Presentations from the final Q-PorkChains conference

Opening Session

A short picture of EU funded research in the food quality area and future challenges towards 2020

Danièle Tissot, Q-PorkChains Scientific Officer

 

The European breeding industry and the Q-PorkChains project

Ingela Velander, European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders (EFFAB)

 

The role of the EU meat sector association and the pork chain

Zeev Noga, European Livestock and Meat Trading Union

 

Adaption of the pork chain to consumer and society demands

Segmenting European pork markets

Joachim Scholderer (MAPP, Aarhus University, Denmark) and Nina Veflen Olsen (NOFIMA, Norway)

 

Diversity of European pig production systems

Sandra Edwards (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom)

 

Diversity of European pork supply chains

Jacques Trienekens (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

 

Rearing entire males for sustainability

Lotta Rydhmer (SLU, Sweden) and Emma Fàbrega (IRTA, Spain)

 

Development of biomarkers using omics technologies

Marinus te Pas (ASG Veehouderij BV, The Netherlands)

 

Session A: Quality Management

Introduction

Jacques Trienekens (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

 

Salmonella in pigs from birth to carcass

James Sheridan (Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ireland)

 

On line total fat prediction in green hams and loins

Xavier Serra (IRTA, Spain)

 

The contribution of quality assurance schemes at farm level to the improvement of sustainability along the pork chain

Karel de Greef (ASG Veehouderij BV, The Netherlands)

 

Quality managemet of pork supply chains - a question of coordination?

Detert Brinkmann (University of Bonn, Germany)

 

Session B: Sustainability

Introduction

Michel Bonneau (INRA, France)

 

The link between citizen & consumer attitudes towards sustainable pork production systems: insights from three continents

Athanasios Krystallis (MAPP, Aarhus University, Denmark)

 

Improved tools for evaluating the sustainability of production systems

Michel Bonneau (INRA, France)

 

Environmental sustainability of European pork chains

John Hermansen (Aarhus University, Denmark)

 

Sustainability of a Mediterranean pig prouction system: The Black Majorcan Pig

Joel Gonzalez (IRTA, Spain)

 

Session C: Product Innovation

Introduction

Jacint Arnau (INRA, Spain)

 

Water holding capacity in meat

Eero Puolanne (University of Helsinki, Finland)

 

Healthier cooked ham

Lise Nersting (Danish Meat Research Institute, Denmark)

 

Development of healthier comminuted pork products

Jenny Hayes (Teagasc, Ashtown Food Research Centre, Ireland)

 

Marketing and organization for increased acceptance of regional products

Nel Wognum (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

 

Session D: Biomarkers

Introduction

Niels Oksbjerg (Aarhus University, Denmark)

 

Biomarkers for pork quality in commercial pork production lines for fresh meat and dry cured ham using transcriptomics proteomics technologies

Marinus te Pas (ASG Veehouderij BV, The Netherlands)

 

Towards the definition of molecular markets of pork quality

Bénédicte Lebret (INRA, France)

 

Session E: Tools for managing and enhancing quality

Introduction

Brigitte Petersen (University of Bonn, Germany)

 

Acute phase proteins in pig productions. A rapid method for assessing animal health and welfare

Carlos Piñeiro (PigChamp, Spain)

 

Optimizing temperature monitoring in pork supply chains

Miriam Mack (University of Bonn, Germany)

 

Harmonisation of veterinary findings in centralised databases

Andreas Kühnel (Hygiene und Prüf GmbH, Germany)

 

Modelling as a tool to improve understanding of complex systems: examples from meat quality, safety and animal welfare

Karel de Greef (ASG Veehouderij BV, The Netherlands)

 

Session F: Economical Sustainability

Introduction

Estelle Antoine (French Institute for Pig and Pork Industry, France)

 

Innovations of health and quality management in the 'Eichenhof' pilot chain

Rudolf Festag (EGO, Germany)

 

Monitoring animal health and improving farm management for meat quality thorugh improved information exchange

Nel Wognum (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

 

Prediction of and sorting for pork quality

Christiaan Kapper (VION FOOD GROUP and CCL Nutricontrol, The Netherlands)

 

Sustainable pig production - experiences of a farmers association

Christoph Zimmer (BESH, Germany)