An infrastructure for experimental research for sustainable pig production

Informazioni relative al progetto

PIGWEB

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101004770

DOI

10.3030/101004770

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 8 Marzo 2021

Data di avvio 1 Marzo 2021

Data di completamento 28 Febbraio 2026

Finanziato da

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures

Costo totale

€ 5 733 787,21

Contributo UE

€ 4 999 992,57

Coordinato da

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

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Risultati finali

Documents, reports (19)

Communication toolkit and project identity
Novel methods to measure positive and negative affective states
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

New methods and procedures for obtaining blood traits with less stress to the animal
Novel methods and indicators to assess gut and metabolic health of pigs and to predict piglet survival
A user's guide for PIGWEB's collaborative workspace

A users guide for PIGWEBs collaborative workspace

Best practices on science and society activities considering results of the citizen online survey
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
Testing existing and novel proxies and methods under different environmental conditions.
A validated NIRS model to evaluate ileal digestibility of feed for pigs
Report on user needs and a policy brief on future needs for research infrastructures
Validated novel tools and methods to measure sow milk intake and meal pattern of piglets
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

Pubblicazioni

Other (13)

A non-invasive test to determine oro-cecal transit time in breath and saliva in immunostimulated pigs

Autori: M. Cavalleri, S. Görs, A. Vernunft, H. Reyer, J, Kluess, S. Dänicke, J. Zentek, K. Wimmers, Q. Sciascia, C. C. Metges
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism (ISEP 2025), Numero 15/09/2025, 2025
Editore: Book of abstracts of the 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism (ISEP 2025)

Standard Operating Procedures for Better Pig Research (SOPig); Recommendations from the PIGWEB Collaboration”

Autori: Moscovice, L.R., Girard, M., Westin, R. & Düpjan, S
Pubblicato in: Springer Nature book series, 2026
Editore: Springer Nature book series

Research Infrastructure Map: Supporting Swine Research Across Europe (Poster)

Autori: Reverté C., Domingo P., Rios S., Bosch S., De Cuyper c., Millet S., Van Milgen
Pubblicato in: PIGWEB FINAL EVENT, Numero 5th February, 2026, 2026
Editore: PIGWEB FINAL EVENT

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

Autori: Mbuthia, J., Kasper, C., Zenk, M., Bee, G., Metges, C., & Daş, G.
Pubblicato in: -, Numero -, 2024, Pagina/e -
Editore: Animal Zenodo

Teaming up for welfare: A cross-institute approach to identify robust indicators of emotion in pigs

Autori: Reimert I., Franchi G.A; Bagaria M.; Canario L.; Bolhuis J.E.; Düpjan S.; Verbeek E.; Fàbrega E.; Pedersen L.J.; Telkänranta H.; Eggert A.; Moscovice L.R.
Pubblicato in: Animal, 2026
Editore: Animal

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

Autori: van Milgen, J., Domingo, P., Reverté, C., Millet, S.
Pubblicato in: Animal - science proceedings, Numero 1 August 2022 Volume 13, Numero 3, 2022, Pagina/e 469-470, ISSN 2772-283X
Editore: Elsevier
DOI: 10.1016/j.anscip.2022.07.189

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

Autori: F Gondret
Pubblicato in: Numero 07/01/2025, 2025
Editore: Research Data Gouv
DOI: 10.57745/lu4yzh

Data set: Analysis of the PIGWEB metadata survey 1.0

Autori: Melzer, N., Fischer, S. O., & Kasper, C.
Pubblicato in: -, Numero -, 2025, Pagina/e -
Editore: Zenodo

Policy- brief: Standardising the defintion of animal discomfort

Autori: Franchi, G. A., Bagaria, M., Boswijk, H., Fabrega, E., Herskin, M. S., & Westin, R.
Pubblicato in: -, Numero -, 2024, Pagina/e -
Editore: -

Metabolic responses to test meal procedures in growing pigs

Autori: F Gondret
Pubblicato in: Numero 07/01/2025, 2025
Editore: Research Data Gouv
DOI: 10.57745/008xps

Modified body composition by dietary restriction of protein, amino acids and phosphorus, assessed by imaging tehniques on live growing pigs

Autori: Schlegel, P., Bonnefont, C., Brun, A., Oster, M., Donkó, T., Brossard, L., Font-i-Furnols, M., Kasper, C
Pubblicato in: Animal, 2026
Editore: Animal

Policy - brief : Harmonisation of pig research

Autori: PIGWEB, contact person Heleen Boswijk
Pubblicato in: -, Numero -, 2025, Pagina/e -
Editore: -

Amino acid profiles in the saliva and plasma of pigs fed high and low fibre diets 6 hours after a lipopolysaccharide challenge

Autori: Q. Sciascia, M. Cavalleri, S. Görs, H. Reyer, K. Wimmers, J.
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism (ISEP 2025), Numero 15/09/2025, 2025
Editore: Book of abstracts of the 8th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism (ISEP 2025)

Conference proceedings (23)

Round table discussion

Autori: J. Van Milgen, T. Chalvon-Demersey
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Numero Volume 29, 2023, Pagina/e 475
Editore: EAAP

Testing minimally invasive blood collection techniques in pigs used for research

Autori: Eugenio FA, Gondret F, Oster F, and Ollagnier C
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) Vol 29, Numero Volume 29, 2023, Pagina/e 473, ISBN 978-90-8686-384-6
Editore: EAAP

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

Autori: Wallenbeck A., Girard M., Johansen M., Düpjan S., Aluwe M., De Cuyper C., Labussière E., Font-I-Furnols M., Heetkamp M., Westin R
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Numero Volume 29, 2023, Pagina/e 473, ISBN 978-90-8686-384-6
Editore: EAAP

Pig Research Infrastructure Map: Supporting Swine Research Across Europe (poster)

Autori: Carmen Reverté, Paula Domingo, Santiago Rios, Samuel Bosch, Carolien DeCuyper, Sam Millet , Jaap Van Milgen.
Pubblicato in: Final pigweb conferenc, Numero 5/02/2026, 2026
Editore: Final pigweb conferenc

Smooth muscle electromiographic measurements with pigs in a stress model.

Autori: Csötönyi, O., Béres, G., Halas, V.
Pubblicato in: 9th Scientific Day of Animal Breeding in Gödöllő : Book of Abstracts of Presentations and Posters. Bényi, Erzsébet; Bodnár,, 2024, Pagina/e 115 p. pp. 71-71., ISBN 9789636231064
Editore: MATE
DOI: 10.17205/aweth.7053

Growth performance and body composition of pigs under dietary protein, amino acid and phosphorus restriction

Autori: Schlegel P., Font-i-Furnols M., Brossard L., Donko T., Oster M., Brun A., Kasper C., Bonnefont C.
Pubblicato in: 76th EAAP Annual Meeting, 2025, Pagina/e 388
Editore: EAAP

Comparison of the dynamics of glucose oxidation based on 13CO2 abundance in red blood cells, breath gas and saliva in growing pigs.

Autori: Csötönyi O; Metges, C; Görs, S; Fábián, M; Baráth; Béres, G; Nagy, J; Tischler, A; Halas, V
Pubblicato in: 32nd International Symposium. Animal Science Days., 2024, Pagina/e 88 p. pp. 32-32., ISBN 9783900397159
Editore: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien

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

Autori: De Cuyper, B. Ampe, R. Westin, S. Millet
Pubblicato in: Book of Abstracts of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Numero yearly, 2024, Pagina/e 992, ISBN 979-12-210-6769-9
Editore: EAAP

PIGWEB’s transnational access (TNA) program: facts & figures (Poster)

Autori: C. De Cuyper, S. Millet and J. van Milgen
Pubblicato in: Final pigweb conference, Numero 5/02/2026, 2026
Editore: Final pigweb conference

Prediction of amino acid digestibility in feedstuff for pigs based on the near infrared spectra of dry fecal samples

Autori: Matyas Lukacs, Zoltan Kovacs, Knud Erik Bach-Knudsen, David Renaudeau, Rosil Lizardo, Sonja de Vries, SamMillet, Veronika Halas, Helle Lærke, Jan Værum Nørgaard, Marlyse Raemy, Samantha Joan Noel
Pubblicato in: Final pigweb conference, Numero 5/02/2026, 2026
Editore: Final pigweb conference

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

Autori: Font-i-Furnols, M., Savić, R., Bozickovic, I., Brun, A., Gispert, M., Panella-Riera, N., Radojković, D., Lizardo, R., Soler, J.
Pubblicato in: XX Jornadas de Producción Animal AIDA-ITEA, Numero 13-14 june 2023, 2023, Pagina/e 62, ISBN 978-84-09-50588-3
Editore: AIDA-ITEA

PIGWEB: an infrastructure for experimental research for sustainable pig production

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

Impact of protein and phosphorus restriction on carcass composition and meat quality in pork

Autori: Bonnefont C., Font-i-Furnols M., Kasper C., Brossard L., Donko T., Oster M., Brun A., Schlegel P
Pubblicato in: 76th EAAP Annual Meeting, 2025, Pagina/e 389
Editore: EAAP

Relation entre la composition corporelle de la carcasse de porc déterminée par les techniques d'imagerie par rayons X et l'analyse chimique.

Autori: Font-i-Furnols, M., Schlegel, P., Bonnefont, C.M., Donko, T., Brun, A., Brossard, L., Oster, M., Kasper, C.
Pubblicato in: 58èmes Journées de la Recherche Porcine, Saint Malo, France, Numero 3th-4th February 2026, 2026, Pagina/e 322-323
Editore: Conference proceedings

Relationship between body composition of live pigs determined by imaging X-ray techniques and chemical analysis

Autori: Font-i-Furnols M., Schlegel P., Bonnefont C., Donko T., Brun A., Brossard L., Oster M., Kasper C
Pubblicato in: 76th EAAP Annual Meeting, 2025, Pagina/e 393
Editore: EAAP

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

Autori: Millet, S., De Cuyper, C., Kowalski, E., Lambert, W., Simongiovanni, A. & Chalvon-Demersay, T.
Pubblicato in: 56èmes Journées de la Recherche Porcine, 2024
Editore: JRP

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

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

Future needs for pig research infrastructures in Europe (Poster)

Autori: Paula Domingo , Carmen Reverté, Santiago Rios , Carolien De Cuyper, Sam Millet , Jaap Van Milgen .
Pubblicato in: Final pigweb conference, Numero 5/02/2026, 2026
Editore: Final pigweb conference

PIGWEB’s transnational access (TNA) program:facts & figure

Autori: C. De Cuyper, S. Millet and J. van Milgen
Pubblicato in: Final PIGWEBb conference, Numero 5/02/2026, 2026
Editore: Final PIGWEBb conference

Relation entre la composition corporelle de la carcasse de porc déterminée par les techniques d'imagerie par rayons X et l'analyse chimique

Autori: Font-i-Furnols, M., Schlegel, P., Bonnefont, C.M., Donko, T., Brun, A., Brossard, L., Oster, M., Kasper, C
Pubblicato in: 58èmes Journées de la Recherche Porcine, Numero 3th-4th February 2026, 2026
Editore: Ed. IFIP, INRAe

Future needs for pig Research Infrastructures in Europe (Poster)

Autori: Domingo P., Reverté C., Rios S., De Cuyper c., Millet S., Van Milgen J.
Pubblicato in: PIGWEB FINAL EVENT, Numero 5th February, 2026, 2026
Editore: PIGWEB FINAL EVENT

Is there a future for experimental animal research in Europe?

Autori: J. Van Milgen, T. Chalvon-Demersey
Pubblicato in: Book of abstracts of the 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP), Numero Volume 29, 2023, Pagina/e 472
Editore: EAAP

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

Autori: Mbuthia, J.M., Kasper, C., Zenk, M., Bee, G., Metges, C.C., Daş, G.
Pubblicato in: Book of Abstracts  of the 75th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science 2024. , Numero 2024, 2024, Pagina/e 858, ISBN 979-12-210-6769-9
Editore: EAAP

Peer reviewed articles (9)

Data paper: Early and late immunocastrated and entire male pigs’ data from production, carcass and meat quality, including bones, histology and sensory analysis

Autori: I. Božičković, N. Panella-Riera, A. Brun, J. Soler, M. Font-i-Furnols
Pubblicato in: Animal - Open Space, Numero 5, 2026, Pagina/e 100143, ISSN 2772-6940
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.anopes.2026.100143

A pilot study testing a continuous glucose monitoring sensor in lean growing pigs fed contrasting diets, to document nocturnal and diurnal glycemic excursions as well as their relationships

Autori: C. Xavier, F. A. Eugenio, C. Ollagnier, CH. Malbert, S. Brajon, F. Gondret
Pubblicato in: Veterinary and Animal Scienc, Numero 05 March 2026, 2026, ISSN 2451-943X
Editore: ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2026.10061

Opinion paper: Improving experimental design in animal research − seven key principles

Autori: C. De Cuyper, B. Ampe, R. Westin, J. van Milgen, S. Millet
Pubblicato in: animal, Numero 19, 2026, Pagina/e 101695, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101695

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

Autori: Liza R. Moscovice, Birgit Sobczak, Taru Niittynen , Sonja E. Koski and Ulrike Gimsa
Pubblicato in: FRONTIERS, Numero Volume 15 - 2024, 2024, ISSN 1664-042X
Editore: Frontiers Research Foundation
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1370557

Determination of carbohydrate and lignin content in feedstuffs for monogastric animals using near-infrared spectroscopy

Autori: Andrés Cruz-Conesa, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, Itziar Ruisánchez, Joan Ferré, Anna M. Pérez-Vendrell, Samantha Joan Noel
Pubblicato in: Poultry Science, Numero 104, 2025, Pagina/e 105394, ISSN 0032-5791
Editore: Poultry Science Association Inc.
DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2025.105394

Bones, reproductive organs and carcass characteristics of entire, early and late immunocastrated male pigs

Autori: I. Božičković, D. Radojković, R. Savić, M. Popovac, A. Brun, J. Soler, R. Lizardo, M. Font-i-Furnols
Pubblicato in: animal, Numero 20, 2026, Pagina/e 101726, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101726

A pilot study on alternative blood sampling methods in pigs

Autori: C. Xavier, F. A. Eugenio, F. Gondret, J. Vaerum Nørgaard, C. C. Metges, M. Oster, Catherine Ollagnier
Pubblicato in: BMC Veterinary Research, Numero 21, 2025, ISSN 1746-6148
Editore: BioMed Central
DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04738-4

Effect of <i>Scutellaria baicalensis</i> supplementation on sow milk yield and litter growth performance in Danish sows

Autori: Takele Feyera, Maria J Carrión-López, Delphine Gardan-Salmon, Alice Hamard, Fabrice Robert, Jan V Nørgaard
Pubblicato in: Translational Animal Science, Numero 10, 2026, ISSN 2573-2102
Editore: Oxford University Press (OUP)
DOI: 10.1093/tas/txag009

Smooth muscle electromyographic measurements with pigs in a stress model

Autori: Orsolya Csötönyi, Gabriella Béres, Veronika Halas
Pubblicato in: Animal Welfare, Etológia és Tartástechnológia (AWETH), Numero 21, 2025, Pagina/e 37-43, ISSN 1786-8440
Editore: Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
DOI: 10.17205/aweth.7053

Non-peer reviewed articles (3)

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

Autori: Ivana Božičković, Radomir Savić, Núria Panella-Riera, Dragan Radojković, Albert Brun, Maria Font-i-Furnols
Pubblicato in: Meat Science, Numero 219, 2025, Pagina/e 109688, ISSN 0309-1740
Editore: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109688

Predicting piglet survival until weaning using birth weight and within-litter birth weight variation as easily measured proxy predictors

Autori: J.M. Mbuthia, C. Kasper, M. Zenk, G. Bee, C.C. Metges, G. Daş
Pubblicato in: animal, Numero 19, 2025, Pagina/e 101479, ISSN 1751-7311
Editore: Cambridge University Press
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101479

245 PIGWEB: A European infrastructure project for experimental pig research

Autori: Jaap van Milgen
Pubblicato in: Journal of Animal Science, Numero 103, 2025, Pagina/e 243-244, ISSN 0021-8812
Editore: American Society of Animal Science
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaf102.266

Monographic books (1)

Standard Operating Procedures for Better Pig Research (SOPig) (Book)

Autori: Eds: Moscovice, L.R., Düpjan, S., Girard, M. and Westin, R.
Pubblicato in: Springer Nature eBooks, 2026, ISBN 3032248981
Editore: Springer Nature eBooks

Book chapters (1)

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

Autori: Orsolya Csötönyi, Gabriella Béres, Veronika Halas
Pubblicato 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, Pagina/e 95-100., ISBN 978-963-623-120-0
Editore: MATE Press
DOI: 10.54597/mate.0169