Journées de la Recherche Porcine

Days of the Swine Research, French annual Meeting of the scientific and technical actors of the swine network. Co-organized by INRA and IFIP, this event sees the rapid dissemination of research around the pig and pork industry. It also provides the opportunity to discuss environmental concerns, animal welfare, food safety products, animal health, economics, and more...

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February 5th 2013

Economics 

Main oral presentations
Development and use in farms of a method for assessing the value of pig housing; Yannick Ramonet, Mickaël Launay, Armelle Brillouet
Labour costs from farms to pork product retailers: impact on sector competitiveness and organization; Vincent Legendre et Marie-Alix Roussillon
Technical and economic performance of pig farms in France: what are the paths to success?; Christine Roguet, Cécile Briant, Brigitte Badouard, Michel Rieu
Assessing the sustainability of pig production in Wallonia: development of asimulation tool; Pascale Picron, Christelle Boudry, Denis Dochain, André Théwis,
Jérôme Bindelle
Evolution, factors of change and prospects for pork consumption in France; Pascale Hébel

Posters session
Russia's WTO accession, a new deal for the European pig meat sector?; Yves Trégaro et Fabien Djaout
Different systems for pig identification and traceability within the EU; Alexia Aubry
Analysing the relation between pig and pork prices; Estelle Antoine
Economic performance of pig farming systems with different types of housing and feeding systems; Frédéric Paboeuf, Michel Gautier, Jean Lossouarn, Jean-Yves Dourmad
Production cost of pig herds: the GTE+ method, based on GTE and farm accounting data; Alexia Aubry, Brigitte Badouard, Baptiste Le Carduner
Structure of French pig herds: a characterization from BDPORC database; Alexia Aubry, Emilie Moyne, Christine Roguet
Relationship between work efficiency, work organization and professional values in pig farms : case study; Caroline Depoudent, Boris Duflot, Sophie Chauvat

Animal welfare, breeding management and production

Main oral presentations
Effect of meal frequency on performance and behaviour of group-housed gestating sows; Sarah Heugebaert, Marie-Estelle Caille, Catherine Calvar, Hervé Roy
Evaluation of different methods of cooling gestating sows and finishing pigs during the warm season; Francis Pouliot, Valérie Dufour, Sébastien Turcotte, Michel Morin, Patrick Massabie, Julie Ménard, Guy Maynard
Growth performance, carcass characteristics and boar taint risk in entire male pigs under different management conditions; Nathalie Quiniou, Valérie Courboulay, Thomas Goues, Alain Le Roux, Patrick Chevillon
Body lesions in entire male pigs during growth and on the carcass; Armelle Prunier, Nelly Muller, Valérie Courboulay, Loïc Udin, Catherine Larzul

Posters session
Effect of farming conditions on behaviour and lesion risks in entire male production; Valérie Courboulay, Nathalie Quiniou, Thomas Goues, Patrick Chevillon
Consequences of two alternatives to pig castration on the behavioural reactions of these pigs to isolation and to the presence of an unfamiliar human; Céline Tallet, Stéphanie Claude, Carole Guérin, Marie-Christine Meunier-Salaün, Armelle Prunier
Development and use of a tool for describing human practices and pig responses during handling; Valérie Courboulay, Céline Tallet, Sandy Bensoussan
Effect of distributing primary and secondary antioxidants to the sow during the weaning-estrus interval on the piglets traits at birth; Yannig Le Treut, Audrey Sacy, Eric Chevaux, David Guillou, François Desbordes
Do group housing systems impact culling reasons in French sow herds?; Brigitte Badouard, Sylviane Boulot, Valérie Courboulay
Characterization of "second parity syndrome" profiles and associated risk factors in French sow herds; Sylviane Boulot, Yoann Despres, Brigitte Badouard, Elisabeth Sallé
Effects of uniformity of birth weight on colostrum intake and mortality of piglets; Rui Charneca, Fabio Lima, Amadeu Freitas, José Tirapicos Nunes, Jean Le Dividich
What parameters can explain the variability of reproduction performance in pig farms? Focus on boar and semen characteristics; Stéphane Ferchaud, Sylviane Boulot, Vincent Furstoss, Jany Boutin, Sylvain Michel, Patrick Manceau, Philippe Guillouet
Reducing heating consumption in post-weaning and farrowing pig barns: assessment of "Smart nest" efficiency; Frédéric Kergourlay et Michel Marcon.

Q-Porkchains
Q-Porkchains (2007-2012), a European research project for sustainable pork production chains; Michel Bonneau, Bettina Heimann, Mette Christensen, Signe Rosendal Rasmussen, Klaus G. Grunert, Jacint Arnau, Jacques H. Trienekens, Niels Oksbjerg, Karel De Greef, Brigitte Petersen, Anders H. Karlsson
Processing and control technologies to reduce salt content in dry-cured ham and dry-fermented sausages; Jacint Arnau, Elena Fulladosa, Núria Garcia-Gil, Xavier Serra, Maria Dolors Guàrdia, Pere Gou, Josep Comaposada, Pierre Picouet, Israel Muñoz
Identification by transcriptomics of biomarkers of pork quality; Bénédicte Lebret, Katy Denieul, Annie Vincent, Nathalie Bonhomme, Joanna Wyszynska-Koko, Lars Kristensen, Jette F. Young, Marie Damon
Rearing entire male pigs without mixing unfamiliar animals; Lotta Rydhmer, Kerstin Lundström, Kerstin Andersson, Emma Fabrega
Evaluation of the environmental sustainability of contrasted European pig farming systems using life cycle assessment; Jean-Yves Dourmad, Julie Ryschawy, Tiphaine Trousson, Michel Bonneau, Joel Gonzalez, Wim Houwers, Marchen Hviid, Christophe Zimmer, Thu Lan
T Nguyen, Lisbeth Morgensen
An evaluation tool for the sustainability of pig farming systems; Michel Bonneau, Estelle Ilari-Antoine, Jean-Yves Dourmad, Karel De Greef, Thorsten Klauke, Ulas Cinar, Wim Houwers, Emma Fabrega, Joel Gonzalez, Lotta Rydhmer, Christoph Zimmer, Marchen Hviid, Bram Van Der Oever, Sandra Edwards
Wikiporc: an original web-based system to improve chain management thanks to quality-relevant information in a pork chain; Frédéric Pennamen, Nel Wognum, Alexander Ellebrecht, Brigitte Petersen, Maren Bruns, Jana-Christina Gawron

Environnement

Main oral presentations
Amino acid incorporation into pig feeds reduces the environmental impacts of pig production; Florence Garcia-Launay, Hayo Van Der Werf, Thi Tuyet Hanh Nguyen, Loïc Le Tutour, Jean-Yves Dourmad
Combined effects of rapid discharge of excreta in pig farms and their anaerobic digestion on degraded organic matter and methane emissions; Pierre Quideau et Solène Lagadec

Posters session
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and economic balance of on-farm anaerobic digestion of fresh slurry in pig farms; Pascal Levasseur, Thomas Coorevits, Pierre Quideau, Sandrine Espagnol
Effect of anaerobic digestion on nitrogen in pig slurry : consequences on its behaviour during storage and land spreading; Pierre Quideau, Fabrice Beline, Fabrice Guiziou, Thierry Morvan
Effect of the sampling point on gaseous emissions measure in pig house equipped with an under-floor air extraction; Solène Lagadec, Brigitte Landrain, Paul Landrain, Paul Robin, Mélynda Hassouna
The impact of reducing straw supply on ammonia, GHG and odours emissions by fattening pigs raised on deep-litter; Nadine Guingand et Alexandre Rugani

February 6th 2013

Animal feeding

Main oral presentations
The use of free amino acids in piglet diets enables very low crude protein diets to be formulated; Mathieu Gloaguen, Nathalie Le Floc’H, Yvan Primot, Etienne Corrent, Jaap Van Milgen
Effect of a lysine depletion-repletion protocol in growing pigs; Laetitia Cloutier, Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Jean F. Bernier, Jesus Pomar, Candido Pomar
Modeling the effect of feeding strategy and feed prices on performance, variation among pigs, and nitrogen excretion in a population of pigs; Nathalie Quiniou, Bertrand Vautier, Yvon Salaün, Jaap Van Milgen, Ludovic Brossard
Effect of high dietary fibre in late gestating sows on colostrum yield and piglet performance during lactation; Florence Loisel, Chantal Farmer, Peter Ramaekers, Hélène Quesnel
Impact of supplementation of dextrose before insemination and arginine during the third part of gestation on within-litter variation of piglet weight at birth; Hélène Quesnel, Nathalie Quiniou, Hervé Roy, Alexandra Lottin, Sylviane Boulot, Florence Gondret

Posters session
Economic and environmental impacts of different formulation and feeding methods in growing-finishing pig operations; Emilie Joannopoulos, Candido Pomar, François Dubeau, Jean-Pierre Dussault
Tryptophan requirement in growing pigs; Etienne Corrent, Nathalie Le Floc’h, Jaap Van Milgen
Comparative efficacy of L‐methionine and DL‐methionine in piglets; Jaap Van Milgen, Jean Noblet, Philippe Looten, Patrick Fuertes, Christian Delporte
Histidine and leucine requirements in weaned piglets; Nathalie Le Floc’h, Yvan Primot, Etienne Corrent, Jaap Van Milgen
Nutritional value of alfalfa protein concentrate for growing pigs; Patrick Callu, Didier Coulmier, Maria Vilariño
Effect of two xylanase/beta-glucanasecombinations on the performance of fattening pigs fed wheat/barley-based diets; Augustine Owusu-Asiedu, Anne-Marie Debicki-Garnier, Bertrand Messager, Rosil Lizardo
Effects of microbial phytase, vitamin C and copper on cadmium retention in fattening pigs Effect of training piglets with monosodium glutamate or sucrose on subsequent palatability test results; Eric Royer et Nathalie Lebas
Effect of training piglets with monosodium glutamate or sucrose on subsequent palatability test results; Joséphine Charve, Gemma Tedó, Ignacio Ipharraguerre
Effect on pig birth weight of including mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS) in reproductive sow diets; Emmanuel Landeau et Jean Le Dividich
Varying amounts of feed offered during different periods of gestation; Arnaud Samson, Casey Bradley, Roy Hall, Brad James, Yan Martel Kennes, Mike Nash, Marquis Roy, Gemunu Widyaratne
Consequences of a feeding restriction after weaning on pig performance, fecal score and heterogeneity; Didier Gaudré
Inclusion of a bakery by-product in the pig diet; Didier Gaudré, Christian Roques, Xavier Roca
Characterization and interest of the feed swelling capacity for the weaned piglet; Benoit Quemeneur, Marc Le Roux, Michel Magnin
Incidence of dietary phosphorus to net energy ratio on radius characteristics measured by the CT scanner; Didier Gaudré, Mathieu Monziols, Nathalie Lebas
Study of the effect of the origin and the particle size of the calcium carbonate on its nutritional value for pigs; Arnaud Samson, Jean-Paul Van Meyel, Claire Launay
Influence of surgical castration and immune castration on post meal nutrient utilization in male pigs; Nathalie Le Floc’h, Hauteclaire Furbeyre, Armelle Prunier, Isabelle Louveau
Effect of feeding diets in meal or ground pellet form on growth performance and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs when fed restrictively; Nathalie Quiniou, Thierry Mener, Franck Montagnon

Genetics and meat quality 

Main oral presentations
Boar taint: genetic and non-genetic effects; Catherine Larzul, Armelle Prunier, Nelly Muller, Sandrine Jaguelin, Raphaël Comte, Claire Hassenfratz, Marie-José Mercat
Is there any interest in implementing genomic evaluations in a pig male line nucleus? A simulation study; Thierry Tribout, Catherine Larzul, Jean-Pierre Bidanel, Florence Phocas
Genetic parameters of immune response in pigs and covariation with growth and carcass traits; Jean-Pierre Bidanel, Dorothée Desson, Yvon Billon, Isabelle Oswald, Jordi Estelle, Claire Rogel-Gaillard

Posters session (1/2)
Changes in the expression of genes in adipose tissue, liver and skeletal muscle in response to divergent selection for residual feed intake in growing pigs; Annie Vincent, Florence Gondret, Christine Trefeu, Hélène Gilbert, Isabelle Louveau
Highlighting selected QTL regions in a synthetic Sino-European line; Yann Labrune, Hélène Gilbert, Nathalie Iannuccelli, Sandrine Schwob, Isabelle Delaunay, Jean-Pierre Bidanel, Thierry Bellec, Juliette Riquet
Foetal development in relationship with piglet survival at birth. Adrenocortical axis and adrenal transcriptome study; Elena Terenina, Sami Yammine, Laure Gress, Nathalie Iannuccelli, Christine Lascor, Yannick Lippi, Pascal Martin, Yvon Billon, Yann Labrune, Magali Sancristobal, Laurianne Canario, Laurence Liaubet, Pierre Mormède
Genetic components for litter size and piglet growth in the Tai Zumu breed; Maxime Banville, Michel Sourdioux, Damien Bahon, Laurianne Canario
Synthesis
Issues and strategies to control Salmonella in the pork industry: a prospective analysis; Isabelle Corrégé et Brice Minvielle

Posters session (2/2)
Growth performance, carcass quality, and fatty acid oxidation level in stored or cooked pork obtained from pigs fed with diets including or not extruded linseed and green tea extract or vitamin E; Antoine Vautier, Nathalie Quiniou, Eric Gault, Thierry Lhommeau, Martine Carlier, Mathieu Monziols
Prediction of intramuscular fat content in the ham of live pigs using ultrasound technology and relationship with loin intramuscular fat; Laurence Maignel, Jean-Paul Daigle, Marie-Pierre Fortier, Stefanie Wyss, Brian Sullivan

Animal Health

Main oral presentations
Noninfectious factors associated with pneumonia and pleuritis in slaughter-aged pigs from 143 farrow-to-finish farms in western France; Christelle Fablet, Virginie Dorenlor, Florent Eono, Eric Eveno, Jean-Pierre Jolly, Fanny Portier, Fabrice Bidan, François Madec, Nicolas Rose
Development of a monitoring tool for antibiotic use in pig production; Anne Hémonic, Isabelle Corrégé, Julien Guinaudeau, Julien Soyer, Claire Chauvin, Didier Delzescaux, Fabien Verliat, Nicolas Berthelot
Epidemiological features of recurrent Influenza infections in pig farms; Nicolas Rose, Séverine Hervé, Eric Eveno, Nicolas Barbier, Florent Eono, Virginie Dorenlor, Claire Camsusou, François Madec, Gaëlle Simon

Posters session
Infectious agents associated with pneumonia and pleuritis: a cross-sectional study in 125 farrow-to-finish pig herds in western France; Christelle Fablet, Corinne Marois-Crehan, Gaëlle Simon, Béatrice Grasland, André Jestin, Marylène Kobisch, François Madec, Nicolas Rose
Evidence of endotoxins transfer from the sow to the litter in a post-partum dysgalactia syndrome context; David Guillou, Vanessa Demey, Frédérique Chaucheyras-Durand, Yannig Le Treut
Lesional diagnosis of atrophic rhinitis: comparison of the lesion score performed on snout sections and those made on computer tomography images (CT); Isabelle Corrégé, Elisabeth Sallé, Mathieu Monziols, Loïc Volant
Effects of a live Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain against post-weaning E. coli-induced diarrhea and reduction of antibiotic treatments; Dominique Marchand, Hugues Perrin, Marie Retureau, Romain D’Inca, Eric Auclair, Arlette Laval
Effects of peri-partum dietary short-chain fructo-oligosaccharide supplementation on immune status and growth performance of piglets; Emmanuelle Apper-Bossard, Cindy Le Bourgot, Stéphanie Ferret-Bernard, Sophie Blat, Frédérique Respondek, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron
Prevalence of submandibular granulomatous lymphadenitis in pigs slaughtered in Belgium, Philip Vyt, Joseph Denoël, Dominique Cassart, Marc Govaerts, Claude Saegerman, Martine Laitat