Free communications pig production (Pig production, management and health)

Date: 06 June ‘05; 14:00 - 18:00 hours
Chairperson: Kovac (SLO)

Theatre

• Effect of sex and slaughter weight on pig performance and carcass quality
  (Mullane, J., P.G. Lawlor, P.B. Lynch, J.P. Kerry and P. Allen)
• Estimation of whole body lipid mass in finishing pigs
  (Kloareg, M., J. Noblet, J. Mourot and J. van Milgen)
• Preliminary study of the effect of the IGF-II genotype on meat quality in pigs
  (Maagdenberg, K. van den, A. Stinckens, E. Claeys, N. Buys and S. de Smet)
• Genetic parameters for meat quality and production traits in Finnish Landrace and Large White pigs
  (Sevón-Aimonen, M-L. and A. Mäki-Tanila)
• Influence of genetic markers on the drip loss development of case-ready pig meat
  (Otto, G., R. Roehe, G.S. Plastow, P.W. Knap, H. Looft and E. Kalm)
• Genetic parameters of direct and ratio traits of Hungarian pig populations
  (Nagy, I., L. Csató, J. Farkas, K. Tisza and L. Radnóczi)
• Does the Swedish animal welfare legalisation influence the working-hours spent in pig production?
  (Mattsson, B., Z. Susic and N. Lundeheim)
• Sow behaviour and litter size in first parity sows kept outdoors
  (Wallenbeck, A., L. Rydhmer and K. Thodberg)
• Behaviour, health and performance of piglets exposed to atmospheric ammonia
  (Borell, E. von, A. Özpinar, K.M. Eslinger, A.L. Schnitz, Y. Zhao and F.M. Mitloehner)
• Ranking of discrete choice
  (Halekoh, U., E. Jørgensen, M.B. Jensen, L.J. Pedersen and M. Studnitz)
• Influence of emergency vaccination on the course of classical swine fever epidemics
  (Witte, I., J. Teuffert, G. Rave and J. Krieter)

Poster

• Performance traits of improved Lithuanian White pigs
  (Klimas, R. and A. Klimiene)
• The sequence of myostatin in double-muscled pigs
  (Stinckens, A., J. Bijttebier, T. Luyten, K. van den Maagdenberg, N. Harmegnies, S. de Smet, M. Georges and N. Buys)
• Implementation of a selection and mating strategy to optimize genetic gain and rate of inbreeding in the Swiss pig breeding program
  (Luther, H. and A. Hofer)
• Results concerning the use of the compactness index in boars selection
  (Bacila, V., M. Vladu, I. Calin, L. Vidu, P. Tapaloaga and R.A. Popa)
• The growth rate of piglets from primiparous and multiparous litters with equalized pre- and postnatal effect of maternal environment conditions related to litter size
  (Czarnecki, R., M. Rózycki, M. Kamyczek, A. Pietruszka and B. Delikator)
• Pig osteochondrosis in Lithuania and its relationship with fattening traits and meatiness
  (Klimiene, A. and R. Klimas)
• The comparison of prediction abilities of pig carcass dissection methods
  (Pulkrábek, J., J. Pavlík, L. Valis and M. Vítek)
• MRI as a reference technique to assess carcass composition in pig performance testing
  (Baulain, U., E. Tholen, R. Hoereth and M. Wiese)
• Effect of vitamin E administration on the qualitative characteristics of the meat of Nero Siciliano pig (Chiofalo, B., D. Piccolo, L. Liotta, A. Zumbo and V. Chiofalo)
• Ability of fresh thigh evaluation to predict cured ham quality (Restelli, G.L., A. Stella and G. Pagnacco)
• Influence of lairage time and genotype on levels of stress in pigs (Salajpal, K., M. Dikic, D. Karolyi, Z. Sinjeri, B. Liker and I. Juric)
• The effect of outdoor raising on meat quality of pigs (Juska, R. and V. Juskiene)
• Fatty acid composition in different tissues of Mangalitsa crossbreds (Seenger, J., Cs. Ábrahám, M. Mézes, H. Fébel and E. Szücs)
• The effect of driving pigs to stunning prior to slaughter on their stress status and meat quality (Ábrahám, Cs., M. Weber, K. Balogh, J. Seenger, M. Mézes, H. Febel and E. Szücs)
• Effect of sex and slaughter weight on carcass measurements of pigs (Mullane, J., P.G. Lawlor, P.B. Lynch, J.P. Kerry and P. Allen)
• Genetic correlation of intramuscular fat content with performance traits and litter size in Duroc pigs (Solanes, F.X., J. Reixach, M. Tor, J. Tibau and J. Estany)
• Correlation coefficients between productive traits of Polish Large White, Duroc and Pietrain gilts (Orzechowska, B. and M. Tyra)
• Relationships between ultrasound measurements of the m. longissimus dorsi in pigs using Piglog 105 and Aloka SDD 500 devices (Tyra, M. and B. Orzechowska)
• Cd level in organs and tissues of pigs of early ripe meat breed (SM-1) (Patrashkov, S.P.A., V.L. Petukhov and O.S. Korotkevich)
• The influence of heavy metals on some biochemical indices in pigs (Korotkevich, O.S., S.P.A. Patrashkov, V.L. Petukhov and V.V. Gart)
• Digestibility and net energy value of wheat bran and sunflower meal: pregnant sows versus fattening pigs (Oeckel, M.J. van, J.M. Vanacker, N. Warnants, M. De Paepe and D.L. de Brabander)
• Energy intake limiting effects of wheat bran and sunflower meal in gestation diets of sows (Oeckel, M.J. van, J.M. Vanacker, N. Warnants, M. De Paepe and D.L. de Brabander)
• Comparison between wet/dry feeders and liquid feeding in a trough for growing-finishing pigs (Botermans, J.A.M., L. Meijer, M.A. Andersson and D. Rantzer)
• Effect of diet supplementation with grass-meal on performance and carcass composition of Duroc and Landrace cross bred pigs (Lawlor, P.G., P.B. Lynch, J.P. Kerry and S. Hogan)
• An in vivo model development to know feed ingredient preferences in weanling pigs (Solá-Oriol, D., E. Roura and D. Torrallardona)
• Reduction of the crude protein content in diets for growing-finishing pigs (Torrallardona, D., M. Cirera, D. Melchior and L. Le Bellego)
• Effects of amino acid type on odour from pig manure (Le, P.D., A.J.A. Aarnink, R. Jongbloed, C.M.C. van der Peet-Schwering, M.W.A. Verstegen and N.W.M. Ogink)
• Water consumption of pigs at weaning: effect of mixing water with pelleted feed and of using a water nipple or water bowl (Rantzer, D., M. Andersson, L. Stålhandske and J. Svendsen)
• Relation between activity of enzymes in boar sperm plasma and breeding value of the boar (Owsianny, J., B. Matysiak, A. Konik and A. Sosnowska)
• The reproductive value of 990 line young boars after primiparae or multiparae sows considering equalization of "maternal effect" related to litter size both before and after the birth (Czarnecki, R., M. Rózycki, M. Kawecka, A. Pietruszka, B. Delikator and M. Kamyczek)
• Workers influence on reproductive performance of gestating sows (Morales, J., L.M. Ramírez, S. Ayllón, M. Aparicio and C. Piñeiro)
• Optimal standardised ileal digestible (SID) lysine level in hybrid meat pigs (70-110 kg) (Warnants, N., M.J. van Oeckel, M. De Paepe and D.L. de Brabander)
• Feeding activity and other activities during the grazing journey of the iberian pig in the montanera fattening period (Rodríguez-Estévez, V., A. Martínez, A.G. Gomez and C. Mata)