Faucitano, Luigi, Ph.D.

This page contains a list of publications. A full profile of this scientist is available at Luigi Faucitano.

Research publications

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

Other science related publications

2015

  • dalla Costa, F.A., Faucitano, L., Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R., and Dalla Costa, O.A. (2015). "Truck suspension system: impacts on pig’s welfare, carcass and pork quality.", XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Producción Animal, Puerto Varas, Chile, November 9-13, 2015.
  • Dalla Costa, F.A., Devillers, N., Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R., and Faucitano, L. (2015). "Influence of preslaughter feed withdrawal time applied at the farm or at abattoir on behaviour and meat quality in pigs.", 61st International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Clermont-Ferrand, France, August 23-28, 2015.
  • Dalla Costa, F.A., Faucitano, L., Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R., and Dalla Costa, O.A. (2015). "Easiness of handling, physiological response, skin lesions and meat quality in pigs transported with two truck types.", XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Producción Animal, Puerto Varas, Chile, November 9-13, 2015.
  • Gil, M., Faucitano, L., Talbot, G., Devillers, N., Guay, F., and Saucier, L. (2015). "Pre-slaughter strategies to improve pork carcass microbial quality.", Meat Science, 99, pp. 153. doi : 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.07.006 (Abstract)
  • Gil, M., Faucitano, L., Talbot, G., Devillers, N., and Saucier, L. (2015). "Influence of preslaughter feed withdrawal time applied at the abattoir on carcass microbial quality.", Meat Science, 99, pp. 143. doi : 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.07.016 (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Saucier, L., Maldague, X., Fleuret, J., and Faucitano, L. (2015). "Identification of the anatomical location on the pig body ensuring the most efficient use of infrared thermography for the assessment of body temperature variation in response to physical stress.", Canadian Journal of Animal Science. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Zagabe, F.K., de Castro, A., Faucitano, L., and Saucier, L. (2015). "Influce of exudate composition on the spoilage of various pork quality classes.", 61st International Congress of Meat Science and Technology, Clermont-Ferrand, France, August 23-28, 2015.

2014

  • Gil, M., Faucitano, L., Talbot, G., Devillers, N., Guay, F., Gosselin, A., Desjardins, Y., and Saucier, L. (2014). "Pre-slaughter strategies to improve the microbial quality of pork carcasses.", International Union of Microbiological Societies Congress (IUMS 2014), Montréal, QC, Canada, July 27-August 1, 2014.
  • Gil, M., Faucitano, L., Talbot, G., Devillers, N., and Saucier, L. (2014). "Influence of preslaughter feed withdrawal applied either at the farm or at the abattoir on carcass microbial quality.", Canadian Meat Council's 94th Annual Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada, May 7-9, 2014.
  • Martelli, G., Faucitano, L., Grandi, M., Nannoni, E., and Zaghini, G. (2014). Gli animali nel sentire commune dei cittadini. Report submitted to the Commission on Ethics and Deontology in Animal Science of the Italian Association for Animal Production (ASPA), p. 21. (Report)
  • Rocha, L.M., Velarde, A., Dalmau, A., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2014). "Can animal welfare assessment at the farm be a good tool to control pork quality variation?", Journal of Animal Science, 92(Suppl.1), pp. 24. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Velarde, A., Dalmau, A., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2014). "Does the monitoring of animal welfare parameters through the supply chain predict pork meat quality variation?", Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 94, pp. 179. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Velarde, A., Dalmau, A., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2014). "Effect of the farm system on the behavioral response preslaughter and on meat quality variation in pigs.", Journal of Animal Science, 92(Suppl.1), pp. 5. (Abstract)
  • Saucier, L., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., Talbot, G., and Guay, F. (2014). Des stratégies pour l’amélioration de la qualité de la viande de porc. Final report submitted to MAPAQ, 16 p. (Report)
  • Weschenfelder, A.V., Maldague, X., Rocha, L.M., Schaefer, A.L., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2014). "Mesure de la température oculaire par thermographie infrarouge pour évaluer l’état physiologique des porcs avant l’abattage et prédire la variation de la qualité de la viande. Viandes et Produits Carnées, 30-2-5."

2013

  • Faucitano, L. (2013). "Causes, effects of pig stress during transportation.", Pig Progress, 29(6), pp. 8-10.
  • Rocha, L.M., Velarde, A., Dalmau, A., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2013). "Does monitoring of animal welfare parameters through the supply chain predict pork meat quality variation?", CSAS-CMSA Joint Annual Meeting, Banff Park Lodge Resort Hotel and Conference Centre, Banff, AB, Canada, June 18-20, 2013, O11-GS, pp. 7.
  • Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S.G., Faucitano, L., and Crowe, T.G. (2013). "Scoping document on long- distance transport of farm animals.", National Farm Animal Health and Welfare Council. (Presentation)

2012

  • Araújo, A.P., Dalla Costa, O.A., Roça, R.O., Ludtke, C.B., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., and Guidoni, A.L. (2012). "Comportamento dos suínos submetidos a diferentes períodos de aspersão e descanso (Behaviour of pigs submitted to different water spray and rest periods).", EventoBA 2012 Congreso Internacional sobre Bienestar Animal / International Conference on Animal Welfare, Montevideo, Uruguay, July 10-11, 2012.
  • Araújo, A.P., Dalla Costa, O.A., Roça, R.O., Ludtke, C.B., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., and Guidoni, A.L. (2012). "Meat quality of pigs submitted to different water spray periods.", EventoBA 2012 Congreso Internacional sobre Bienestar Animal / International Conference on Animal Welfare, Montevideo, Uruguay, July 10-11, 2012.
  • Araújo, A.P., Dalla Costa, O.A., Roça, R.O., Ludtke, C.B., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., and Guidoni, A.L. (2012). "Stress levels of pigs submitted to three water spray periods.", EventoBA 2012 Congreso Internacional sobre Bienestar Animal / International Conference on Animal Welfare, Montevideo, Uruguay, July 10-11, 2012.
  • Berthiaume, R.R., Lafrenière, C., Fortin, J., Gariépy, C., Mandell, I.B., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Growth, feed efficiency, carcass quality and consumer perception of beef cattle fed PM vs AM cut grass or a red clover-grass mixture.", XVI International Silage Conference, Hämeenlinna, Finland, July 2-4, 2012. (Abstract)
  • Brown, J.A., Scheeren, M.B., Faucitano, L., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Crowe, T.G., and Gonyou, H.W. (2012). "Truck compartment and trip duration affect pork quality of pigs transported under Canadian conditions", 38th Annual Meeting of the Animal Transportation Association (AATA), Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 18-21, 2012. (Abstract)
  • Faucitano, L. (2012). "New handling and transportation strategies under Canadian conditions.", 12th London Swine Conference, London, ON, Canada, March 28-29, 2012, pp. 121-128.
  • Faucitano, L. (2012). "Pre-slaughter stress and pork quality.", ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS 2012 Joint Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, AZ, USA, July 15-19, 2012, Published in: J. Anim. Sci., 90(Suppl. 3), pp. 662.
  • Fox, J., Widowski, T.M., Torrey, S., Nannoni, E., Bergeron, R., Gonyou, H.W., Brown, J.A., Crowe, T.G., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "The effect of water sprinkling on behavior and core body temperature of market hogs transported during summer.", ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS 2012 Joint Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Phoenix, AZ, USA, July 15-19, 2012, #T9, Published in: J. Anim. Sci., 90 (Suppl. 3), 255. (Poster)
  • Goumon, S., Brown, J.A., Faucitano, L., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Crowe, T.G., and Gonyou, H.W. (2012). "Effects of season and transport duration on behaviour, heart rate and body temperature in market-weight pigs.", 38th Annual Meeting of the Animal Transportation Association (AATA), Vancouver, BC, Canada, March 18-21, 2012. (Abstract)
  • Nannoni, E., Widowski, T.M., Torrey, S., Fox, J., Rocha, L.M., Brown, J.A., Gonyou, H.W., Weschenfelder, A.V., Crowe, T.G., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "The effect of water sprinkling on blood lactate and meat quality of market hogs transported during summer.", 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), Hilton Montréal Bonaventure, Montréal, QC, Canada, August 12-17, 2012.
  • Rocha, L.M., Bridi, A.M., Devillers, N., Daigneault, J., Weschenfelder, A.V., Bertoloni, W., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Effects of ractopamine adminsitration and castration method on the behavioral and physiological response to preslaughter stress in pigs of two Pietrain genotypes.", 11th International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) North-American Regional Meeting, Banff, AB, Canada, May 11-12, 2012, pp. 45. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Bridi, A.M., Devillers, N., Daigneault, M.J., Weschenfelder, A.V., Bertoloni, W., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the behavioral and physiological response to pre-slaughter stress in pigs of two Pietrain genotypes.", 11th International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) North-American Regional Meeting, Banff, AB, Canada, May 11-12, 2012, pp. 45. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Bridi, A.M., Faucitano, L., Weschenfelder, A.V., Bertoloni, W., and Devillers, N. (2012). "Effects of ractopamine administration and castration method on the response to pre-slaughter stress in pigs of two pietrain genotypes.", 11th International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) North-American Regional Meeting, Banff, AB, Canada, May 11-12, 2012, pp. 45.
  • Rocha, L.M., Dionne, A., Martin, P.P., Pommier, S., Saucier, L., Mattanna, P., Formighieri, R., Nannoni, E., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Use of the hand-held lactate analyzer for the real-time measurement of blood lactate during slaughter and pork quality prediction.", 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), Hilton Montréal Bonaventure, Montréal, QC, Canada, August 12-17, 2012.
  • Rocha, L.M., Dionne, A., Martin, P.P., Pommier, S., Saucier, L., Mattanna, P., Formighieri, R., Nannoni, E., and Faucitano, L. (2012). "Use of the hand-held lactate analyzer for the real-time measurement of blood lactate prior to and at slaughter and early prediction of pork quality variation.", 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), Hilton Montréal Bonaventure, Montréal, QC, Canada, August 12-17, 2012.
  • Schwartzkopf-Genswein, K.S.G., Faucitano, L., Dadgar, S., Shand, P.J., González, L., and Crowe, T.G. (2012). "Road transport of cattle, swine and poultry in North America and its impact on animal welfare, carcass and meat quality: A review.", 58th International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST), Hilton Montréal Bonaventure, Montréal, QC, Canada, August 12-17, 2012. (Abstract)
  • Seddon, Y.M., Brown, J.A., Crowe, T.G., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Correa, J.A., Faucitano, L., and Gonyou, H.W. (2012). "Truck compartment and trip duration affect stress of pigs transported under Canadian conditions.", Journal of Animal Science, 90(Suppl. 3), pp. 255. (Abstract)

2011

  • Brown, J.A., Crowe, T.G., Torrey, S., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Correa, J.A., and Faucitano, L. (2011). "Relationships between transport temperatures, pig behaviour, blood stress indicators and meat quality.", 5th International Conference on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 8-11, 2011, pp. 18. (Abstract)
  • Faucitano, L. (2011). "Animal welfare “out of the gate” (from transport to slaughter).", 1st Integrall Forum on Swine Production, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, April 15, 2011, 59-64. (Presentation)
  • Faucitano, L. (2011). "Practical strategies to improve pig welfare during transport and at slaughter.", 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), Stavanger, Norway, August 29-September 2, 2011, pp. 18. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Bridi, A.M., Bertoloni, W., Weschenfelder, A.V., and Faucitano, L. (2011). "Efficiency of immunocastration and use of Pietrain genetics as alternatives to ractopamine administration, in terms of carcass and meat quality in pigs.", 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), Stavanger, Norway, August 29-September 2, 2011, pp. 258. (Abstract)
  • Rocha, L.M., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., Bertoloni, W., Weschenfelder, A.V., and Bridi, A.M. (2011). "Effects of immunocastration, Pietrain genetics and dietary ractopamine administration on carcass and meat quality traits in pigs.", 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), Stavanger, Norway, August 29-September 2, 2011, pp. 258.
  • de Araujo, A.P., Dalla Costa, O.A., Ludtke, C.B., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., Guidoni, A.L., Roça, R.O., and Athaide, N.B. (2011). "Effects of different water spraying times in lairage on pork meat quality.", 38e Conbravet Congresso Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária, Florianopolis, Brazil, November 1-4, 2011.
  • de Araujo, A.P., Dalla Costa, O.A., Ludtke, C.B., Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., Guidoni, A.L., Roça, R.O., and Athaide, N.B. (2011). "Use of water-sprays in lairage: implications on animal welfare in pigs.", 38e Conbravet Congresso Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária, Florianopolis, Brazil, November 1-4, 2011.

2010

  • Faucitano, L. (2010). "Handling of pigs prior to slaughter: economical impact of good practices.", Pork Expo 2010 & V Swine Production International Forum, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, September 14-16, 2010. (Presentation)
  • Faucitano, L. (2010). "The impact of the design of the vehicle for swine transportation on animal welfare and meat quality.", Animal World, 58, pp. 187-188.
  • Faucitano, L. (2010). "Transport des porcs vers l'abattoir au Québec : Incidence sur le bien-être de l'animal et la qualité de la viande.", Porc Québec, 21(3), pp. 52-54.
  • Faucitano, L., Devillers, N., Torrey, S., and Bastien, D. (2010). "Animal welfare: A matter of ethics, economy and taste.", AgriCulture, 2010(Spring), pp. 10-11.
  • Weschenfelder, A.V., Torrey, S., Devillers, N., Saucier, L., and Faucitano, L. (2010). "Effects of vehicle design on blood stress indicators and meat quality in pigs of three genotypes for two different travel distances.", ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-ASAS 2010 Joint Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, July 11-15, 2010.

2009

  • Berthiaume, R., Faucitano, L., Mandell, I.B., Miller, S.S., Miller, S.S., and Lafrenière, C. (2009). "Impact of castration and weaning age on yearling carcass and meat quality.", Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), 92(E-Suppl. 1), pp. 393. (Abstract)
  • Correa, J.A., Gonyou, H.W., Bergeron, R., Torrey, S., Lewis, N., Crowe, T.G., Widowski, T.M., LaForest, J.-P., Dewey, C., and Faucitano, L. (2009). "The effect of animal location during transit on heart rate of pigs transported to slaughter using two vehicle types.", Journal of Animal Science, 87(E-Suppl. 2), pp. 218. (Abstract)
  • Correa, J.A., Gonyou, H.W., Torrey, S., Devillers, N., LaForest, J.-P., and Faucitano, L. (2009). "Effect of different moving devices at loading on heart rate and blood lactate in pigs.", 60th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP), Fira de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, August 24-27, 2009, Book of abstracts N°15, pp. 254.
  • Faucitano, L., Correa, J.A., Torrey, S., Bergeron, R., Lewis, N., Tamminga, E., Widowski, T.M., LaForest, J.-P., Crowe, T.G., and Gonyou, H.W. (2009). Effects of handling procedures and transport vehicle design on the welfare and meat quality of pigs under Canadian conditions., Canada. (Report)
  • Hayne, S., Samarakone, T.S., Crowe, T.G., Torrey, S., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Lewis, N., Dewey, C., Faucitano, L., and Gonyou, H.W. (2009). "Variation in temperature among compartments of trucks transporting pigs during two seasons in two locations.", Journal of Animal Science, 87(E-Suppl. 3), pp. 5. (Abstract)
  • Hayne, S., Samarakone, T.S., Crowe, T.G., Torrey, S., Bergeron, R., Widowski, T.M., Lewis, N., Dewey, C., Faucitano, L., and Gonyou, H.W. (2009). "Variation in temperature within trucks transporting pigs during two seasons in two locations.", 38th Banff Pork Seminar: Bringing Back Profitability, Banff, AB, Canada, January 20-23, 2009, Advances in Pork Production, Volume 20, Abstract #18. (Abstract)
  • Torrey, S., Hayne, S., Bergeron, R., Faucitano, L., Widowski, T.M., Lewis, N., Crowe, T.G., Dewey, C., and Gonyou, H.W. (2009). "Influence of season and location within truck on the behaviour of market weight pigs transported 8 hours to slaughter.", 9th International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) North-American Regional Meeting, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, July 17-18, 2009, pp. 41.
  • Torrey, S., Hayne, S., Bergeron, R., Faucitano, L., Widowski, T.M., Lewis, N., Crowe, T.G., Dewey, C., and Gonyou, H.W. (2009). "Influence of season on the behaviour of market weight pigs transported 2 hours to slaughter.", Journal of Animal Science, 87(E-Suppl. 2), pp. 732. (Abstract)
  • Weschenfelder, A.V. and Faucitano, L. (2009). "Transport et bien-être animal.", published in BioTrends, Centre québécois de valorisation des biotechnologies (CQVB), QC, Canada.
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