Documentations

Behavioural assessment of coping abilities in boars used in artificial insemination studs : relationships with the responses to the first semen collection attempt

Poster. The reasons for training failure in commercial boar studs and premature culling (20‐30% among French AI boars) are not clearly understood. This study aims to assess the behavioural adaptation…

Reproductive performance and overall economic results in French sow herds of contrasting prolificacy levels

Poster. The development of hyperprolific sows has been associated with a huge increase in perinatal mortality. The aim of the present study is to re‐evaluate other possible side effects of…

Comparison of ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from fattening pigs kept either on partially slatted floor in cold conditions or on fully slatted floor in thermoneutral conditions

Continuous measurements of ammonia and greenhouse gas were achieved on exhaust air from two fattening rooms differing by the type of floor (totally slatted vs partially slatted floor) and the…

Homogeneity of an oxytetracycline water medication, administered with a dosing pump

Poster. Oxytetracycline (OTC) is an antibiotic available for water medication in pig farms. This study aims to evaluate if its variable solubility can affect the homogeneity of the medicated solution,…

Analysis of physio-metabolic parameters in relation with long or complicated farrowings in the sow

Long farrowing durations have negative impact on perinatal mortality and subsequent piglet survival. The aim of this work was to monitor the evolution of different physio‐metabolic parameters before and during…

Comparison between computed tomography (CT) and dissection in order to measure the lean meat percentage of pig carcass cuts

Dissection is the European reference method for measuring the lean meat percentage of pigs. Computed tomography (CT), a medical imaging technology, could now replace dissection, if results are comparable. The…

Consumer acceptability of pork products ( sausages, lardons , dry sausages and cooked hams) issued from entire male pigs, compared to products from females or castrated males.

Poster. The acceptability of four processed products of the French pork industry (fresh sausages, lardons, dry sausages and cooked hams), using meat from entire male pigs, females or castrated males,…

Cooking and endpoint temperature effects on the nutritional values of pork loin

Nutritional values of fresh pork retail cuts have been recently updated in a national program. Experimental design of a part of the program was set up to estimate the domestic…

Effect of acidifying fattening feed to reduce carriage of Salmonella in high prevalence pig herds

Poster. In five commercial herds with high level of infection with Salmonella spp., studies were carried out to investigate the effect of the incorporation of potassium diformate in the diet…

Heterogeneity of piglets born from hyperprolific sows

Since 2002, a research program has been developed by IFIP, which aim were, on the first hand, to identify the factors that could explain birthweight variation within the litter and,…

2008 running review of zoonotic diseases across the EU

This paper keynotes the European Community zoonoses and zoonotic infectious agents report, giving special emphasis to the salmonella infections section. Although Salmonella Enteritidis and eggs and egg products still top…

Water use and energy consumption in pig slaughtering-processing plants : characterization of practices employed in 8 stations

In 2009, the IFIP led a series of surveys and measurement campaigns in 8 different pig slaughtering and processing plants. The aim was to inventory the tested solutions that industry…