des viandes produites par des porcs élevés sur parcours

L’objectif était de comparer la qualité technologique des carcasses issues d’une production "plein-air" à engraissement sur parcours, à celle des carcasses issues de la production conventionnelle en bâtiments. Nous avons…

Analysis of two by-products of the cereals industry

Two trials for the measurement of minerals in wheat starch processing by-products were conducted in 1999 and 2001. The results obtained provided an initial data bank on mineral contents: macro-elements…

Technological quality of meat from pigs raised outdoors

This study compares the technological quality of carcasses from a farm where pigs were fattened on an outdoor run with that of carcasses of pigs raised indoors. Measurements of pH…