Overview - Activities with male pigs in Denmark

An overview of the activities with male pigs in Denmark

Screening af hangrise - meddelelse nr. 996

En screening af 9 hangrisebesætninger viste, at frasorteringsprocenten alene baseret på skatoltallet var 2,3%. En sortering på baggrund af human nose gav 11% frasorterede, og der var 37% af hangrisene, der lå over 1.0 ppm androstenon

Production of male pigs in Denmark

Scientific Workshop on Organic Pig Production, Hovborg Kro, Holmeåvej 2, 6682 Hovborg, DK June 12th and 13th 2013 Coffee, bread, and welcome (Marianne Bonde, UHF) Sandra Edwards (UK): Future challenges in organic pig production Theme 1: Production of entire male pigs / Chaired by Jan Tind Sørensen The aim of organic pig production is to ensure high animal welfare and natural products. Banning castration is thus a logical step forward, but the risk of boar taint in the meat is a major barrier for marketing meat from entire male pigs. Is it possible to use genetic tools and breeding strategies to prevent boar taint? What is the effect of feeding, management, housing and hygiene? Is it possible to process the meat to minimize the risk of boar taint? These issues will be discussed based on the results from the research project NOCAST, as well as other on-going Danish research projects on entire male pigs. Susanne Støier (DK): Boar taint – detection, consumer response and product quality Maribo (DK), Bent Borg (DK) and Rikke Thomsen (DK): Reduction of boar taint – the practical way. Anders Strathe (DK): Prevention of boar taint by means of genetics and breeding Theme 2: Outdoor production of growing-finishing pigs, provision of roughage / Chaired by Jan Tind Sørensen Use of roughage and outdoor production are two very important characteristics in organic livestock production. How does the use of roughage affect health and performance in growing-finishing pigs? Is it possible to encourage outdoor pigs to find a large part of their food directly in the field where they are kept, and how does this influence pig performance and meat quality? These issues will be discussed on the basis of results from two major research projects, SUMMER and ICOPP. Liisa Voutila (FI): Effect of roughage on pig health and performance Anne Grete Kongsted (DK) and Margrethe Therkildsen (DK): Outdoor growing-finishing pigs: effect of genotype and feeding strategy on animal behaviour, performance and meat quality Theme 3: Environmental impact and animal welfare / Chaired by Jan Tind Sørensen Robust and competitive organic pig production must minimise environmental impact as well as ensuring good animal health and welfare. In theory, improving animal health and welfare reduces environmental impacts through decreased medicine use, improved growth rates and feed conversion efficiency. Is it possible to verify these hypotheses on working farms? The relationship between animal health, welfare and environmental impact will be discussed based on the results from the Core organic II research project ProPig including data collection on these aspects on 75 organic pig farms across Europe. More specifically, it will also be discussed how management practices may affect parasite transmission and thus animal welfare within organic systems (PAROL and NOCAST projects). Christine Leeb (A): Assessment of animal welfare and environmental impact. Helena Mejer (DK): Parasite impact, transmission and control John Hermansen (DK): Introduction to group discussions Group discussions Plenum discussion, chaired by John Hermansen Closing remarks / Marianne Bonde, UHF Dinner, social get-together Farm visit (Bus transportation from Hovborg Kro provided

C. Valerii Catulli Carmen 66: A Critical Edition with Introduction, Translation and Textual Commentary

This article presents a new critical edition of Catullus’ Carmen 66 along with an introduction, a translation and a textual commentary. The text, based on fresh collations of the manuscripts O and G , deviates from the Oxford text by R.A.B. Mynors in 27 cases. Furthermore, it is the first edition to consider the conventional first two lines of Catullus 67 as the last two lines of Catullus 66, an idea independently conjectured by Alex Agnesini in 2011 and Ian Du Quesnay in 2012

Water supply: proyect spring estimation of sabro waterworks

Determinación de la calidad (en relación a la normativa europea) del agua subterránea extraída para consumo humano, relación de los parámetros con el acuífero y el suelo del que procede, determinación de la capacidad y edad de los actuales pozos de toma de agua subterránea, análisis de la capacidad de la actual planta de tratamiento del agua extraída, determinación de puntos críticos de la red de tuberías para el abastecimiento de agua y determinación de la influencia de la extracción de agua de pozos contiguos en los pozos a analizar en el estudio