PPILOW Project

24/06/2024

During the PPILOW Final Conference, held in Brussels🇧🇪 from 11th to 12th June, the consortium took the chance to thank the coordinator of the project, Anne Collin, with a special present🎁

20/11/2023

🔎Interested in the purebred-crossbred genetic correlation in ?🐔

Then let's check this new review paper published on Animal Journal!👉 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100997

15/11/2023

🧬Factors affecting the accuracy of genomic prediction in joint pig populations🐷

This study used simulated data and real data from Duroc pig populations to examine the impact of linkage disequilibrium (LD), causal variants effect sizes (CVESs), and minor allele frequencies (MAF) of SNPs on the accuracy of genomic prediction in joint populations.

🔎Read the article here👇
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2023.100980

31/10/2023

🐷Slow growth, survival and supplementary milk in Pig Progress 7

Pig Progress takes a close look at Asia and considers the impact and consequence of ASF on the region’s wild boar population. Also, a farm in the Netherlands is discovering more about supplementary feeding of piglets during lactation – what are the benefits and how long will they last?

🔎Read the article here👇

This latest edition of Pig Progress takes a close look at Asia and considers the impact and consequence of ASF on the region’s wild boar population. Also,

30/10/2023

Last Friday was the last day of course of the PPILOW Autumn School!👩‍🏫

We wish to thank all partners, organizers and participants for this special event!🙏

See you soon!😉

27/10/2023

Today the participants to the PPILOW's Autumn School is participating to the visit to extensive poultry farms San Bartolomeo (Free-range rearing system of broiler with olive trees enrichment)🐔🫒

27/10/2023

🍂Yesterday evening, after the presentations held during the PPILOW Autumn School, participants enjoyed the social dinner that took place at Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi 🇮🇹

26/10/2023

👩‍💼Last presentations of today were "Feedback on the work of the NPGs" by Martina Re from AIAB - Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica and Anne Collin from INRAE and "synthesis of the current state of the change management with practitioners" by Monica Coletta from AIAB - Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica

26/10/2023

The presentation "Improving piglet robustness through genetics and farrowing housing" held by Lene Pedersen from Aarhus Universitet and Pia Vanggaard from Vanggaard Staldmontage is ongoing! 🐷

26/10/2023

Vasile Cozma and Marina Spinu from Securitate - USAMV Bucuresti are presenting "Improving the robustness of piglets against parasitic and bacterial infections"🐷

26/10/2023

🤔"How to develop a framework (MCDA) for the evaluation of One Welfare concept / Economic evaluation of innovations and rearing strategies" is presented by Lucia Rocchi from Università degli Studi di Perugia and Niemi from Luonnonvarakeskus (Luke Finland). 🐔🌿

26/10/2023

Cesare Castellini from the Università degli Studi di Perugia is presenting "Outdoor rearing and evaluation of expected improvement due to pasture enrichment in poultry" 🐔

26/10/2023

Claire Bonnefous from INRAE and Simona Mattioli Università degli Studi di Perugia are now holding the 2nd presentation of the day, titled "Principal characteristics of suitable broiler genotypes adapted to outdoor system"🐔🧬

26/10/2023

☀️Another day of the PPILOW's Autumn School has just started with the presentation "Overview of the most common commercial poultry genotypes (meat and eggs productions) and selection criteria adopted" held by – Maxime Reverchon from SYSAAF.
🐔🥚🧬

26/10/2023

Yesterday, after the sessions, the participants to the PPILOW Autumn School joined a Team Work: 5 groups of participants representing the viewpoint of the actors chain on poultry
welfare issues and action to overcome it - role playing.🐔🐓

25/10/2023

Last presentation of today was held by Helen Pluschke and Petra Thobe from The Thünen Institute, and Sarah Lombard from ACTA/ITAB: "Evaluation of performance and economy of dual-purpose genotypes as an alternative to the elimination of one-day-old male layer chicks"🧬🐔

25/10/2023

🕝Afternoon session of the PPILOW Autumn School saw the presentation “In ovo sexing techniques: current and future developments”♀️ ♂️ held by Sophie Rehault-Godbert from INRAE

25/10/2023

Benedicte Lebret from INRAE is now presenting "Rearing non-castrated male pigs and avoiding boar taint in pork" 🐷 at the PPILOW's Autumn School in Assisi!🇮🇹

25/10/2023

👩‍🏫PPILOW's Autumn School goes on with the presentation:

"Stakeholder opinions regarding current production practices in organic and outdoor poultry systems; constraints and possibilities for adopting innovative strategies" held by Raffaella Ponzio from Slow Food Italia 🐔🐓

25/10/2023

PPILOW's Autumn School has just started👩‍🏫

PPILOW's Autumn School is taking place now in the beautiful town of Assisi, Italy! 🇮🇹

Session: Animal Welfare and ethical issue, with the Presentation "Animal welfare management in organic and low-input outdoor production systems" held by Charlotte Vanden Hole from Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek - ILVO, and Bas Rodenburg from Utrecht University is ongoing!

25/10/2023

The 4th PPILOW project's Annual Meeting has come to an end!

🙏We wish to thank all participants and partners who contributed to fruitful discussions held during the meeting!

See you soon!😉

24/10/2023

2nd day of 4th PPILOW Annual Meeting started this morning in the wonderful building of the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science Università degli Studi di Perugia , Italy 🇮🇹

24/10/2023

Yesterday the 1st day of the 4th PPILOW Annual Meeting has started!🐔🐷

The meeting is taking place at the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy 🇮🇹

23/10/2023

🧐 Getting to a successful diagnosis of ileitis🐷

Ileitis – caused by Lawsonia intracellularis – can be a tricky disease to diagnose. The subclinical form often goes unnoticed, and several pathogens can have similar clinical presentations. This second article of the Lawsonia series covers what veterinarians can do to reach a good clinical diagnosis.

🔎Read the article on Pig Progress👇

Ileitis – caused by Lawsonia intracellularis – can be a tricky disease to diagnose. The subclinical form often goes unnoticed.

16/10/2023

KSG Agro sees hike in profit, and sets sights on European market 🇪🇺

🐷KSG Agro, Ukraine’s leading pig farming group, generated a net profit of US $ 1.04 million, 21% more than last year. The net revenue increased with 23% to $ 7.4 million, while Ebitda slumped by 27% to $ 1.6 million.

🧐Read the article here👇

KSG Agro, Ukraine’s leading pig farming group, generated a net profit of US $ 1.04 million, 21% more than last year.

09/10/2023

🔊Can sound alter layer gene expression?🐣

One of the most fundamental welfare and economic issues facing the poultry industry could be resolved through sound waves.〰️

🔎Read the article here👇

One of the most fundamental welfare and economic issues facing the poultry industry could be resolved through sound waves. At present, 7.5 billion chicks

04/10/2023

Welfare in the latest edition of Poultry World 🐔🌿

Poultry World takes a close look at the economics of slow-growing broilers and associated costs in various EU member states.🇪🇺

🔎Read the article here👇

This edition of Poultry World takes a close look at the economics of slow-growing broilers and associated costs in various EU member states. We visit a

25/09/2023

👱‍♂️PPILOW’s People: Craig Chibanda presents his activities as agricultural economist at Thuenen Institute 🇩🇪 and his role within PPILOW project.

Read his complete profile here👇
https://www.ppilow.eu/ppilows-people-craig-chibanda/

18/09/2023

👱‍♂️PPILOW’s People: Zsolt Boros presents his activities working at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Romania 🇷🇴 and his role within PPILOW project.

Read his complete profile here👇
https://www.ppilow.eu/ppilows-people-zsolt-boros/

18/09/2023

Permaculture can design human settlements based on resilient farms operating in balance with the ecosystem.