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The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
ECO-FCE co-ordination
Strategic co-ordinationNiamh O’ConnellInstitute for Global Food SecurityQueens University Belfast
Scientific co-ordination Elizabeth MagowanAgri-Food and Biosciences Institute
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
The evolution of intensive agriculture
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Predicted growth in global and urban populations:
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(Source: FAOSTATS)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Predicted per capita food consumption
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(Source: World Agriculture: towards 2030/2050 (Interim Report), FAO, 2006)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Predicted global increases in consumption of meat
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2001-2030
2030-2050
(Source: World Agriculture: towards 2030/2050 (Interim Report), FAO, 2006)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Constraints to production
Competition for resources Environmental concerns
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
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Poultry meat Pig meat Bovine meat Ovine meat
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Estimated global meat output 2014
Key goal within the context of sustainable intensification: Increased efficiency and reduced ecological footprint in key monogastric meat producing animals
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
ECO-FCE scientific objectives:
To understand the interactions within the monogastric biological system which create diversity, optimise feed use efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen and phosphorus excretion, whilst not adversely affecting animal health, welfare or product quality.
To develop industry-ready tools which will facilitate the selection of breeding stock and nutritional strategies for improved gut health and functionality and host performance.
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Academic partners
• Queens University Belfast, UK
• Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, UK
• Teagasc, Ireland
• IRTA, Spain
• University of Technology and Life Sciences, Poland
• Vetmeduni, Austria
• Swiss Federal Research Station for Animal Production
• Aarhus University, Denmark
• Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Germany
• Instytut Biochemii I Biofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk (IBB), Poland
• Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Industrial partners
• Hermitage Pedigree Pigs, Ireland
• Devenish Nutrition Ltd, UK
• RTD Services, Austria
• Industrial Tecnica Pecuaria SA (ITPSA), Spain
• Delacon Biotechnik GmbH, Austria
• Cobb Europe Ltd, UK
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Work Package 1 Electronic warehouse of
information
Work Package 2 Feeding and
nutritional strategies
Work Package 3 Gut and microbial
factors
Work Package 4 Maximising
genetic capability
Work Package 5 Development and
implementation of novel tools and models
Work package 6Dissemination and impact
Work package 7 Project management
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
WP1 - Electronic warehouse of information
• Generation of electronic warehouse of information on key ‘feed’, ‘gut’ and ‘genetic’ factors affecting FCE
• Meta-analysis (to ultimately form the basis of ‘eECO-FCE hub’)
• Horizon scanning and knowledge gaps
• Standardisation of methodology (e.g. for animal welfare assessment)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
• Key words were:
• Pig, swine, chicken, duck, turkey, geese, goose, poultry, broiler, rabbit
• Feed*, nutri* diet*
• Gut, gastro*digest*, ileum, intestine,pre$c$ecal
• Gene*, breed*, geno*, transcript*, expression, heritab*, proteom*, metabolo*, select*, heterosi*, qti, “quantitative tr*”, marker
• Three databases (pubmed, scopus, web of knowledge) were searched
• 27 Libraries were generated (901,984 refs!)
• Data from references between 2008 – 2013 were extracted from the majority of libraries (some went
further back) due to time constraints
• Final data base being used for meta analysis has:
• 8000 lines of data for ‘chickens’ (approx 1200 papers)
• 7800 lines of data for ‘pigs’ (approx 1000 papers)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Pea seeds (extruded) 1
Pine needle (Pinusdensiflora) 2
Reeling silkworm pupa (RSP) 2chicory 3
Toasted bambaranut 3
Java plum beans 4Grass meal 6Crayfish 16
Rapeseed meal 418
Oyster shell 637
Meat and bone meal 734
Wheat 1577
Corn 6456
Fish meal 1510
Barley 325
Sorghum 274
Frequency of ‘ingredients’
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Additives:
Acid 75
Antibotic 70
Coccidiostats 146
Phytogenic 108
Prebiotics 66
Probiotics 82
Symbiotics 7
Yeast 15
Biotin 20
Enzymes
beta-mannanase 1
finase 4Protease 35amylase 6
Cellulase and hemicellulase 10Phyzyme XP 12
ß-mannanase 12galactosidase+Avizyme 1502 22
Glucanase 31galactosidase enzyme 34Avizyme 45
Ronozyme 85xylanase 98Phytase 266
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Possible initial questions to be answered through meta-analysis:
• Relative importance of feed, gut and genetic factors
• Do enzymes improve performance more than other additives?
• What has been the most effective enzyme combination
• When do enzymes work?
• What has been the most effective ‘additive’?
• Corn vs wheat vs barley
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
WP2 - Feeding and nutritional strategies
• Feeding strategies• Precision feeding• Liquid feeding• Nutrient conditioning
• Ingredients and feed additives:• In vitro digestibility (and fermentation)• In vivo evaluation in pigs and poultry
• Enzymes • Bioactive substances (e.g. saponins, spices, essential oils)
• Peri-natal nutrition for pigs
Measures of performance, feed efficiency, nutrient digestibility, but also of emissions, gut microbiota, gut histology and immunology, animal health and welfare, and meat quality taken where possible and appropriate
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
WP3 - Gut and microbial factors
Identification of pigs and broiler chickens with good and poor feed efficiency*
- characterisation of differences in gut microbiota
- characterisation of differences in gut structure, function and immunology
Investigation of optimum timing and delivery mechanism to optimise gut microbial profile
(*Also being used to generate samples for subsequent work packages)
- characterisation of differences in key welfare parameters i.e. bone health
- characterisation of differences in feed intake behaviour
- characterisation of differences in meat quality
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
WP4 - Maximising genetic capability
Characterisation of differences in the genetic profile of animals with good and poor FCE
Divergence and responsiveness of gut and liver at the different omics levels in relation to FCE trait expression and different feeding regimes
Holistic overview of common factors attributable to good and poor FCE in pigs and broiler chickens
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
WP5 - Development and implementation of novel tools and models
Development and testing of alternative measures and models of feed use efficiency
To develop an integrative genetic model
Quantifying potentials for improved efficiency
Generation of an industry-ready tool using information generated in the project (eEco-FCE hub)
‘3 in 1’ ecological calculator
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Results to date – www.eco-fce.eu/events/publications
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Ussing Chamber lab at the Institute of Animal Nutrition of Vetmeduni , Vienna
Mounting of tissue
Ussing Chambers
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Nutritional conditioningIn a 2 x 2 factorial design, restriction was imposed in male broiler chickens either ‘early’ (during days 0-7) and/or ‘late’ (days 21 to 43)
Phosphorus Methionine
Early Tendency for positive effect on weight gain and FCR Early Improves FCR of late restricted birds
Tendency for slight increase in apparent ilealdigestibility of P at 43 days
No negative impact on welfare or product quality
Improves bone mineralisation
Does not affect gait score
Late Impairs performance (not compensated for by early conditioning)
Late Impairs growth and product quality
Increases gait score Improves N and AA digestibility (except MET, HIS, GLY, THR)
No impact on welfare measures
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Effect of feed efficiency on bone characteristics (mean ±SE) from MicroCT scans of mid-shaft broiler femurs
Best (low RFI, n=11)
Worst (high RFI, n=12)
P
I min (mm4) 155 ±15.5 174 ±14.5 <0.01
I max (mm4) 216 ±23.85 242 ±22.3 <0.07
Z max (mm3) 44 ±3.3 48 ±3.1 <0.05
Z min (mm3) 32.6 ±2.7 36.7 ±2.5 <0.001
Z pol (mm3) 74 ±4.9 80 ±4.6 <0.05
Perimeter (mm) 34 ±2.0 36 ±1.8 <0.1
(I = cross sectional moment of area, Z = section modulus – both indicators of bone strength; Bone J on Image J)
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Outputs to date from the project –Scientific abstracts
• Nine scientific abstracts either published or accepted:• World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Canada
• British Society of Animal Science Annual Congress, UK
• European Animal Production Association, Denmark
• Digestive Physiology in Pigs, Poland
• International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria, The Netherlands
• Irish Grassland and Animal Production Associated Annual Conference
• Animal Science and Production Association, Italy
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Outputs to date from the project –Scientific abstracts
Effects of arginine and carnitine supplementation on growth performance in low birth weight
piglets
J.G. Madsen1,2, S. Müller1,2, M. Kreuzer2, G. Bee1
1Agroscope, Institute for Livestock Sciences, 1725 Posieux, Switzerland 2ETH Zurich, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Potential of Lb. plantarum IBB3036 and Lb. salivarius IBB3154 for use as probiotics in animal .
Joanna Zylinska, Roman K. Gorecki and Jacek BardowskiInstitute Biochemistry and Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences (IBB), Pawinskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Outputs to date from the project –Technology transfer
• External and internal newsletters
• Cordis ‘Results in brief’ EU website
• Eight press releases/websites
• Joint RuminOmics/Rumen Microbial Genomics Network/ECO-FCE workshop
The ECO-FCE project is funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 2007/2013) under grant agreement No. 311794.
Future plans
Final conference November 2016, Dublin/Belfast
Development of ‘food security’ exhibition for science museums
Stakeholder workshop and World Café event (prior to EAAP conference, Warsaw Sunday 30th August)
Maximise use of ECO-FCE website (www.eco-fce.eu)
Further, smaller stakeholder events in partner countries
Series of press releases