Animal: Pigs

Pics de chaleur : quoi faire en élevage de porcs ?

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Factsheet with links to several articles on managing periods of extreme heat on pig farms: Heat in pig production, how to reduce the impacts;  Feeding strategies in the event of a heatwave;  How to get the right spec for your cooling system.

Welfare Quality®, un protocole de référence pour évaluer le bien-être animal

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Video presenting the Welfare Quality® protocol, which is the reference in terms of animal welfare assessment (4 min)

Welfare of pigs on farm

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Infographic in English giving the main conclusions of the EFSA Opinion on the welfare of pigs in farming

Welfare Quality®, un protocole de référence pour évaluer le bien-être animal

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4 min video presenting the Welfare Quality® protocol, which is a reference system for the evaluation of animal welfare. Welfare Quality® protocols exist for pigs, cattle and poultry.

Impact of stress on immune function, health, and productivity in pigs

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This article defines stress, its causes in pig production, and its consequences for the behavior, physiology and immune response of pigs. It includes tables and figures to illustrate the mechanisms of stress responses, and the link between stressors and physiological responses in pigs.

Sampling protocols for monitoring good pig stunning practices in slaughterhouses

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Opinion and collective expertise report giving the context of pig slaughtering in France, data on stunning failures in pig slaughterhouses, general principles of sampling control, design of a plan to control good pig stunning practices at the slaughterhouse by sampling.

Indicators to confirm death after euthanasia of suckling piglets on farm

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Factsheet outlining the regulations and suggesting animal-based indicators to confirm the death of suckling piglets during euthanasia.

Tout savoir sur l’élevage de porcs charcutiers!

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Infographic presenting the average size and number of pig farms, the 3 farming systems, rearing stages, slaughtering and processing.

Sim’Alter simule le coût de l’arrêt de la castration

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Presentation of the IFIP's Sim'Alter tool, which simulates different scenarios to stop the castration of pigs and works out their economic impacts on a farm's performance. 

Romillé passe aux maternités liberté

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Presentation of the free-range maternity units with elevator cages being tested at the IFIP's experimental station. The units have increased the number of piglets weaned, but staff required time to adapt to the new system.