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 (1)

Policy brief on the assessment of animal ethics in pig research

Publications

Conference proceedings (22)

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: -

Guidelines for designing pig trials on performance, digestibility, meat and carcass quality

Author(s): De Cuyper, B. Ampe, R. Westin, S. Millet
Published in: Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Issue yearly, 2024, Page(s) 992, ISBN 979-12-210-6769-9
Publisher: EAAP

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 

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

Application of individual piglet birth weight and within-litter birth weight variation as proxy predictors for pre-weaning survival.

Author(s): Mbuthia, J.M., Kasper, C., Zenk, M., Bee, G., Metges, C.C., Daş, G.
Published in: Book of Abstracts  of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science 2024. , Issue 2024, 2024, Page(s) 858, ISBN 979-12-210-6769-9
Publisher: EAAP

Non-peer reviewed articles (2)

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

Author(s): Ivana Božičković, Radomir Savić, Núria Panella-Riera, Dragan Radojković, Albert Brun, Maria Font-i-Furnols
Published in: Meat Science, Issue 219, 2025, Page(s) 109688, ISSN 0309-1740
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109688

245 PIGWEB: A European infrastructure project for experimental pig research

Author(s): Jaap van Milgen
Published in: Journal of Animal Science, Issue 103, 2025, Page(s) 243-244, ISSN 0021-8812
Publisher: American Society of Animal Science
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf102.266

Other (7)

Data for predicting piglet survival until weaning using birth weight and within-litter birth weight variation as easily measured proxy predictors. (Data set)

Author(s): Mbuthia, J., Kasper, C., Zenk, M., Bee, G., Metges, C., & Daş, G.
Published in: -, Issue -, 2024, Page(s) -
Publisher: Animal Zenodo

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

Continuous monitoring of circulating glucose concentrations in growing pigs: days and nigths

Author(s): F Gondret
Published in: Issue 07/01/2025, 2025
Publisher: Research Data Gouv
DOI: 10.57745/lu4yzh

Data set: Analysis of the PIGWEB metadata survey 1.0

Author(s): Melzer, N., Fischer, S. O., & Kasper, C.
Published in: -, Issue -, 2025, Page(s) -
Publisher: Zenodo

Policy- brief: Standardising the defintion of animal discomfort

Author(s): Franchi, G. A., Bagaria, M., Boswijk, H., Fabrega, E., Herskin, M. S., & Westin, R.
Published in: -, Issue -, 2024, Page(s) -
Publisher: -

Metabolic responses to test meal procedures in growing pigs

Author(s): F Gondret
Published in: Issue 07/01/2025, 2025
Publisher: Research Data Gouv
DOI: 10.57745/008xps

Policy - brief : Harmonisation of pig research

Author(s): PIGWEB, contact person Heleen Boswijk
Published in: -, Issue -, 2025, Page(s) -
Publisher: -

Book chapters (1)

A Non-Invasive Method to Monitor the Smooth Muscle Activity of Digestive Organs in Growing Pigs

Author(s): Orsolya Csötönyi, Gabriella Béres, Veronika Halas
Published in: Application of One Health Concept in Farm Animal Nutrition : 21th International Symposium on Animal Nutrition and One Health Day, 6 November, 2024 Kaposvár, Hungary : Proceedings = Egy Egészség (One Health) koncepció a haszonállatok takarmányozásában : 21. Nemzetközi Takarmányozási Szimpózium És Egy Egészség Nap, 2024. november 6. Kaposvár : Tanulmányok, 2025, Page(s) 95-100., ISBN 978-963-623-120-0
Publisher: MATE Press
DOI: 10.54597/mate.0169

Peer reviewed articles (3)

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

A pilot study on alternative blood sampling methods in pigs

Author(s): C. Xavier, F. A. Eugenio, F. Gondret, J. Vaerum Nørgaard, C. C. Metges, M. Oster, Catherine Ollagnier
Published in: BMC Veterinary Research, Issue 21, 2025, ISSN 1746-6148
Publisher: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04738-4

Smooth muscle electromyographic measurements with pigs in a stress model

Author(s): Orsolya Csötönyi, Gabriella Béres, Veronika Halas
Published in: Animal Welfare, Etológia és Tartástechnológia (AWETH), Issue 21, 2025, Page(s) 37-43, ISSN 1786-8440
Publisher: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
DOI: 10.17205/aweth.7053