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Plenary Session I: Miniature Pigs in Taiwan and France

Potential, opportunities and challenges of Lanyu miniature Pig

Miniature pig in France:  Outlook and challenges

Plenary Session II: Behavior and Animal Welfare in Pigs

Effects of lactating environment on survival of piglets and animal welfare of lactating sows

Study of animal behavior and welfare of miniature pigs in France

Plenary Session III: Genetics and Breeding of Miniature Pigs

Genetic structure of Formosan miniature pigs and their correct individual assignment approach

Pig genetics, insight in minipigs

Conservation and selection of Lanyu pig

Plenary Session IV: Facilities and Management of Miniature Pigs

Facilities, management and international accreditation of miniature pig provision in Taiwan

Miniature pigs facilities and management at the INRA

Plenary Session V: Miniature Pigs in Biomedical Research

Tissue engineering approaches for heart repair—Preclinical studies in small and large animals

Experimental surgery and brain imaging applied to nutrition studies in pig and minipig models

Development of porcine embryonic stem cell technology in Taiwan

Coarctation-induced abdominal aortic aneurysm in a porcine model

Plenary Session VI: Nutrition and Physiology on Miniature Pigs

Research in metabolic-related diseases by using miniature pig model—development of dietary induced metabolic syndrome

Evaluation of pig skin for wound therapy in Taiwan

The effect of feed and napiergrass intake on growth performance and carcass characteristics of lanyu pigs

Pig-model for biomedical study in Taiwan