Documentations

Vitamines : rôles et besoins dans l’alimentation du porc

• Pour chaque vitamine : état des connaissances et des pratiques. • Pour l’utilisateur : repères simples sur les besoins des animaux. Édition 2005 - Une pochette et 14 fiches…

Nettoyage-désinfection des locaux et du matériel en abattoir et salle de découpe

Les protocoles de nettoyage-désinfection (les étapes). Contrôle (sites, autocontrôles, avantages et inconvénients des méthodes). Interprétation. Paramètres d’efficacité des produits. Prévention des risques. Édition 2005 - dépliant 4 pages 21 X…

Comment appréhender la compétitivité en viande porcine ? Regards sur les coûts et les marchés

Sur un marché européen ouvert et concurrentiel, peu soutenu par la politique agricole commune, la recherche de la compétitivité a toujours été un impératif pour la production porcine française. Toutefois,…

Competitiveness factors in pig meat imports from third countries in the perspective of the liberalization of trade

The estimated price of the main cuts of pork meat noted in the United States over the last few years, expressed at their entry in Europe underlines a serious competitive…

Does the restrictively fed growing pigs have a higher digestible lysine requirement relatively to net energy intake than pigs fed ad libitum ?

Two trials were carried out on gilts studied in individual pens in order to characterise the effect of feed restriction on digestible lysine (LYSd) requirement relatively to net energy intake…

A survey of the effects of high levels of moist maize in the diet of growing-fattening pigs on the quality of fat tissues

Maize contains high levels of linoleic acid C18:2 (17.8 g/kg of C18:2 at 86 % DM). It has been established that the maximum amount of C18:2 in pig diets is…

Status report on the treatment of pig slurry in France

This status report highlights the French pig farming industry’s efforts to promote the resorption of surplus nitrogen, since November 2005 figures show that around 380 treatment plants were in operation,…

Cleaning-disinfecting procedures and hygiene monitoring systems

Trials were conducted at each step in the cleaning-disinfecting-depopulation process in order to compare the different procedures implemented. A range of hygiene monitoring systems (ATP bioluminescence, surface microbial analysis, air…

Electronic auction sales

The offer is based on forecast volumes generated from data on producer deliveries over the previous 52 weeks. The benchmark price is the US sale price. The auction is currently…

Centralized exhaust system: a technical review

Residues in pork meat : results of initiatives between 2001 and 2004

The screening of residues in animal-origin foodstuffs is governed by European Directive 96/23/EC dated 29 April, 1996. The residues may stem from veterinary drugs, banned substances or environmental contaminants. In…

Evaluation of practical use and potential benefits of ultrasonographic puberty diagnosis in sow herds

This is the first report about the possible use of "standard" ultrasonographic equipment to diagnose puberty, among sow herds. Ultrasound examinations were performed on 63 gilts (180-200 days old), with…