Documentations

Pig industry in Brazil: situation, recent dynamics and outlook

During the last decade, Brazil has become one of the first players on world beef and poultry meat world trade. Pork sales have surged, too. Liberalization of trade and decreasing…

Assessment of the cost of manure management in different types of pig farms

The good practices and, in certain situations, European and French regulations compel animal producers to limit manure spreading on agricultural lands. In areas with high density of herds, treatment techniques,…

Threonine requirement of finishing gilts and barrows

Two trials were carried out in order to study the threonine requirement of crossbred barrows and gilts (LWxLD)xP76 over the 60-100 kg body weight range. In trial 1, four wheat…

Effect of the duration of pre-slaughter fasting on the technological quality indicators for cooked hams

A 24-hour fasting interval between last feed and slaughter would appear to offer the best results in terms of average ultimate pH measured on pork meat, without generating extra carcass…

Zootechnical impact of high rates of vitamin-rich nutrient supplementation during finishing

This article compares the effects of two levels of vitamin supplementation during finishing on zootechnical performance, carcass characteristics and technological meat quality indicators. The control level was representative of on-farm…

Role of the airborne route in the transmission of swine pathogens

At the 2004 AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians) conference, Robert Desrosiers gave a remarkable lecture on the epidemiology, diagnosis and control of swine diseases. During the conference, he cited…

Market context and the strengths and weaknesses of pig slurry and poultry wastes intended for export

Poultry waste and the process co-products from pig slurry have to be transferred for reduction of surplus, particularly surplus phosphorous. The poultry sector exports an estimated 700,000 tonnes of unprocessed…

The pork market : the WTO relaxes import protection measures - competitiveness of imported pork

A suppression of the import barriers (sanitary, agreement of industrial sites) will make probable the appearance of flow of cuts towards the EU, from the main exporting pig basins :…

Salmonella in the pork industry : deployment of the action plan for 2009

European regulations will require the deployment of a pork industry monitoring plan for Salmonella, with sampling on-farm and through to processing, in time for 2009.In France, research and discussion is…

Impact of photoperiod on feed intake in weaner piglets

A total of 336 piglets weaned at 26 days were placed in two stalls. Ambient air temperature ranged from26°C at the start to 24°C at study end. One stall had…

Managing genetic variability in pig populations: new tools and feedback on the first initiatives

Genetic variability is an important factor in selection systems. This diversity is a key element driving long-term breed progress, and without it there is an increased incidence of genetic anomalies…

Pig fattening : 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 aicd 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 1.7%…