project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Optimization of fattening pigs: feeding and product quality
Optimización del engorde de porcino: alimentación y calidad del producto
Objectives
- Development of new growth, protein deposition and consumption models for pig crossbreeds actually produced in Catalonia. This information is essential to provide an adjusted feeding plan to the genetic background of each pig type.
- Determine the optimal slaughter weight of each of the types of pigs analysed.
- Study meat quality from crosses aimed to produce lean carcasses.
- Assess alternative diets and types of crossed pigs, using genetic lines with a high content of intramuscular fat, as an option for the production of differentiated pork quality.
Objectives
-Desarrollo de nuevos modelos de crecimiento, deposición de proteína y consumo de los cruces actualmente criados en Catalunya. Esta información es básica para poder aplicar una alimentación ajustada al potencial de cada tipo de cerdo.
-Determinar el peso óptimo de sacrificio de cada uno de los tipos de cerdo analizados.
-Estudiar la calidad de la carne de los cruces orientados a producir canales magras.
-Valorar cruces alternativos, utilizando genéticas con un alto contenido de grasa intramuscular, como opciones para la producción de carne de cerdo de calidad diferenciada.
Activities
-Manage the production of six piglets lots, four "lean" type and two with higher intramuscular fat percentage.
-Evaluation in the "Centre d'Avaluació del Porcí-IRTA" of the six pig lots.
-Sacrifice at commercial slaughterhouse of the six pig groups, carcass and meat quality traits will be controlled. Sampling will be done.
-Analysis of data and genetic characterization of each pig type, at fattening level and of the carcass and meat quality.
-Analysis of the amount and composition of intramuscular fat at the alternative crosses, whose objective is the production of meat of differentiated quality.
-Creation of a page within the website of the ACBPS to disseminate the project and the results obtained.
Activities
-Gestionar la producción de seis lotes de lechones, cuatro tipo "magro" y dos de animales con mayor porcentaje de grasa intramuscular.
-Evaluación de los seis lotes en el "Centre d'Avaluació del Porcí" del IRTA.
-Sacrificio en matadero comercial, control de las características de calidad de canal, de calidad de carne y toma de muestras.
-Análisis de datos y caracterización de cada tipo genético a nivel de engorde y de calidad de canal y de carne.
-Análisis de la cantidad y composición de la grasa intramuscular de cruces alternativos, cuyo objetivo es la producción de carne de calidad diferenciada.
-Creación de una página dentro de la web de la ACBPS para difundir el proyecto y los resultados obtenidos.
Contexte
Performances of fattening pigs produced in Catalonia evolve, implying changes in their nutritional requirements. For this, four Catalan pig selection companies decided to carry out this project, in which direct characterization of crossbreeds with its pure lines will be addressed. Data obtained will allow to calculate growth, protein deposition, lipid deposition and consumption models, in order to calculate the specific nutritional requirements for crossbreeds and sex. This task will be carried out with pig types oriented to obtain lean carcasses, but also with alternative types more focused on the production of quality meat. On these alternative crossbreeds different meat quality characteristics will be analysed.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Emplacement
- Main geographical location
- Barcelona
- Other geographical location
- Girona, Lleida
€ 277421.41
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Project keyword
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Josep Maria Monfort Bolívar
Project coordinator