Documentations

Guides pour la notification des mouvements de porcins

Guides pour la notification des mouvements de porcins dans BDPORC :  • Guide de l'éleveur • Guide du délégataire • Guide de l'abattoir  • Guide du centre de rassemblement

Estimation of genetic trends from 1977 to 2000 for stress-responsive neuroendocrine systems in the French Large White and Landrace breeds using frozen semen

An experimental design aiming at estimating realised genetic trends from 1977 to 1998-2000 in the French Large White (LW) and Landrace (LR) breeds was conducted by INRA and IFIP-Institut du…

Estimation, par utilisation de semence congelée, des évolutions génétiques réalisées entre 1977 et 1998-2000 dans les races Large White et Landrace pour les systèmes neuroendocriniens de réponse au stress

Une experimentation destinee a estimer les evolutions genetiques realisees entre 1977 et 1998-2000 dans les races Large White (LW) et Landrace (LR) a ete menee par l’INRA et l’IFIP-Institut du…

Automatic determination of batch farrowing system from the national data bank for pig farm management : method, results and perspectives

Poster. There is a large diversity of Batch Farrowing Systems (BFS) in French pig farms and farmers are looking for specific technical references for their own system. In this study…

Monthly indicators of pig production cost in different countries

Poster. Due to strong international competition, it is essential to assess the production costs and their trend in different countries, in order to compare them to the French situation.The IFIP…

Chart of the flows of meat between the different branches of the pork industry : from slaughtering to consumption

A chart illustrating the flows of pork meat between the branches of the pork industry has been developped. It is mainly based on bibliographical and statistical data. The existing flows…

How stakeholders see pig farms with a future ?

For 10 years, unlike other competitors, the French pig production stagnates and its farms are struggling to restructure. A status in 2006 showed the great age of pig buildings which…

Measuring gaseous emissions from stored pig slurry

The study tested the use of dynamic floating chambers to measure emissions factors of ammonia (NH3), nitrous oxide (N2O) methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from stored pig slurry and…

Factors associated with successful boar training in Al centre

Poster. Quarantine and training for semen collection are key periods before admission of boars in AI studs. A retrospective analysis was carried out to identify animal and management factors possibly…

Fogging system : a way to improve the welfare of growing-finishing pigs during summer periods

Poster. Temperature is an important issue in pig production. Fogging systems could be a way to improve pig welfare. Two trials were carried out in order to compare the behaviour…

Is there a relationship between sows' characteristics and neonatal diarrhoea occurrence? Proposed answers from measurements performed in commercial units

In some area, almost 20% of the farms are concerned with enzootic neonatal diarrhoea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of some zootechnical parameters on piglets’…

Effects of riboflavin on growth performance of fattening pigs

Poster. The trial was conducted in order to evaluate if the dietary riboflavin recommendation (3 mg of riboflavin added per kg feed) for pigs over the 25-115 kg bodyweight range,…