Quality of Low Input Food - Feeding strategies for improving quality and food safety of pork from organic farming
Abstract
In the first part of the project, the implications of selected feeding strategies (using pigs differing in birth weight, fed diets differing in their amino acid pattern) on quality of pork will be evaluated under field conditions, i.e. on farms which are specialized in organic pig production. While the previous feeding strategy of the farm will be used as control, an experimental treatment based on an optimized feeding strategy will be implemented in order to analyse the effects on animal and economic performance and pork quality traits. In the second part of the project, the use of selected probiotic preparations will be compared to the traditional organic strategy of feeding forages to growing pigs. Traits will be measured which should indicate the gut health status as well as animal health, performance and profitability.
keywords organic livestock husbandry organic farming pig pork quality food safety feeding strategy
Publikationen
Detecting pathogens using real-time PCR: a contribution to monitoring animal health and food safety.
Autoren: Kronsteiner S., Domig K.J., Pfalz S., Nagel P., Zollitsch W., Kneifel W. Jahr: 2007
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Analysis of diet-induced changes in intestinal microbiota: microbial balance as indicator for gut health
Autoren: Pfalz S., Domig K.J., Kronsteiner S., Nagel P., Zollitsch W., Kneifel W. Jahr: 2007
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Effects of silage or probiotics on performance and gut microbial composition of organic growing-finishing pigs.
Autoren: Nagel P., Domig K.J., Hagmüller W., Pfalz S., Kronsteiner S., Ortner B., Sundrum A., Zollitsch W. Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Effects of silage or probiotics on performance and gut microbial composition or organic growing-finishing pigs.
Autoren: Nagel P., Domig K.J., Hagmüller W., Pfalz S., Kronsteiner S., Ortner B., Sundrum A. & Zollitsch W. Jahr: 2008
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Nachweis von Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Ra 18 im Rahmen eines probiotischen Fütterungsversuchs mit Bio-Mastschweinen
Autoren: Petersson A., Domig K.J., Nagel P., Zollitsch W., Hagmüller W., Kneifel W. Jahr: 2008
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)-based monitoring of intestinal lactobacilli and bifidobacteria of pigs during a feeding trial.
Autoren: Petersson A., Domig K.J., Nagel P., Zollitsch W., Hagmüller W., Kneifel W. Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
Project staff
Werner Zollitsch
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Werner Zollitsch
werner.zollitsch@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93211, 99101, 99111
Project Leader
01.02.2004 - 28.02.2009
Konrad Domig
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Konrad Domig
konrad.domig@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-75453
Project Staff
01.02.2004 - 28.02.2009
BOKU partners
External partners
Universität Kassel, Fachgebiet Tierernährung und Tiergesundheit
Univ.Prof. Dr. Albert Sundrum
coordinator