• Preface By the president of the ISAH ↓
  Andrzej Krynski
• Editorial foreword ↓
  F Madec

Animal production in Europe: The way forward in a changing world ↓

Vol. 1

Animal production and Society

• K. Schwabenbauer (United Kingdom)
  LIVESTOCK SECTOR IN EUROPE: THE POLITICAL STANDPOINT ↓
• H.-W. Windhorst (Germany)
  THE IMPACTS OF THE NEW EU DIRECTIVE FOR LAYING HEN HUSBANDRY ON THE PRODUCTION AND TRADE PATTERNS FOR EGGS AND EGG PRODUCTS IN THE EU ↓
• C.H. Burton and C. Turner (United Kingdom)
  THE MATRESA PROJECT – TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR LIVESTOCK MANURE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE (end of the Vol.2) ↓
• K. K. Jensen, J. Lassen, P. Robinson and P. Sandoe (Denmark)
  UNDERSTANDING LAY AND EXPERT RISK PERCEPTION IN THE LIGHT OF MORAL THEORY ↓
• M. Marie (France)
  ETHICS: THE NEW CHALLENGE FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION ↓
• D. Berckmans (Belgium)
  AUTOMATIC ON-LINE MONITORING OF ANIMALS BY PRECISION LIVESTOCK FARMING ↓

Animal Welfare, Focus on transport / slaughter / euthanasia
Oral communications

• J. Hartung, M. Marahrens, M. Schmeiduch, I. von Richthofen (Germany)
  ANIMAL WELFARE DURING LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF CATTLE - FACTS AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION ↓
• C. Terlouw, T. Astruc, J. Porcher, P. Rybarczyk and X. Fernandez (France)
  TRANSPORT AND OTHER POTENTIAL STRESS FACTORS AT SLAUGHTER: EFFECTS OF GENETIC AND REARING BACKGROUND ↓
• G. Gebresenbet, D. Ljungberg, R. Geers, and G. Van de Water (Sweden)
  EFFECTIVE LOGISTICS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE PRODUCTION CHAIN, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FARM-ABATTOIR SYSTEM ↓
• B. Algers and S. Atkinson (Sweden)
  AN INVESTIGATIVE STUDY OF 2 PIG ABATTOIRS IN SWEDEN WITH REGARD TO C02 CONCENTRATION, C02 EXPOSURE TIME, STUN GROUP SIZE, STUN TO STICK INTERVAL, AND STUN EFFECT ↓
• X. Fernandez (France)
  A SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF PRE-SLAUGHTER STUNNING IN POULTRY ↓
• P.T. Thomsen, T. Rousing, J. T. Sorensen and A.M. Kjeldsen (Denmark)
  EUTHANASIA IN DANISH DAIRY HERDS ↓
• P. Chevillon, C. Mircovich, S. Dubroca and J.Y. Fleho. (France)
  COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT PIG EUTHANASIA METHODS AVAILABLE TO THE FARMERS ↓
• S. Gunnarsson (Sweden)
  THE EFFECT OF THE REARING ENVIRONMENT ON THE PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIOUR RELATED DISEASES IN LOOSE HOUSED LAYING HENS ↓

Posters

• I. Andronie, V. Andronie and D. Curca (Romania)
  STUDIES CONCERNING SHEEP WELFARE DURING ROAD TRANSPORTATION ↓
• P. Candotti, S. Rota Nodari, I. Archetti, E. De Angelis, G. Caldara and P. Borghetti (Italy)
  INFLUENCE OF FLOOR TYPE ON THE INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF LEG WEAKNESS SYNDROME (LWS) AND OF ARTICULAR OSTEOCHONDROSIS (OC) IN ITALIAN HEAVY PIG ↓
• E. Merlot, M.-C. Meunier-Salaün and A. Prunier (France)
  THE STRESS RESPONSE IS STRESSOR-SPECIFIC: COMPARISON OF RESPONSES TO SOCIAL AND INFLAMMATORY CHALLENGES IN PIGLETS ↓

Integration of animal farming systems in the environment
Oral communications

• A. Farruggia, B. Dumont, P. Carrere, M. Petit (France)
  CONTRIBUTION OF HERBIVORES TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY ↓
• B. Lebret, M.C. Meunier-Salaün, N. Guingand, P. Robin, M. Hassouna, R. Cariolet, E. Dransfield and J.Y. Dourmad (France)
  EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF TWO HUSBANDRY METHODS FOR GROWINGFINISHING PIGS ↓
• J. Hultgren (Sweden)
  FARM-LEVEL MEASURES TO REDUCE AMMONIA EMISSION FROM TIED DAIRY CATTLE COMPATIBLE WITH IMPROVED ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY ↓
• J.L. Peyraud and L. Delaby (France)
  CAN WE MINIMIZE NITROGEN EXCRETION IN DAIRY HERDS WHILE MAINTAINING PERFORMANCES? ↓
• R. Kosch, A. Decker and H. Van den Weghe (Germany)
  APPLICATION OF NON-THERMAL PLASMA TECHNIQUES (NTP) TO REDUCE EMISSIONS FROM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ↓
• B. Nicks, M. Laitat, F. Farnir, M. Vandenheede, C. Verhaeghe and C. Canart (Belgium)
  GASEOUS EMISSIONS IN THE RAISING OF WEANED PIGS ON FULLY SLATTED FLOOR OR ON STRAW-BASED DEEP LITTER ↓
• C. Jondreville, P.S. Revy, J.Y. Dourmad and Y. Nys (France)
  MICROBIAL PHYTASE AS A MEANS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ZINC IN PIG FEEDING ↓
• P. Scharf, B.A. Zucker, W. Müller (Germany)
  EFFECT OF A BIOSRUBBER ON EMISSIONS OF BIOAEROSOLS FROM A DUCK FATTENING UNIT ↓
• J. Schulz, J. Hartung, J. Seedorf and L.C. Formosa (Germany)
  STAPHYLOCOCCI AS AN INDICATOR FOR BACTERIAL EMISSIONS FROM A BROILER HOUSE ↓
• A. Chauvin, G. Klégou, A. Agoulon and M. L’Hostis (France)
  INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BOVINE AND ROE DEER (CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS) FOR BABESIA SP. INFECTIONS ↓

Posters

• M. Vucemilo, A. Tofant, S. Hadina and D. Barac (Crotia)
  EFFECT OF YUCCA SCHIDIGERA EXTRACT, A FEED ADDITIVE, TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTANTS IN PIG FATTENING UNITS ↓
• C. Paulus, L. Levrouw, R. Geers (Belgium)
  HOW TO COMBINE PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CARE? VEVOVITALL? ↓
• M.F. Sobczak, C.J. Olivo, A.M. Gabbi, P.S. Charao, A. Heimerdinger, M.F. Ziech and G. Rossarola (Brazil)
  STUDY OF AN ELEPHANTGRASS PASTURE MIXED WITH CULTURES OF SUMMER AND WINTER SEASON: YEAR I ↓
• M.F. Sobczak, C. Jorge Olivo, A. Mossate Gabbi, P. Santini Charao, A. Heimerdinger, M.F. Ziech and G. Rossarolla (Brazil)
  BEHAVIOR OF LACTATION COWS ON ELEPHANTGRASS PASTURE MIXED WITH BLACK OAT, MANAGED UNDER AGROECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES ↓
• M. L’Hostis and J.M. Barbançon (France)
  HOW TO CONCILIATE BEEKEEPING AND AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT ? ↓
• A. Krynski and M. Chudzicka-Popek (Poland)
  POLISH ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS IMPACT ON HYGIENIC ISSUES IN ANIMAL PRODUCTION IN POLAND ↓
• C. Gourmelen, E. Ilari, J.Dagorn, D. Daridan, J.P. Van Ferneij, H. Marouby, M. Rieu, O. Teffene (France)
  IMPACT OF EU REGULATIONS ON PIG PRODUCTION IN FRANCE ↓

Animal Health

• J.L. Angot (France)
  ROLE OF OIE IN WORLD ANIMAL HEALTH MAINTENANCE ↓
• S. Gunnarsson (Sweden)
  DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE IN TEXTBOOKS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE ↓
• M. Thibier (France)
  REPRODUCTIVE BIOTECHNOLGIES AND RISKS OF DISEASE SPREADING ↓

Tools and strategies for fighting diseases
Oral communications

• M. JM Toussaint, C.J. Hogarth, T K. A Nguyen and E. Gruys (The Netherlands)
  ACUTE PHASE VARIABLES TO ASSESS HEALTH IN VARIOUS SPECIES ↓
• S. Gymnich, S. Knura-Deszczka and B. Petersen (Germany)
  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN HAPTOGLOBIN IN ENCOMPASSING PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS IN PIG PRODUCTION ↓
• V. Poikalainen, J. Ahokas, J. Praks, M. Hautala, A. Aland and I. Veermäe (Estonia)
  AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR COW LEG DISORDER DETERMINATION ↓
• A. Joly and F. Beaudeau (France)
  USE OF POOLED SAMPLES FOR A COLLECTIVE BVDV-INFECTION CONTROL SCHEME IN BRITTANY (WESTERN FRANCE) ↓
• S. Assié, R. Guatteo, A. Douart and H. Seegers (France)
  TOWARDS A TOOL FOR RETROSPECTIVE ASSESSMENT OF EXPOSURE OF NONWEANED CALVES TO THE BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (BRSV) ↓
• I. Jacques, M. Grayon, F. Berthelot, B. Garin-Bastuji, L.A. Guilloteau and F. Martinat-Botté (France)
  RISK OF A BRUCELLA TRANSMISSION BY PORCINE EMBRYOS: AN IN VITRO STUDY ↓
• N. Arricau-Bouvery, A. Souriau, C. Bodier and A. Rodolakis (France)
  ONLY PHASE I Q FEVER VACCINE PROTECTS PREGNANT GOATS AGAINST CHALLENGE WITH COXIELLA BURNETII ↓
• U. Roesler, H. Marg, S. Mauer, T. Arnold, U. Truyen, and A. Hensel (Germany)
  DECREASED COLONIZATION WITH A HIGHLY VIRULENT S. TYPHIMURIUM DT104 AFTER VACCINATION WITH AN INVASIVE ATTENUATED S. TYPHIMURIUMMUTANT ↓
• A.F. Viet, C. Fourichon and H. Seegers (France)
  ASSESSMENT BY SIMULATION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF STRATEGIES TO CONTROL BVDV SPREAD WITHIN A DAIRY HERD ↓
• E. Morignat, D.Abrial, G. Cazeau, N. Jarrige, C. Ducrot and D. Calavas (France)
  RECENT TREND OF BSE IN FRANCE ↓

Posters

• S. Assié, H. Seegers, F. Beaudeau (France)
  EFFECTS OF RESPIRATORY DISORDERS ON GROWTH RATE OF NON-WEANED CALVES IN CHAROLAIS COW-CALF FARMS OF PAYS DE LA LOIRE (FRANCE) AND ECONOMIC IMPACT RELATED TO THESE DISORDERS ↓
• M. Berri, A. Rekiki and A. Rodolakis (France)
  A RAPID SINGLE STEP MULTIPLEX PCR ASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS, CHLAMYDOPHILA PECORUM AND COXIELLA BURNETII FROM RUMINANTS CLINICAL SAMPLES ↓
• P. Blanquefort (France)
  THE ERADICATION PLAN OF PRRS IN A FRENCH REGION , “LES PAYS DE LA LOIRE” ↓
• M.C. Bona, M. Caramelli, A. Ferrari, F. Barizzone and G. Ru (Italy)
  EPIDEMIOLOGY OF SCRAPIE I IN ITALY: AN UPDATE ↓
• R. Cariolet, G. Le Diguerher, P. Ecobichon, P. Julou, J.P. Jolly and F. Madec (France)
  PRODUCTION OF LONG TERM, LOW-COST SPECIFIC PATHOGEN FREE PIGS ↓
• C. Fablet, J.P. Jolly and F. Madec (France)
  A CASE STUDY OF NEONATAL DIARRHOEA IN A FARROW-TO-FINISH PIG FARM ↓
• M.S. Gennero, C. Grattarola, S. Zoppi, M. Goria, E. Di Giannatale and A. Dondo (Italy)
  DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY ON CONTAGIOUS EPIDIDYMITIS OF RAMS IN PIEDMONT (ITALY) ↓
• E. D. Tzika, V. Papatsiros, P. D. Tassis and K. Saoulidis (Greece)
  PREVALENCE OF ENTERITIS IN GREEK RABBITRIES ↓
• E. D. Tzika, P. D. Tassis, V. Papatsiros and K. Saoulidis (Greece)
  RABBIT PRODUCTION IN GREECE: THE MOST COMMON DISEASES ↓
• E. D. Tzika, S. Kritas, C. Alexopoulos, K. Saoulidis and S. C. Kyriakis (Greece)
  FACTORS AFFECTING POST-WEANING MORTALITY ON FARROW-TO-FINISH INDUSTRIAL PIG FARMS IN GREECE: II. INFLUENCE OF HUMAN FACTOR ↓
• H. Liauw, L. Soderlund, E. Vauclare and R. Shoberg (France)
  PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A NEW PSEUDORABIES VIRUS PRVgB ANTIBODY ELISA TEST ↓
• B.A. Zucker, S. Mellert and A. Munnich (Germany)
  COLONIZATION OF NEONATAL PUPPIES BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS ↓

Genetic resistance to diseases
Oral communications

• F. Lantier, C. Moreno, I. Lantier, P. Berthon, P. Sarradin, D. Marc, O. Andréoletti, C. Beaumont, E. Cribiu and JM Elsen (France)
  MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO DISEASE RESISTANCE ↓
• Johann C. Detilleux (Belgium)
  SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG DIFFERENT DEGREES OF RELATIVES ↓
• H. U. Bertschinger, A. Hofer, G. Stranzinger and P. Vögeli (Switzerland)
  BREEDING PIGS RESISTANT TO ESCHERICHIA COLI F18 IN THE FIELD – A PROGRESS REPORT FROM SWITZERLAND ↓
• G. Reiner and B. Hertrampf (Germany)
  F2-FAMILIES FROM EUROPEAN AND CHINESE BREEDS AS SUITABLE MODEL FOR THE MAPPING OF DISEASE RESISTANCE IN SWINE ↓
• E. Quillet , M. Dorson, S. Mauger, C. Torhy, J. Garrigue and S. Le Guillou (France)
  IDENTIFICATION OF CHROMOSOMAL REGIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE / SUSCEPTIBILITY TO VHSV IN DOUBLED HAPLOID RAINBOW TROUT (O. mykiss): FIRST RESULTS ↓
• C. Beaumont, J. Marly, J. Protais, M. Protais, H. Chapuis, J. Trotereau, N. Sellier, P. Velge and G. Salvat (France)
  SELECTING FOR INCREASED OR DECREASED RESISTANCE TO SALMONELLA CARRIER STATE IN FOWLS ↓

Poster

• G. Reiner, S. Hepp, S. Stankewitz, B. Hertrampf, U. Mackenstedt, H. Zahner (Germany)
  SARCOCYSTIS MIESCHERIANA: PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF A DISEASE RESISTANCE MODEL IN SWINE ↓

Air Quality in animal houses
Oral communications

• T. M. Banhazi, J. Seedorf, D. L. Rutley, C. Cargill and J. Hartung (Australia)
  INTRODUCTION - EFFECTS OF AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS AND FACTORS AFFECTING CONCENTRATIONS IN LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS ↓
• T. M. Banhazi, J. Seedorf, D. L. Rutley and W. S. Pitchford (Australia)
  FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES IN AUSTRALIAN PIGGERY BUILDINGS ↓
• T. M. Banhazi, J. Seedorf, D. L. Rutley and W. S. Pitchford (Australia)
  FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF GASES IN AUSTRALIAN PIGGERY BUILDINGS ↓
• T. M. Banhazi, J. Seedorf, D. L. Rutley and W. S. Pitchford (Australia)
  FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONCENTRATIONS OF AIRBORNE BACTERIA AND ENDOTOXINS IN AUSTRALIAN PIGGERY BUILDINGS ↓
• L.C. Formosa (Germany)
  COMPARING NATURAL TRACER GAS METHODS WITH A SIMPLIFIED CONSTANT RELEASE TRACER GAS METHOD INSIDE A NATURALLY VENTILATED BROILER LIVESTOCK HOUSE ↓
• W. Müller, U. Schütze, J. Schulz and B.A. Zucker (Germanuy)
  SAMPLING AND DIFFERENTIATION OF AIRBORNE MOLDS IN ANIMAL HOUSES ↓
• N. Guingand and Y. Salaun (France)
  AIR QUALITY INSIDE PIG BUILDINGS IN RELATION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL STAGES AND SEASON ↓
• P. Robin, M. Hassouna, C. Leleu, M.C. Meunier-Salaün (France)
  IS THERE AN INFLUENCE OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR ON INDOOR GAS CONCENTRATION ? ↓
• T.W. Murphy, C.F. Cargill (Australia)
  THE EFFECTS OF AERIAL AMMONIA AND STREPTOCOCCAL ORGANISMS ON THE FEED INTAKE, IMMUNE FUNCTION AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PIG ↓
• J. Seedorf (Germany)
  POTENTIAL OF EMITABLE AIRBORNE ENDOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS IN AN AVIARY AND A CAGED HUSBANDRY SYSTEM FOR LAYING HENS ↓
• M. Saleh, J. Seedorf, J. Hartung (Germany)
  INHALABLE AND RESPIRABLE DUST IN WORK PLACE ATMOSPHERES OF LAYING HEN HOUSES ↓

Poster

• T. M. Banhazi, J. Seedorf, D. L. Rutley and D. Berckmans (Australia)
  INSTRUMENTATION KIT FOR MEASURING AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS IN LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS ↓

Animal Nutrition and Health
Oral communications

• W.R. Leeman, K.J. van den Berg and G.F. Houben (The Netherlands)
  THE RISK ASSESSMENT OF CONTAMINANTS OR RESIDUES IN ANIMAL FEED USING TRANSFER FACTORS ↓
• F. Grosjean and B. Barrier – Guillot (France)
  MYCOTOXINS IN FEEDSTUFFS PRODUCED OR IMPORTED IN EUROPE FOR ANIMAL FEEDS ↓
• B. Veldman (The Netherlands)
  PRESENCE AND RISKS BY MYCOTOXINS IN ANIMAL NUTRITION ↓
• A. Kocher, A. Connolly, J. Zawadzki and D. Gallet (Ireland)
  THE CHALLENGE OF FINDING ALTERNATIVES TO ANTIBIOTICS GROWTH PROMOTERS ↓
• K. Newman and P. Spring (Switzerland)
  MANIPULATING INTESTINAL MICROFLORA THROUGH NUTRITION ↓
• J.P. Lalles, S.R. Konstantinov, H. Smidt, H.J. Rothkötter and C.R. Stokes (France)
  RECENT DATA ON THE PHYSIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY OF THE GUT OF PIGLETS AROUND WEANING. IMPLICATIONS FOR ALTERNATIVES TO IN-FEED ANTIBIOTICS ↓
• N. Le Floc’h, D. Melchior and B. Seve (France)
  THE IMPORTANCE OF DIETARY TRYPTOPHAN FOR PRESERVING GROWTH AND CONTROLING INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE OF WEANED PIGS SUBMITTED TO IMMUNE STRESS ↓
• J.P. Metayer, P. Callu and F. Grosjean (France)
  EFFECTS OF DEOXYNIVALENOL ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF PIGLETS AND GROWING TURKEYS ↓

Posters

• Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tinh, Huynh Thi Hong Chaua, Nguyen Thi Kim Vana, J. Delforge and V. Usache (France)
  USE OF THE BACTERIA PEDIOCOCCUS ACIDILACTI MA18/5M AS A PROBIOTIC FEED ADDITIVE IN POSTLARVAE AND JUVENILES OF BLACK TIGER SHRIMP PENAEUS MONODON ↓
• A. Di Giancamillo, V. Bontempo, G. Savoini, R. Paratte, E. Chevaux, V. Dell’Orto, C. Domeneghini and J. Delforge (France)
  ORAL FEEDING WITH LIVE YEAST: IMPACT ON SOME GALT (GUT-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE) PARAMETERS AND CELL PROLIFERATION IN WEANING PIGLETS ↓
• J.P. Alno, V. Normand and J. Delforge (France)
  IMPACT OF A PROBIOTIC YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE BOULARDII ON CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE NEONATAL DIARRHEA IN PIGLETS ↓
• S. Barcelos Carlotto; C. Jorge Olivo , A. Mossate Gabbi, J. Viégas ; P. Santini Charao, R. da Silveira Moraes and M. Menin (Brazil)
  EFFECTS ON INTAKE OF CONCENTRATE WITH INCREASING LEVELS OF FLAVOUR AGENT IN THE DIET OF DAIRY CALVES ↓
• A. Heimerdinger, C.J. Olivo, M.F. Sobczak, P.G. Fontura, F.R. Skonieski and C.A. Agnolon (Brazil)
  USE OF CONVENTIONAL MEDICATION (CLOROBUTANOL) AND HOMEOPATHY (THUYA OCCIDENTALIS) ON CONTROL OF THE BOVINE PAPILOMMATOSIS: A STUDY OF CASE ↓
• A Heimerdinger, C.J. Olivo, M.F. Sobczak, A.M. Gabbi, L.F.B. Scaravelli, L.E.T. Pereira and M.A. Piuco (Brazil)
  UTILIZATION OF PHYTOTHERAPIC PRODUCTS ON CONTROL OF Haematobia irritans IN DAIRY COWS CONTAMINATE NATURALLY ↓
• M.N. Kleisiari and M. Paraschivescu (Romania)
  EXPERIMENT ON ?-CAROTENE EFFECT ON SOW FERTILITY ↓
• A. Kocher, H.P. Healy, P. Spring and D. M. Hooge (Ireland)
  EFFECTS OF DIETARY MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE ON FIBER DIGESTIBILITY IN MONOGASTRIC ANIMALS ↓
• A. Kocher, P. Spring and D.M. Hooge (Ireland)
  SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF POST-WEANED RABBIT TRIALS WITH DIETARY MANNAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE ↓
• P. Lebreton, L. Reisdorffer and F. Enjalbert (France)
  RATIONAL NUTRITIONAL EXPLORATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS ↓
• P. Rondia, Ch. Delmotte, K. Raes, S. de Smet, J. Fameree and N. Bartiaux-Thill (Belgium)
  EFFECT OF DIETARY LINSEED ON N-3 FATTY ACIDS CONTENT IN LIVER AND INTRAMUSCULAR FAT OF OVERFED DUCKS ↓
• E. Öztürk, A. Yildirim and C. Eroglu (Turkey)
  EFFECTS OF DIETARY ORGANIC ACIDS ON PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND GUT FLORA OF BROILER CHICKS ↓
• S.F. Zanini, G.L. Colnago, F.P. Casagrande and V.R. Lima (Brazil)
  CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID (CLA) AND THE RATIO OF o6:o3 FATTY ACIDS ON THE LIPID CONTENT OF CHICKEN GIBLETS ↓

Biosecurity of effluents, Hygiene, Cleaning
Oral communications

• C. Robinault, M.Chemaly, Ch. Fablet, F. Madec and Ph. Fravalo (France)
  EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF PIG SLURRY CONTAMINATION BY SALMONELLA ENTERICA AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ↓
• AM. Pourcher, F. Picard-Bonnaud, P. Morand, M. Federighi and G. Moguedet (France)
  BEHAVIOUR OF ENTERIC MICRO-ORGANISMS DURING COMPOSTING OF RURAL SEWAGE SLUDGE ↓
• R. Böhm, F. Gözalan and W. Philipp (Germany)
  COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN SELECTED BACTERIAL SPECIES ISOLATED FROM WASTEWATER ORIGINATING FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND OF MUNICIPAL SOURCES ↓
• J. Venglovsky ↓ and J. Martinez (Slovak Republic)
  HYGIENIC ASPECTS OF BIOSOLIDS RE-USE ↓
• R. Böhm (Germany)
  INVESTIGATIONS ON MICROBIAL INDICATORS AND/OR TEST-ORGANISMS IN SUPERVISION OF HYGIENIC SAFETY IN CO-DIGESTION OF ANIMAL SLURRY, BIOWASTES AND/OR ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS ↓
• I. Corrégé and S. Dubroca (France)
  EFFICIENCY AND COST COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT CLEANING AND DISINFECTING PROCESSES FOR PIG FARMS ↓
• S. Pintaric (Slovenia)
  BIOFILM AND THE USE OF PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES AT SANITATION OF MILKING MACHINES ↓
• B.A. Zucker, G. Linsel, S. Fennrich and W. Müller (Germany)
  CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF BIOAEROSOLS BASED ON HUMAN WHOLE BLOOD CYTOKINE RESPONSE ↓

Posters

• N. Alloui, T. Kolbuszewski, E. Rokicki and F. Nouicer (Algeria)
  FUNGAL POLLUTION IN POULTRY HOUSES ENVIRONMENT OF BATNA REGION ↓
• C. Fablet, P. Fravalo , J.P. Jolly, C. Robinault and F. Madec (France)
  SALMONELLA ENTERICA CONTAMINATION OF PIG SLURRY : A FIELD STUDY ↓
• S. Bosseur, T.G. Robin, D. Le Corre, H. Guilmoto and C. Monier (France)
  USE OF THERMAL FOGGING FOR DISINFECTION IN GREENHOUSES. WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL HOUSES ? ↓
• E. Mitranescu, L. Tudor, D. Tapaloaga and F. Furnaris (Romania)
  INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION IMPACT ON SURFACE WATERS QUALITY IN THE CENTRAL AREA OF ROUMANIA ↓
• P.Trenner, G. Seemann and I. Bräunig (Germany)
  THE SUITABILITY OF PERACETIC ACID FOR DISINFECTION OF LARGE ANIMAL HOUSES USING COLD-MIST AND FOAM SPRAYING TECHNIQUES ↓
• P. Trenner, G. Seemann and M. Mitsching (Germany)
  EXAMINATIONS OF THE PENETRATION ABILITY OF GERMS THROUGH THE EGGSHELL OF SPF-INCUBATED EGGS DEPENDING ON PRE-TREATMENT OF THE INCUBATED EGGS ↓
• L.M. Tudor and E.I. Mitranescu (Romania)
  THE ESTIMATION OF WATERS CONTAMINATION BY NON-CHOLERIC VIBRIO SPECIES ↓
• E.D. Tzika, S. Kritas, C. Alexopoulos, K. Saoulidis and S.C. Kyriakis (Greece)
  FACTORS AFFECTING POST-WEANING MORTALITY ON FARROW-TO-FINISH INDUSTRIAL PIG FARMS IN GREECE: I. BIOSECURITY MEASURES ↓
• Vivat Chavananikul, Atipoo Nuntaprasert and Manakant Intarakamhaeng (Thailand)
  THE EFFECTS OF MISTRAL™ APPLICATION ON PIGLET PERFORMANCE IN THAILAND ↓

Influenza: a farm animal disease and a zoonosis
Oral communications

• K. Van Reeth (Belgium)
  THE EUROPEAN SURVEILLANCE NETWORK FOR INFLUENZA IN PIGS ↓
• J.C. Manuguerra (France)
  FROM ZOONOTIC INFLUENZA TO FULL SCALE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC: A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED ↓
• I.H. Brown (United Kingdom)
  THE MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN PIGS ↓
• K. Van Reeth, G. Labarque and M. Pensaert (Belgium)
  SEROPREVALENCE OF SWINE INFLUENZA IN EUROPE AND INTERPRETATION OF SEROLOGICAL FINDINGS ↓
• K. Van Reeth and M. Pensaert (Belgium)
  RECOMMENDATIONS ON SWINE INFLUENZA VACCINES AND VACCINATION STRATEGIES ↓
• V. Jestin, M. Cherbonnel, J. Rousset, G. Le Gall-Reculé and J.P. Picault (France)
  NEW STRATEGIES FOR THE CONTROL OF "NOTIFIABLE" AVIAN INFLUENZA ↓
• W. Loeffen, E. de Boer and G. Koch (The Netherlands)
  TRANSMISSION OF A HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS TO SWINE IN THE NETHERLANDS ↓

Posters

• E. Foni , C. Chiapponi, C. Garbarino, G. Barigazzi, M. Merenda (Italy)
  DETECTION AND SUBTYPING OF SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS BY RT-PCR AND STANDARD METHODS ↓
• H. Kiezebrink (Belgium)
  HOW TO MANAGE AN OUTBREAK OF AVIAN FLU IN A REGION ↓
• P. Lany, Z. Pospisil, J. Buchta and D. Zendulkova (Czech Republic)
  ANTIBODIES AGAINST HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUSES IN PIG POPULATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC ↓

Biosecurity and Hygiene in a situation of crisis

• J. Kelly (USA)
  A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO INCREASING BIOSECURITY AWARENESS IN SWINE PRODUCTION ↓
• L.M. Mansley (United Kingdom)
  THE CHALLENGE OF FMD CONTROL IN THE 2001 UK FMD EPIDEMIC ↓

Vol. 2

Veterinary Public Health

• I.U. Leonhäuser, J. Köhler and C. Walter (Germany)
  DO WE NEED MEAT? MEAT CONSUMPTION – WHERE DOES IT GO TO? ↓
• A.L. Aumaitre (France)
  SAFETY AND FEEDING VALUE FOR FARM ANIMALS AND THE FOOD CHAIN OF GENETICALLY ENHANCED PLANTS ↓
• Th. Blaha (Germany)
  INTENSIVE ANIMAL PRODUCTION – WHAT ABOUT ANIMAL HEALTH, ANIMAL WELFARE AND FOOD SAFETY? ↓
• Antibiotics / Use / Resistance
  Oral communications
• F.M. Aarestrup (Denmark)
  PRINCIPLES FOR MONITORING OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AMONG FOOD ANIMALS ↓
• D.J. Mevius, D.M.A. Lo Fo Wong and F.M. Aarestrup (The Netherlands)
  MONITORING OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN FOOD PRODUCTION ANIMALS IN EUROPE. HOW TO BUILD A COHERENT SYSTEM ↓
• C. Greko (Sweden)
  OPTIMISING USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS FOR ANIMALS – SWEDISH EXPERIENCES ↓
• E. Jouy, D. Meunier, P. Sanders, J.P. Orand and M. Kobisch (France)
  ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM SWINE RESAPATH NETWORK – RESULTS 2002 ↓
• C. Belloc, Nam Lam Dinh, S. Behra, C. Pacot, V. Leze and A. Laval (France)
  INFLUENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL TREATMENTS ON OCCURRENCE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM FAECAL FLORA OF PIGS ↓
• J. Köfer, A. Deutz and P. Pless (Austria)
  STYRIAN RESISTANCE MONITORING PROGRAMME (REMOST) – THREE YEARS TREND IN ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE ↓
• C. Mircovich, C. Chauvin, P. Sanders, H. Morvan, S. Dubroca and Y. Rugraff (France)
  PIG REARING METHODS AND RATE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANT ESCHERICHIA COLI ↓
• J. Le Carrou, A.K. Reinhardt, I. Kempf and A.V. Gautier-Bouchardon (France)
  PERSISTENCE OF MYCOPLASMA SYNOVIAE IN HENS AFTER TWO ENROFLOXACIN TREATMENTS ↓

Posters

• J. Köfer, F. Dieber and P. Pless (Austria)
  RESISTANCE OF CAMPYLOBACTER SPP. TO QUINOLONES IN FOOD PRODUCING ANIMALS IN STYRIA (AUSTRIA) ↓
• R. Lailler, Y. Millemann, A. Brisabois, C. Colmin and M. Sanaa (France)
  PREVALENCE OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT (MDR) SALMONELLA ON BOVINE DAIRY HERDS IN France ↓
• S. Payot, S. Dridi, M. Laroche, M. Federighi and C. Magras (France)
  PREVALENCE AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF CAMPYLOBACTER COLI ISOLATED FROM FATTENING PIGS IN France ↓
• J. Saltijeral, A. Cordova and V. Velazquez (Mexico)
  ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN RAW MILK IN MEXICO CITY ↓
• D. Meunier, C. Brunet, E. Saras, P. Sanders, J.P. Orand and P. Bouvet (France)
  ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF ZOONOTIC BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM FRENCH HEALTHY CATTLE AT SLAUGHTER ↓
• V. Velazquez Ordonez, J. Saltijeral Oaxaca, M. Uxua Alonso Fresan, S. Lagunas Bernabe, E. Enriquez (Mexico)
  PHENOTYPICAL EXPRESSION OF Staphylococcus aureus VIRULENCE FACTORS ISOLATED FROM DAIRY COWS WITH SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS ↓
• C. Chauvin, M. Gicquel, G. Salvat, A. Guyomard, J.P. Orand, P. Sanders (France)
  STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTIMICROBIAL CONSUMPTION AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE – APPLICATION IN POULTRY BROILER PRODUCTION ↓

Foodborne diseases – Zoonoses
Oral communications

• Ch.J Thorns (United Kingdom)
  COORDINATED APPROACH TO CONTROLLING FOODBORNE ZOONOSES – ACHIEVEMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS ↓
• C Magras, N. Garrec, M. Laroche, A. Rossero, C. Mircovich, M.H. Desmonts and M. Federighi (France)
  SOURCES OF CAMPYLOBACTER SP. CONTAMINATION OF PIGLETS IN FARROWING UNITS OF FARROW-TO-FINISH FARMS: FIRST RESULTS ↓
• D. Minihan, M. O'Mahony, P. Whyte, S. Fanning, M. Doyle and J.D. Collins (Ireland)
  AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT TRANSPORT AND LAIRAGE OF FEEDLOT CATTLE ON THE CAMPYLOBACTER PREVALENCE IN FAECES AND ON DRESSED CARCASSES ↓
• J. Vonnahme and E. große Beilage (Germany)
  SEROLOGICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR ANALYSING RISK FACTORS OF SALMONELLA INFECTIONS IN PIG HERDS ↓
• R.H. Davies, E. Leibana and M.F. Breslin (United Kingdom)
  INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIGIN AND ATTEMPTED CONTROL OF SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS PT6 INFECTION IN TABLE EGG PRODUCTION ↓
• M.U. Alonso Fresan, J. Saltijeral Oaxaca, V. Velazquez Ordonez (Mexico)
  Cryptosporidium spp. PREVALENCE IN LAMBS AND EWES FROM THE NORTHERN REGION IN THE STATE OF MEXICO ↓
• V. Leclerc (France)
  DOSE-RESPONSE FROM FOODBORNE DISEASE OUTBREAK DATA ↓
• N. Kemper, A. Aschfalk, C. Höller and J. Hartung (Germany)
  EXAMINATION ON THE OCCURRENCE OF SELECTED ZOONOTIC PATHOGENS REGARDING THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE FINNISH REINDEER HUSBANDRY ↓

Posters

• C. Marois, L. Le Devendec, M. Gottschalk and M. Kobisch (France)
  MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS STRAINS BY PCRRIBOTYPING ASSOCIATED WITH RFLP ANALYSIS ↓
• N. Portocarero-Khan and S. Papenbrock (The Netherlands)
  SALMONELLA CONTROL STRATEGIES IN PIGS ↓
• Y. Thiongane, H. Zeller, J. Thonnon, M.F. Saron, C. Mathiot, J.A. Akapo and J. P. Gonzalez (Senegal)
  RIFT VALLEY FEVER IN SENEGAL: 10 YEARS OF SURVEILLANCE ↓

Free Communications
Oral communications

• E. Brydl, P. Rafai, V. Jurkovich, L. Könyves, A. Tirian, L. Tegzes, J. Kutasi, A. Bata, G. Nagy, J. Bartyik and A. Fülöp (Hungary)
  THE EFFECTS OF A NON STARCH POLYSACCHARIDASE ENZYME PREPARATION FROM THERMOMYCES LANUGINOSUS ON THE RUMINAL VOLATILE FATTY ACID PRODUCTION, ENERGY AND PROTEIN METABOLISM AND MILK YIELD OF DAIRY CATTLE ↓
• F.-W. Busse and G.Meyer zu Hörste (Germany)
  MINIMAL PIGLET LOSSES WITH THE TENDERFOOT° „VARIO STEP“SYSTEM AFTER WEANING - A CASE EPORT ↓
• Imke Michel (Germany)
  THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSELY POPULATED LIVESTOCK AREAS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. A CASE STUDY IN THREE DIFFERENT EUROPEAN PIG PRODUCTION AREAS ↓
• C. Paraud, C. Chartier (France)
  BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF NEMATODES IN GOATS BY THE NEMATOPHAGOUS FUNGUS DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS ↓
• Z. Pejsak, I. Markowska-Daniel (Poland)
  PIG PRODUCTION IN POLAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE ↓
• T. Buckley, J. Pickard, R. Murphy and P. Spring (Ireland)
  CONCENTRATION OF DIFFERENT MYCOTOXINS IN FEED AND STRAW ON 6 IRISH RACEHORSE FARMS ↓
• P.Novak, L.Novak, G.Schauberger (Czech Republic)
  MODELLING THE ANIMAL – ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE WELFARE AND THE ECONOMY OF FARM ANIMAL PRODUCTION ↓

Posters

• A. Ghadrdan-Mashhadi and H. Yosefi (Iran)
  A SURVEY ON SOME BACTERIOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SHEEP LIVER ABSCESSES ↓
• Ioan Hutu (Romania)
  RESEARCH ON IMPACTING FACTORS ON LOW PROLIFICACY IN SOWS IN ROMANIA ↓
• Jean-Luc Jobert (France)
  SANITARY EFFECTS OF RAIN DEFICIENCY DURING SUMMER 2003 ON HEALTH IN SUCKLING - COW HERDS IN SOUTH-BOURGOGNE (FRANCE) ↓
• S.Lotfollahzadeh, A.R.Abdoli, A.Sharifzadeh, M.R.Mokhbere Dezfoli, P.Tajik (Iran)
  THE BACTERIOLOGIC STUDY OF HEPATIC ABSCESS IN SLAUGHTERED CATTLE IN SHAHREKORD ABATTOIR (IRAN) ↓
• P. Cunningham, F.Madec et al (France)
  AFTER BSE – A FUTURE FOR THE EUROPEAN LIVESTOCK SECTOR ↓
• Foroogh Sadat Mansori (Iran)
  HISTOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE UTERO-VAGINAL JUNCTION ON THE OVIDUCT OF THE LAYING HEN IN ROSS BREED ↓
• M. Petek (Turkey)
  THE EFFECTS OF PRESTORAGE INCUBATION OF QUAIL BREEDER EGGS ON HATCHABILITY AND SUBSEQUENT GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF PROGENY ↓

Quality in food chains - Pork
Oral communications

• E. Dransfield (France)
  CONSUMER PERCEPTIONS OF OUTDOOR PIG PRODUCTION, PORK QUALITY AND THEIR WIILINGNESS TO PAY FOR NEW QUALITY ATTRIBUTES ↓
• G. Schulze Althoff and B. Petersen (Germany)
  IMPROVING QUALITY AND SAFETY IN PORK CHAINS - ADRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF CHAIN WIDE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ↓
• C. Schruff and T. Blaha (Germany)
  A DECISION MODEL FOR THE RISK-BASED MEAT INSPECTION ↓
• P. van der Wolf, A. Mack, S. Gymnich, G. Schulze Althoff and B. Petersen (The Netherlands)
  IMPROVING HERD HEALTH THROUGH USEFUL INFORMATION ↓
• K. Kühnel and Th. Blaha (Germany)
  CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO AND DURING SLAUGHTER ↓

Posters

• P. Martelli, M. Terreni, F. Ghidini and S. Cavirani (Italy)
  A FOLLOW UP STUDY TO SALMONELLA spp. ANTIBODIES IN A PIG UNIT ↓
• C. Alexopoulos, S. K. Kritas, P.D. Tassis, V. Papatsiros, C.S. Kyriakis, E.D. Tzika, S.C. Kyriakis (Greece)
  ON FARM VETERINARY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (VMP) FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENHANCED HYGIENIC QUALITY ANIMAL ORIGIN FOOD PRODUCTS: BIOSECURITY MEASURES AND ON FARM HACCP-COMPATIBLE SYSTEMS ↓

Quality in food chains - Dairy
Oral communications

• S. Gunnarsson, F. Cerenius and T. Jakobsson (Sweden)
  ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE IN FREE RANGE CATTLE – A SURVEY OF FARMS OF WESTERN OF SWEDEN ↓
• K. de Koning (The Netherlands)
  AUTOMATIC MILKING: LESSONS FROM AN EU PROJECT ↓
• J. T. Sorensen, T. Rousing and I.C. Klaas (Denmark)
  SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT IN DAIRY CATTLE HERDS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC MILKING: IS THE HACCP CONCEPT USEFUL? ↓
• P. Ezanno, C. Fourichon, F. Beaudeau, H. Seegers (France)
  TRACEABILITY OF THE MOVEMENTS OF LIVING CATTLE TO DAIRY HERDS IN BRETAGNE ↓
• J.P. Noordhuizen, J.J. Lievaart (The Netherlands)
  VETERINARY QUALITY MANAGEMENT: THE DUTCH TOTAL TOUCH ↓
• C. Hurtaud, B. Martin, J.B. Coulon and J.L. Peyraud (France)
  DAIRY COWS FEEDING CHANGES THE BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND THE SENSORY PROPERTIES OF THE DAIRY PRODUCTS, BUTTER AND CHEESE ↓

Posters

• J. Saltijeral, A. Cordova, G. Ruiz and U. Alonso (Mexico)
  COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND CMT OF QUARTER MILK SAMPLES IN DAIRY FARM IN MEXICO ↓

Quality in food chains – Poultry and Fish
Oral communications

• H. Kruse (Norway)
  CAMPYLOBACTER IN POULTRY; ONGOING ACTIVITITES WITHIN EU AND EXPERIENCES FROM THE NORWEGIAN ACTION PLAN ↓
• K. Proux (France)
  OFFICIAL SYSTEMS OF QUALITY IN France ↓
• P. Colin, A. Abiven, G. Leleu, A. Cano and P. Malle (France)
  EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES STRAINS ALONG THE FISH CHAIN PRODUCTION ↓
• N.M. Bolder (The Netherlands)
  SALMONELLA CONTROL IN BROILER FLOCKS ↓
• R.H. Davies and M.F. Breslin (United Kingdom)
  PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA IN EGGS AND OTHER SAMPLES FROM LAYING FLOCKS VACCINATED FOR SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS ↓
• J. Petton, G. Salvat , F. Lalande, M. Chemaly and P. Fravalo (France)
  QUANTIFYING THE RISK OF SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION OF TURKEY MEAT SPECIFIC ROLE OF PREHARVEST CONTAMINATION AND POSSIBLE CONTROL MEASURES ↓
• S.F. Zanini, G.. Colnago, B. Mirelly, S. Pessotti, M.R. Bastos (Brazil)
  CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID (CLA) AND THE RATIO OF Omega6:Omega3 FATTY ACIDS ON THE LIPID CONTENT OF CHICKEN MEAT ↓

Poster

• A. Shakerian, N. Rokni, A.Ziaii, M. Boniadian (Iran)
  THE MEASUREMENT OF TOTAL VOLATILE NITROGEN (TVN) IN QUALITY CONTROL OF SOME BONY FISH IN THE RETAIL MARKETS OF THE CITY OF SHAHREKORD, IRAN ↓