Sustainable development of Latvian pig farming based on antibiotic-free and organic farming principles Project leader Daina Jonkus Team of project Lilija Degola Duration 2019 - 2022 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding National grant Project partners MZI APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts: Imants Jansons KS Latvijas Cūku audzētāju asociācijaSIA "Cūku ciltsdarbu centrs"SIA "Agrosels"Biedrība "Latvijas Bioloģiskās lauksaimniecības asociācija"SIA "Ulbroka"SIA "Ecoland Latvia"Z/S "Jurkas"SIA "SKAI Baltija"SIA "PF Vecauce" Description of project The aim of research Meat quality assessment - assessment of the quality of the meat of pigs produced, development of a marketing standard for organic pigmeat The tasks of project: Implementation of research and experiments in organic and conventional farming systems on the possibility of antibiotic-free pig farmingAssessment of the quality of farmed pig meat by conducting laboratory testsPreparation of recommendations Results Jonkus D., Degola L., Jansons I. (2021). Assessment of meat and carcass quality of pigs of different genotypes. Proceedings of the scientific and practical conference Harmonious Agriculture. Latvia, Jelgava, p.156.-160.
