Document type : Article

Maltraitance animale : comment la signaler et quelles sont les sanctions encourues ?

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Article and audio version defining animal abuse and giving practical information on what to do if you notice animal abuse.

Long lactations: a diversity of careers

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File including an article, a video and a slide show presenting the results of a research project that identified different types of long-lactation careers, and characterized the careers of goats with long-lactation(s) compared with others.

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.

RMT "One Welfare

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Présentation des activités du RMT One Welfare dans le bilan d’activité de l’IFIP

Man, animal, a single well-being

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Article introducing the One Welfare concept

Why do goat kids look for their young?

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A presentation of the behavior of female deer and their fawns, based on different approaches to ethology.

La sélection génétique est une menace pour le bien-être animal : l’exemple de la race bovine Blanc bleu belge

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Article (expressing strong views) on the characteristics of the Belgian blue-white cattle breed and the animal welfare issues associated with it.

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. 

Un protocle de vaccination Improvac pour chaque marché

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Results of a study by the Belgian ILVO research institute in Melle and Ghent University showing that the muscle content and fat cover of cuts can be adjusted to suit downstream demand through attention to the weight of uncastrated male pigs at the second
injection of the boar taint vaccine.