Day 1. | | |
9.00-10.00 | Registration and coffee | |
10.00-10.15 | Welcome | Ann Margaret Grøndahl,
Ph.D, Head of NKVet |
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Session 1 | The Boar Taint Problem | Chair:
Bente Fredriksen, Ph.D |
10.15 -10.55 | Overview | Kerstin Lundstrøm, Professor |
11.00-11.25 | Present situation in EU. Legislation | Rex Horgan,
Legislative veterinary officer |
11.30 -11.50 | Animal welfare aspects | Mette Giersing, Dr. |
11.55 -12.15 | The consumers´ view/reaction | Chris Claudi-Magnussen,
Project manager, M.Sc., Ph.D |
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12.15-13.15 | Lunch | |
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Session 2 | Boar-taint related compounds | Chair:
Christian Friis, Professor |
13.15 -13.35 | Androstenone/skatole/ other substances | Øystein Andresen, Professor |
13.40-14.00 | Factors affecting the level of skatole | Bent Borg Jensen,
Head of Research Unit, Ph.D |
14.05 - 14.25 | Factors affecting the level of androstenone | Michel Bonneau, Dr |
14.30 -14.50 | Discussion | |
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14.50-15.15 | Coffee break | |
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Session 3 | Genetics/Selection | Chair:
Kerstin Lundstrøm, Professor |
15.15 -15.45 | Possibilities for selection against boar taint. | Jim Squires, Professor |
15.50 -16.20 | Skatole/androstenone in the breeding population of Norwegian pigs | Haavard Tajet, Research manager |
16.25 –16.45 | Discussion | |
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19.00 | Dinner | |
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Session 4 | Non surgical methods to avoid boar taint | Chair:
Olli Peltoniemi, Adjunct professor |
8.30- 9.00 | Vaccination against GnRH: pros and contras | Stig Einarsson, Professor |
9.05-9.30 | Sperm sorting/insemination | Peer Ola Hofmo, Dr. |
9.35-9.55 | Discussion | |
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9.55 -10.20 | Coffee break | |
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Session 5 | Castration:
Pain and analgesia | Chair:
Claes Fällström, Professor |
10.20-10.50 | General anaesthesia/ analgesia and pain | Nicola Jäggin, Dr., Dipl. ECVA |
10.55-11.25 | Local anaesthesia | Birgit Ranheim, Associate professor |
11.30-11.55 | Discussion | |
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12.00- 13.00 | Lunch | |
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Session 6 | Sorting of carcasses | Chair:
Michel Bonneau, Dr. |
13.00-13.20 | Sorting criterias. Methods for on-line/at-line detection of skatole/androstenone. | Jan Rud Andersen, Development Manager, Ph.D, DSc. |
13.25-13.40 | The use of „electronic nose“ | John Erik Haugen,
Senior researcher, Ph.D |
13.45- 14.00 | Camouflage of boar taint | Kathrine Bache, Ph.D student. |
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14.05-14.20 | Coffee break | |
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Session 7 | National research programmes/policies | Chair:
Øystein Andresen, Professor |
14.20 -14.35 | Norway | Bente Fredriksen, Ph.D |
14.35 -14.50 | Sweden | Kerstin Lundstrøm, Professor |
14.50 -15.00 | Denmark | Christian Friis, Professor |
15.00 -15.10 | Finland | Olli Peltoniemi, Adjunct Professor |
15.10 -15.25 | Discussion | |
Session 8 | | |
15.30 -16.10 | General discussion | Chair: Ola Nafstad,
Section manager, Ph.D. |
16.10 | Closing remarks | Ann Margaret Grøndahl,
Ph.D Head of NKVet. |
