An infrastructure for experimental research for sustainable pig production

Project Information

PIGWEB

Grant agreement ID: 101004770

DOI

10.3030/101004770

EC signature date 8 March 2021

Start date 1 March 2021

End date 28 February 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Total cost

€ 5 733 787,21

EU contribution

€ 4 999 992,57

Coordinated by

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT
France

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (11)

Communication toolkit and project identity
Project Management Guidelines
A data landscape including the description of data sharing practice and facilities for pig research
Model algorithms using existing proxies and methods and identification of possible trade-offs among growth performance, nutrient efficiency, carcass nutrient composition, and health and welfare status
Report describing harmonized protocols for the recording of standard traits in experimental research facilities
FAIR data guidelines for pig research
Outreach, Dissemination and Training Plan

Outreach Dissemination and Training Plan

A user's guide for PIGWEB's collaborative workspace

A users guide for PIGWEBs collaborative workspace

A review paper on central terms related to ethical aspects of pig research (to be submitted to a scientific journal as a Gold Open Access paper)
Summer school on responsible animal experimentation in pig research
Procedure for the management and follow-up of TNA applications, including the manuals how to use the online submission and selection tool

Procedure for the management and followup of TNA applications including the manuals how to use the online submission and selection tool M6

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (3)

Map of European research infrastructures working on pig experimentation for farm applications
e-Newsletters including knowledge exchange outputs

eNewsletters including knowledge exchange outputs

Project website launched and social media channels opened

Open Research Data Pilot (1)

Data management plan and course material on data management plan elaboration and FAIR data publication

Other (2)

Policy brief on the assessment of animal ethics in pig research
A database on available reference samples to develop proxies for evaluating ileal digestibility of feed in pigs

Publications

Conference proceedings (21)

Round table discussion

Author(s): J. Van Milgen, T. Chalvon-Demersey
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Issue Volume 29, 2023, Page(s) 475
Publisher: EAAP

Continuous monitoring of glycaemia to detect variations in intermediary metabolism during night and day cycles in growing pigs

Author(s): Caroline Xavier , Charles-Henri Malbert  , Sophie Brajon  , Florence Gondret
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Issue 01/09/2024, 2024, Page(s) 860
Publisher: EAAP

Protein fractional synthesis rates under heat stress in growing crossbreed and Iberian pigs.

Author(s): L. Sarri, E. Labussière, H. Rajaei-Sharifabadi, J. Balcells, A.R. Seradj, G. de la Fuente
Published in: The 8th EAAP Int. Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition., 2025
Publisher: ISEP

Testing minimally invasive blood collection techniques in pigs used for research

Author(s): Eugenio FA, Gondret F, Oster F, and Ollagnier C
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) Vol 29, Issue Volume 29, 2023, Page(s) 473, ISBN 978-90-8686-384-6
Publisher: EAAP

Development of protocols for standard management and recording in pig research facilities

Author(s): Wallenbeck A., Girard M., Johansen M., Düpjan S., Aluwe M., De Cuyper C., Labussière E., Font-I-Furnols M., Heetkamp M., Westin R
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Issue Volume 29, 2023, Page(s) 473, ISBN 978-90-8686-384-6
Publisher: EAAP

Rethinking boar taint and quality detection towards a more sustainable pig production

Author(s): Liat Morga, Rune Isak Dupont Birkler, Núria Panella-Riera, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Timea Ignat
Published in: EAAP Annual Conf. 2024, Issue 2024, 2024
Publisher: EAAP

Rethinking boar taint and quality detection towards a more sustainable pig production.

Author(s): Morgan, L., Font-i-Furnols, M., Panella-Riera, N., Birkler, R.I.D
Published in: 76th EAAP Annual Meeting, Issue 25th-29th August, 2025
Publisher: EAAP

Sensory characterization of loins from entire male, early and late immunocastrated pigs.

Author(s): Panella-Riera, N., Brun, A., Božičković, I., Savić, R., Radojković, D., Font-i-Furnols, M.
Published in: 70th Int. Congress of Meat Science and Technol. (ICoMST), Issue 2024, 2024, Page(s) 573-574
Publisher: -

Carbohydrate oxidation patterns in pigs fed high and low fiber diets as determined by a naturally 13C enriched test meal.

Author(s): Cavalleri M, Sciascia QL, Görs S, Vernunft A, Metges CC
Published in: Proc Soc Nutr Physiol 2023, Issue Vol 32, p. 86, abstract no. 62, 2023, Page(s) 86
Publisher: -

Towards a self-initiated and automated judgement bias task for pigs  

Author(s): I. Reimert, J. E. Bolhuis, A. F. Ipema, M. A. Van Marwijk, S. Hintze, V. Neville, M. Mendl
Published in: EAAP Annual Conf. 2024, Issue 2024, 2024
Publisher: EAAP

Bones and meat quality of pork from early and late immunocastrated male pigs

Author(s): Božičković, I., Savić, R., Radojković, D., Panella-Riera, N., Brun, A., Font-i-Furnols, M.
Published in: EAAP Annual Conf. 2024, Issue 2024, 2024
Publisher: EAAP

Parámetros productivos y calidad sensorial de cerdos inmunocastrados tempranos y tardíos.

Author(s): Font-i-Furnols, M., Savić, R., Bozickovic, I., Brun, A., Gispert, M., Panella-Riera, N., Radojković, D., Lizardo, R., Soler, J.
Published in: XX Jornadas de Producción Animal AIDA-ITEA, Issue 13-14 june 2023, 2023, Page(s) 62, ISBN 978-84-09-50588-3
Publisher: AIDA-ITEA

PIGWEB: an infrastructure for experimental research for sustainable pig production

Author(s): van Milgen, J., Millet, S., Westin, R., Larzul, C., Kaya, C., Nørgaard, J.V., Metges, C.C., Bee, G.
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Issue 5-8 September 2022 Volume 27, 2021, Page(s) 544, ISBN 978-90-8686-918-3
Publisher: EAAP scientific committee
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-918-3

Effects of maternal high- or low- protein intake on the sow reproductive performance, serum parameters, and offspring growth performance and protein metabolism

Author(s): Y. Li, H.M. Hammon , C.C. Metges, N. Everaer
Published in: The 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition., 2025
Publisher: ISEP

La réponse à la supplémentation en L-leucine pendant la phase de post-sevrage diffère selon le poids de naissance des porcelets

Author(s): Millet, S., De Cuyper, C., Kowalski, E., Lambert, W., Simongiovanni, A. & Chalvon-Demersay, T.
Published in: 56èmes Journées de la Recherche Porcine, 2024
Publisher: JRP

The PIGWEB TNA-program: transnational access to leading European pig research installations ,

Author(s): De Cuyper, C., Millet, S., Hammon, H.M., Metges, C.C., van Milgen, J.
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 73rd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), 2022, Page(s) 712, ISBN 978-90-8686-385-3
Publisher: EAAP scientific committee
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-937-4

Comparison of fat and fiber driven reductions in dietary energy density on voluntary energy intake and energy partitioning in growing pigs

Author(s): P. Aymerich, T. Lenke, J. Coma, H. Hammon
Published in: The 8th EAAP Int. Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition., 2025
Publisher: ISEP

Pork quality and histological properties of longissimus muscle from boars and early and late immunocastrated pigs.

Author(s): Božičković, I., Savić, R., Panella-Riera, N., Radojković, D., Brun, A., Font-i-Furnols, M.
Published in: Meat Science, Issue 2019, 2025, Page(s) 109-688
Publisher: Elsevier

Piglet response to L-leucine supply during the post-weaning phase depends on piglet birth weight 

Author(s):  A. Simongiovanni, C. De Cuyper, E. Kowalski, S. Millet 
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) , Issue 4 sep  2024, 2024, Page(s) 859
Publisher: EAAP 

PIGWEB: A European infrastructure project for experimental pig research

Author(s): van Milgen, J.
Published in: Journal of Animal Science, Issue Volume 103, Issue Supplement 1, May 2025, Pages 243–244, 2025
Publisher: -

Is there a future for experimental animal research in Europe?

Author(s): J. Van Milgen, T. Chalvon-Demersey
Published in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Issue Volume 29, 2023, Page(s) 472
Publisher: EAAP

Peer reviewed articles (1)

Changes in salivary oxytocin in response to biologically-relevant events in farm animals: Method optimization and usefulness as a biomarker

Author(s): Liza R. Moscovice, Birgit Sobczak, Taru Niittynen , Sonja E. Koski and Ulrike Gimsa
Published in: FRONTIERS, Issue Volume 15 - 2024, 2024, ISSN 1664-042X
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1370557

Other (1)

What are our future needs for research infrastructures to study energy, protein metabolism?

Author(s): van Milgen, J., Domingo, P., Reverté, C., Millet, S.
Published in: Animal - science proceedings, Issue 1 August 2022 Volume 13, Issue 3, 2022, Page(s) 469-470, ISSN 2772-283X
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2022.07.189