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Beautiful one day, perfect the next at PPPE I RECENTLY had the pleasure of attending the industry’s Pan Pa- cific Pork Expo on the Gold Coast. It really was one of, if not the best, I have ever attended. Not only did we have an exhibition hall full of enthusiastic industry suppliers, but there was Point of View a fantastic array of in- by ANDREW SPENCER CEO spiring and interesting speakers. There certainly seemed to be a buzz received so far indicates greater certainty around around the event that that most of them were the future production was probably reflect- very happy they chose standards under which ing the positive feelings to join the event. the industry will be able within the industry at I’d like to offer my to operate. Dr Roger Campbell, Pork CRC (bottom left) and Dr Robyn Terry, APL (bottom right) with students after their present. sincere thanks to those It was also noted that one-day workshop on the Gold Coast, Queensland, on the eve of PPPE 2016. One of the most no- who sat on the PPPE the industry needs to table presentations was Committee and worked demonstrate the com- given by futurist Craig extremely hard to make mitment we have to the Pork CRC/APL student workshop Rispin. sure this year’s event sow stall phase-out by Craig gave us a view was a worthwhile expe- completing the promise into the future by show- rience for our producers we have made. ing us a selection of to come to. The debate culminated at Pan Pacific Pork Expo 2016 technologies that today, Considering that, due in a fairly strong agree- WELCOMING about their studies, whether yourselves, and PPPE within the industry. right now, are caus- to staff changes, there ment that we as an in- 30 Pork CRC and Aus- that be in honours, mas- is an ideal opportunity, “With the quality of ing major disruption in was no one on the com- dustry need to investi- tralian Pork Limited ters, PhD, postdoc or if with most of the indus- students we have in the many industries. mittee this year that had gate ways of securing supported students to a they were part of the try’s key players in at- current CRC for High He challenged us and a close connection with a review of our welfare one-day workshop at the Pork CRC’s Industry tendance,” Dr Campbell Integrity Australian Pork our industry to think running the PPPE event standards and guide- 2016 Pan Pacific Pork Placement Program. said. and the very refined fo- more boldly, more crea- two years ago, they did a lines as soon as we can. Expo on Tuesday, May “When you finish you Dr Campbell said he cus of our programs, I’m tively, to really under- fantastic job. Other issues discussed 24, Pork CRC CEO Dr probably know as much was proud to report that sure we’ll enjoy similar stand those things that Special thanks go to at the Delegates’ Forum Roger Campbell said the as anyone about the area about 90 percent of stu- outcomes once this CRC are about to challenge our committee chair included the conflict-of- ‘real work’ started once you’ve studied, so it’s dents from the inaugural winds up and we transi- how we conduct our and past Australian Pork interest policies that are students had finished then up to you to sell Pork CRC now had jobs tion,” he said. business into the future. Limited Board director used at APL, supply and He showed us the pow- Mr John Coward. demand issues present- er of networks, working Quite a few of us spent ed by General Manager together to develop tools most of the week on Marketing Peter Hay- PPPE 2016 the best ever and products that no in- the Gold Coast because don (see article on Page dividual could ever hope PPPE was combined 14) and issues around THE results are in af- ever, with keen interest to achieve. with the Delegates’ Fo- whether APL should be ter the much publicised from producers in their I believe that collabo- rum and an APL Board putting more cash away and promoted 2016 Pan products and services. rative power is going to meeting. for a rainy day through Pacific Pork Expo was It seems that with sev- be critical for our future There was quite a amending our reserves held on the Gold Coast eral years of better fi- success. hearty debate at the policy. from May 25-26. PPPE Perspective nancial performance un- Collaboration is start- Delegates’ Forum about But the work for PPPE As chair of the organ- der their belts, producers ing to be just as impor- the timing of a review isn’t over yet. ising committee, I was by JOHN COWARD were looking to reinvest tant as competition for of our standards and In the next week or ecstatic with the results. in their farms. our industry, and this guidelines for animal two, we’ll be getting to- A record number of ex- Many producers brought is an area where we are welfare management in gether to discuss how it family to the Gold Coast hibitors, up by 20 percent and learnt from world- hall, with 60 exhibitors going to have to learn to pigs. went, what we could’ve and took advantage and with better displays class speakers who truly providing information on do more. Due to the significant done better and how to of perfect Queensland and presentations, provid- underpinned the theme a wide range of equip- More than 700 del- investment in increased make the event an even ed the perfect interludes of the event: ‘Inspiring ment, products and ser- weather. egates were at the event. production capacity better one in two years’ to the plenary and con- Transformation’. vices for the industry. While the kids enjoyed This is a new record by happening within the in- time. current sessions where Then at structured Reports from many ex- features of the Coast, pro- a large margin and the dustry, there was an ar- I’m sure I’ll see many more than 700 delegates breaks all in attendance hibitors concluded that ducers spent time catch- feedback that we have gument that we needed of you there again. and attendees listened spent time in the trade this was their best year ☛ continued P2

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If you don’t have a Pig- and resistance is every- also reducing antibiotic ership and support – we It contains all the R&D Pass login, there is a reg- one’s concern. use. Snapshots (that high- hope his new team con- istration page to fill in on Antibiotics are one of Outcomes of the Pro- light the latest research the app. 2016 tinues to ‘make him look those areas that’s proven gram 2 portfolio including good’! outcomes that are also To find this app, go to to be a bit contentious for distributed fortnightly either the App Store on an new diagnostics and other JUN 7 - 10 – International Pig Veterinary In the interim period be- our industry. strategies (such as an an- fore Darryl’s replacement to producers in the APL iPhone/iPad or to Google Actually it’s not antibi- Society/European Symposium of Communiques), best man- tibiotic usage calculator) is formally appointed by on Android devices and otics as such, it’s accu- agement practice informa- search for ‘APL Tech will support industry’s Porcine Health Management, Dublin, APL, I will be acting in sations of misuse and/or focus on reducing antimi- tion (including manuals, Toolbox’. overuse of antibiotics that Ireland www.ipvs2016.com the GM position while fact sheets and guide- The app will be regular- crobial use and resistance. also maintaining respon- people like flinging at the In relation to QA’s role lines) as well as upcoming ly updated as new infor- industry. JUN 8-10 – World Pork Expo, Des sibility for the Product events and news. mation and outcomes be- in a stewardship program, Integrity portfolio within On a weight for weight APIQP is intrinsically Moines, Iowa, US www.worldpork. Once the app has been come available – we look basis, higher amounts of the R&I division. downloaded, the infor- forward to your feedback. linked with good practice R&D outcomes need to antibiotics are used in hu- associated with antimi- org mation contained within The R&I team is also man medicine compared be disseminated through it can also be accessed pleased to advise that the crobial use through the a range of channels to to food animal industries. Food Safety module that JUN 19-25 – Australian Bacon Week, without the need for an ProHand Pigs and Pork Australia, for example, promote rapid and wide- internet connection – very Abattoir training pro- incorporates the Herd P: APL 02 6285 2200 spread adoption. has one of the highest lev- Health Plan. handy when you are out grams, known to many in els of human antibiotic In response to the shift and about and wanting to the industry, have recently The HHP covers all as- JUN 20-23 – 16th International to new and emerging usage per capita in the access some information. been updated and are now developed world. pects of sick pig manage- Conference on Production Diseases in communication technol- Each article contains available online. ment including all treat- ogies, APL recognises But pointing the finger contact details for the These programs spe- at others does nothing to ment and recording asso- Farm Animals, Wageningen, Netherlands modern IT and social APL R&I program man- cifically target those key ciated with the treatment. media have an increasing solve the problem, so we www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise- ager, so if you want fur- attitudes and behaviours need to all pull together to The Food Safety and role and place in the world ther information, includ- of stockpeople that are Biosecurity Plan that is Services/Research-Institutes/livestock- of agricultural extension, resolve this issue because ing the full final report, known to have a direct we all are part of the prob- incorporated within each particularly in reaching we can be easily contacted effect on an animal’s per- farm’s APIQP plan will research/show/16th-In various segments of in- lem and the solution. from within the app. ception and interactions APL is discussing the be an important part of a dustry. Events can also be eas- with humans. stewardship program. JUL 4-7 – Animal Production 2016, This is particularly the development of an indus- ily added to your calendar The training programs try antimicrobial steward- Further research com- Adelaide, SA www.asap.asn.au/ case for stockpeople, by clicking on the icon assist stockpeople to im- ship plan with other inten- missioned by APL within conference a segment that has tra- within the events section. prove their understanding sive livestock industries. the biosecurity portfolio ditionally missed out on It is very easy to navi- of animal behaviour and The term ‘stewardship’ will provide more infor- JUL 5-10 – Australian Intercollegiate R&D information, yet gate through – the snap- provide recommendations has many definitions but mation to support produc- they are integral in its im- shots have been catego- for handling livestock. one that fits well is: “… ers by demonstrating the Meat Judging Contest, Wagga Wagga, plementation. rised into six sections: All outcomes assist in the careful and responsi- importance of biosecurity NSW www.icmj.com.au At the Pan Pacific Pork Marketing Development; providing the high wel- ble management of some- rules that not only keep Expo, held on the Gold Genetics, Reproduction fare standards required by thing precious entrusted pig diseases out, but also AUG 2 deadline – Steak Your Claim, Coast recently, the APL and Welfare; Nutrition, Australian producers as to one’s care”. keep out any bacteria that Tech Toolbox was offi- Health and Physiology; well as improving stock- In this case the some- may cause disease and/or Australian pork steak competition, P: cially launched. Industry Capability and person job satisfaction. thing precious is the anti- carry resistance to antibi- APL 02 6285 2200 This exciting develop- Technology Transfer; These updated programs microbials that we need to otics, noting the potential ment has involved the Environmental Manage- deliver simple messages, preserve for future use for for such bacteria to come SEP 6 - 8 – VIV China, Beijing, China utilisation of IT tools to ment; and Food Safety, are short, user friendly both animals and humans. into farms, including assist with the dissemi- Biosecurity and Quality and free to Australian This antimicrobial stew- transmission by humans, www.vivchina.nl/en nation of key outcomes Assurance. pork producers. ardship program will in- rodents and birds. arising from our R&D You can restrict the app To access these tools, clude components such as For further informa- SEP 6 - 9 – 19th Federation of Asian projects and is being very to look only at content please contact Ashley biosecurity and disease tion on any of the topics capably managed by R&I within one or some of Norval via email at Ash preparedness, integrated discussed in this article, Veterinary Associations Congress, Ho Manager, Technology these groups, or you can ley.Norval@australian management and animal please do not hesitate to Chi Minh City, Vietnam www.fava2016. Adoption and Industry use the search function pork.com.au to obtain husbandry, treatments, contact me on 0423 056 Capability Ashley Norval. to find information on a your login, and from there interventions (antibiot- 045 or heather.channon@ vn This project aimed to specific topic. you can go through the ics and others), records, australianpork.com.au facilitate the transfer of We envisage that the use SEP 13 - 16 – SPACE 2016, Rennes, pork industry research of this app will assist with France www.space.fr through better access making our information to resources, along with more accessible to you, SEP 17 - 20 – Allen D. 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© Collins Media Pty Ltd – Contents may not be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission porknews.com.au from the publisher. It is the responsibility of advertisers to ensure the correctness of their claims and state- ments. The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publisher. Page 2 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au Pork CRC proudly partners productive PPPE YOU will read a lot should contact Ridley (03 offered a conventional or about the 2016 Pan Pa- 8624 6500) or your local complex weaner diet, a cific Pork Expo in this Ridley representative. simple diet based on the edition of APN. Piglet Buddy conventional diet with the Let me say it was prob- Piglet Buddy is a for- spray-dried plasma, spe- ably the best held to date. mulation based on some cial fish product and ac- Everyone seemed buoy- of the best research I’ve ids removed and the same ant and optimistic. seen on piglet taste prefer- diet supplemented with I guess good prices and ences and was conducted Piglet Buddy. reasonable margins will for Pork CRC by Dr Eu- All diets contained 10 do that. Initiatives geni Roura, University of percent milk powder. The plenary and tech- The pigs were weaned Dr Mark Wilson, Zinpro, US. by DR ROGER CAMPBELL Queensland. nical sessions were well CEO It is a low-inclusion at 21 days, with an aver- attended. product (1.5kg/tonne) to age weight of 6.4kg and We learnt from a futur- enhance the performance performance was meas- ist to look forward and of piglets immediately ured over 28 days. to understand that pro- pears that feeding sows It is based on molas- Piglets offered the simple dextrose between wean- after weaning when in- gress in IT, technology in ses and ingredients that cluded in what might be diet supplemented with Pig- general and science is far ing and remating may increase satiety and is in- let Buddy were the heaviest help reduce variability in termed simple diets. more advanced than we tended to enrich the sow’s By this I mean diets that at 28 days (P=0.07) and, might think and we must subsequent birth weight. environment at and after more importantly, I think Unfortunately, there are do not contain spray-dried keep an open mind and mixing in gestation. plasma, special fish prod- had better feed: gain the be aware of what is occur- few other technologies that The sow block changes first week after weaning can do this and Robert ucts or acids. ring if we don’t want to be sow behaviour after mix- The product is produced than those offered the com- left behind. made the point, as I have ing and provides an easy by BEC Feed Solutions plex diet and significantly Raising reproduction on previous occasions, that better feed: gain (P=0.002) a higher feeding level in means of improving the and has been tested ex- I chaired a concurrent sow’s welfare through its over the 28 days than pigs session titled ‘Refocusing any period of gestation, but perimentally and com- effects on satiety and en- mercially. offered either of the other on productivity’ where particularly after day 28, diets. we heard from Zinpro’s will increase the weight of richment. I have included a cou- The sow block is avail- ple of graphs showing the Under the circumstanc- Dr Mark Wilson on ad- the sow at farrowing and es of the study, using the adversely affect lactation able from Ridley and for performance of pigs in a vances in summer in- ☛ continued P4 fertility and heat stress, feed intake. more information you commercial environment Prof Robert van Barneveld. from SunPork’s Prof Rob- However, it will have lit- ert van Barneveld on the tle or no effect on birth hidden cost of variability weight or the variation and from Victorian pro- around birth weight. ducer Caleb Smith (Kia- Smith system Ora Piggery) on how the Caleb showed how at Kia- NEW TO Smith team has increased Ora they had always made born alive and is weaning progress in born alive, but 26.5 piglets/sow/year. not in number weaned, and AUSTRALIA All had a similar mes- explained how they began sage on improving repro- to weigh every litter at birth Over 350 million duction in any season and and formulated a new index that was maximising feed for culling sows on the unit. doses sold intake in lactation. Previously based largely worldwide Mark showed that heat on born alive, the index stress causes inflamma- now includes born alive, tion of the gastrointesti- litter weight, average pig- nal tract and he provided let birth weight and num- evidence that this can be ber weaned (and maybe reduced using an amino some other factors). acid bound form of zinc. Since basing replace- Protection and Profit He told us how some of ment decisions on the the best herds he works new system they’ve seen with cull sows that don’t number weaned increase exhibit oestrus within over time and in 2014-15 seven days of weaning averaged 26.5 piglets/sow/ from START to FINISH and those that return after year. mating. Caleb thinks that apart While this means you from our genetics the big- need a larger gilt pool, gest constraint on improv- you end up with a repro- ing reproduction in Aus- ductively more efficient tralia is our rather harsh herd. (read hot) environment Barneveld message and our housing, especial- Robert showed that vari- ly during lactation, which ability starts in early life, rarely prevents sows from even at birth, and that experiencing heat ‘stress’, smaller pigs can survive except in the coolest and grow as fast as bigger months. pigs at birth and wean at It was an informative the same live weight, but session, with quite a few they eat less and never take-home messages. catch up. I believe all presenta- He told us how this vari- tions were filmed and ability is further increased will eventually appear on by sales strategies and Australian Pork Limited’s complicated with serious website. economic consequences Sow block by the market demand Two products based on for different types of pigs Pork CRC research were (carcasses) and cuts. launched at PPPE. 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Figure 1: Effects of a complex (conventional) diet, a AU/POK/0715/0015 (1) simple diet and simple diet plus 1.5kg/tonne Piglet Buddy on the weight of piglets 28 days after weaning. www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 – Page 3 Pork CRC proudly partners productive PPPE ☛ from P3 Farrower, SWAP pen and think this might actually Freedom Farrower and proved in traditional far- PigSAFE pen. be a cost to the systems the Danish Combi-Flex rowing systems. simple diet supplemented The report also features given the sows had worse pen, were not financially The first results will be with Piglet Buddy re- a table showing the at- body condition and the viable. available this year and I duced feed cost to 28 days tributes of each system same reproduction. Danish differences will let you know as soon post weaning by about Advantages trumped Interestingly, some as they are available. $2.80/pig. compared with the tra- ditional farrowing crate For the piglet, the Pig- Danish researchers at Student workshop The product is worth a SAFE pen and SWAP pen PPPE suggested to me I was proud and hon- try, especially for those based on the sow (behav- iour, physiology, body scored higher than others that their latest research oured to share the day using low-protein diets for behaviour and margin- shows only minimal dif- before PPPE with the to reduce the incidence condition and reproduc- tion), the piglet (behav- ally better for pre-wean- ferences in the behaviour wonderfully talented and of E. coli and those not ing growth rate. of sows farrowed loose enthusiastic group of Pork using spray-dried plasma iour, physiology, growth rate and mortality) and However, these potential or confined. CRC and APL supported in the first stage weaner advantages were trumped Based on cortisol levels students. feeds. the producer (capital cost, labour requirement by the higher pre-wean- it also appears that the The student workshop, For more information ing mortality and lower sows’ welfare is ‘better’ now a fixture at PPPE, on Piglet Buddy, contact and occupational health and safety issues issues). physiology scores for all when confined before and was very interactive, with BEC Feed Solutions on reduced confinement sys- during farrowing than the students participating 1300 884 593 or Pork In all cases the tradition- al farrowing system was tems compared with the when allowed to farrow in several exercises, all CRC Commercialisa- conventional system. loose. with serious messages, but Dr Eugeni Roura, University of Queensland. tion and Research Impact given a value of 100 and the others were scored/ When the producer was Pork CRC research- some with fun methods. Manager Charles Rikard- considered, all the alter- ers at the University of I particularly congratu- Bell on 0439 513 723 and ranked accordingly, based on research outcomes and natives scored lower than Melbourne and the South late our former Pork CRC he will point you in the the traditional system. PhD student, Dr Robyn right direction. experiences of the differ- Australian Research and Lactation systems ent systems of the advi- They all have high capi- Development Institute are Terry of APL, for the way sory panel who put the tal cost, require greater conducting detailed stud- she put the program to- Pork CRC and APL re- labour input and have gether and kept everyone leased our industry publi- publication together. ies on the behaviour and They included produc- OH&S issues. physiology of sows during stimulated for what was a cation ‘Alternative Lacta- The publication is a very full day, topped off tion Housing Systems for ers who’ve installed some and immediately after far- Australian Pork Produc- of the lower confinement work in progress and for rowing. by a relaxing and sociable ers’ at PPPE. systems. your information only. The research is genuine- dinner in the evening. If you weren’t at PPPE The lower confinement There is increasing re- ly innovative and should I believe there’s even or didn’t get your hands systems were generally search evidence that all tell us what the needs of pictures to prove it else- on a copy, an electronic scored higher than the the alternatives so far the sow are during far- where in this edition of version is available on our traditional system based investigated have no net rowing and if required APN. website. on sow behaviour. welfare benefit. how welfare might be im- www.porkcrc.com.au We’re also happy to post However, sow physiolo- The latter conclusion you a hard copy if you gy was considered similar was arrived at recently prefer – just contact Re- across the systems, as was by a New Zealand panel becca on 08 8313 7743. subsequent reproduction. (National Animal Welfare The report summarises The lower confinement Advisory Committee), research and experiences systems scored lower for which was asked by the For information on Piglet Buddy, producers can contact with four alternative sys- sow body condition, but NZ Minister for Primary Industries to investigate if Pork CRC Commercialisation and Research Impact tems, namely the Combi- slightly higher for feed Flex pen, 360 Freedom intake, although you’d there were alternatives to Manager Charles Rikard-Bell on 0439 513 723. the traditional farrowing crate. The panel concluded there wasn’t, based large- ly on the adverse effects of the lower confinement systems on piglet welfare. This panel further sug- gested that all the consid- ered alternatives, which Figure 2: Effects of a complex diet, a simple diet and included the Canarm pen simple diet plus 1.5kg/tonne Piglet Buddy on feed (from Canada), the 360 conversion ratio between weaning and 28 days. Pig Farm Perspective by Bruce the brainy pig

HERE’S one for those of becoming just another to day three in supple- who have been in the pre-weaning mortality as mented versus control industry for some time they are weaker and less VLBW and LBW piglets – how many of you competitive for colos- and reduced mortality in have noticed increas- trum intake. VLBW piglets at seven ing litter size and leaner Being aware of this, I and 21 days of age. pigs over the past 20 was very interested in a Interestingly, weaning years? study in the January is- weights were lower in As a result of the in- sue of Livestock Science the group receiving the creased demand for that looked at the effect oral supplement; however high-quality, lean pro- of giving energy supple- this was attributed to the tein, many within the ments to lightweight pig- higher survival of VLBW pig industry have for lets on mortality, wean- piglets at weaning. some time been selecting ing weight, daily weight It is thought that those for increased litter size gain and colostrum in- piglets which received and leaner carcasses at take. the supplement were slaughter. Within this study, stronger and more able However, as a side piglets were classified to suckle, thus resulting effect of increasing lit- as normal birth weight in higher milk intake in ter size and producing (>1.20kg), low birth supplemented piglets. leaner pigs, these piglets weight (>1kg but <1.2kg) It was interesting to are often smaller at birth, and very low birth weight note that there was no have lower energy (fat) (<1kg). relationship in this study stores and must compete Piglets that were in the between giving the oral with more littermates for VLBW and LBW groups supplement and increas- access to teats. were orally supplement- ing colostrum intake in In addition, the energy ed at birth and eight LBW piglets. reserves of piglets are to 12 hours after birth As such, it appears the very rapidly depleted af- with 3g of a soya oil and additional energy alone ter birth in an attempt to coconut oil supplement caused a reduction in keep warm. (2718kJ/100g). piglet mortality rates. These piglets must This supplement was This study did not fol- quickly receive colos- a high energy source low the pigs through trum to access not only only and did not con- the entirety of produc- the immunoglobulins tain colostrum or addi- tion and as such did not necessary for immune tional electrolytes, which assess the viability and function, but also to tap are commonly given on profitability of these VL- into the rich source of farms to small, compro- BW piglets as growers. energy in the sow’s milk. mised piglets. However given the in- Without colostrum, Soya oil and coconut creased focus on welfare piglets will not have suf- oil contain high levels and increased demand ficient energy to compete of medium-chain fatty for high-quality pork with littermates for func- acids, which have been throughout the entire tional teats. shown to be easily uti- industry, there is huge Compared to normal lised as an energy source potential for energy sup- www.primegro.com.au littermates, piglets born by neonatal piglets. plements to be routinely Results are based on typical progeny growth performance with a low to very low Results of this trial used as a means of in- achieved using Primegro Genetics grown under a high health birth weight (less than showed significantly creasing pre-weaning environment and fed using the Rivalea Nutritional Program. 1.2kg) are at higher risk reduced mortality up survival. Page 4 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au APL membership renewal and delegate election process AS of midnight on June Levy-paying producers rights and obligations set isting delegates and oth- year and members will be 30, 2016, all memberships are encouraged to become out in APL’s constitution. ers with an aspiration to advised further of how this of Australian Pork Limit- members of APL. The APL constitution is become delegates to com- is going to proceed. ed will lapse and produc- APL provides a united intended to operate as a plete an online delegation Once elected, the tenure ers and associate mem- industry voice strengthen- contract between the com- nomination during this of elected delegates will bers will need to reapply ing the capacity of Aus- pany and a delegate. period. expire at midnight on June to become members. tralia’s pork industry to There are however par- The online process ena- 30, 2019. Existing delegates will be heard by politicians, ticular conditions that need bles candidates to provide In the event you are seek- cease to be delegates at the government departments, to be met. a photograph and a brief ing assistance with the same time. regulators and consumers. These conditions are ex- biography and we are en- membership application The new producer mem- Strong membership un- plained on our website. couraging existing del- and/or delegate nomina- bership renewal and dele- derpins APL’s effective- In accordance with the egates who are renominat- tion process, please contact gate nomination processes ness in consumer market- APL constitution, nomina- ing to refresh their previ- APL’s Membership and will be undertaken online. ing, critical policy matters tions for delegates are open ous biography. 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“CRA has a standard of biosecurity that protects your pigs and the health status of your farm.” - Dr Sarah Jenkin CRA Pig Veterinarian

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PORK CRC transitions use of dietary fibre; non- to new program leaders antibiotic additives such from July 1 this year, as aspirin and vitamin hence we now look back, E; antibacterial peptides; through the eyes of those new vaccines; and specif- who have led the pro- ic disinfection strategies. grams, on some of the The next step in the Pork transformational out- CRC will be integrating comes achieved. these strategies to deal We began in the May with the unique circum- edition of APN with stances of different farms. words from Dr Ray King, tine use of antibiotics as a sive program aimed at Program 3: ‘Healthy leader of Program 1, who front-line strategy. genetically improving the pork consumption’, Dr will be succeeded by Dr A significant effort has general resilience of pigs Darryl D’Souza Pork CRC Program 2 leader Dr Brian Luxford. Will van Wettere and al- been expended to better against not only disease Delivering high-quality so from Dr Rob Wilson, understand the interac- but also environmental pork consistently is abso- leader of Program 4, who tions between a number of challenges. lutely crucial for the pork will be succeeded by Dr important pathogens, the The work has included industry. Stephan Tait. pig and its environment. development of an eco- Australian Pork Lim- In this issue we feature One example of these nomic model that can ited’s usage and attitude words of wisdom from types of studies was Dr quantify the economic ef- studies, conducted over Program 2 leader Dr Bri- Alison Collins’ work with fect of different diseases, a number of years, con- an Luxford and Program 3 ileitis. a statistical model that can sistently show that eating leader Dr Darryl D’Souza, Alison, with a new poly- improve genetic gains for quality is the number-one who will be succeeded merase chain reaction, resilience using routine driver for consumer repeat by, respectively, Dr Pat was able to determine collected production data purchases of pork. Mitchell and Heather what level of pathogen and, finally, specific im- A bad eating experience Channon. load in the environment mune traits that can be sees consumers ‘walk Program 2: ‘Herd was required to trigger a incorporated into breed- away’ from pork for a health management’, Dr disease episode. ing programs. considerable period. Brian Luxford This work has aided the Numerous other man- In Australia, no industry The aim of the program development of new strat- agement strategies have system has yet been de- was to develop an inte- egies to manage health. been developed, includ- veloped and implemented grated health program Dr Susanne Hermesch ing: nutritional alterations to assure consistently sup- Pork CRC Program 3 leader Dr Darryl D’Souza. that relied less on the rou- has managed an exten- such as essential oil and plying high-quality fresh pork to consumers. The ability of any sup- Live yeast for sows and piglets ply chain to consistently produce high-quality pork is complex due to the vari- able responses of pigs to Why do some piglets walk the various animal, pre and post-slaughter factors. with their heads held high? Additionally, even with the close management of those pathway param- eters, eating quality in- consistencies may still be experienced due to the cooking methods used, final internal tempera- tures achieved, cooking abilities of consumers and their confidence in pre- paring pork meals. Pork CRC Program 3 eating quality projects have sought to address these issues and set a tar- get to reduce the ‘fail rate’ of pork to less than 10 percent. Outcomes from this pro- gram have enabled the Australian pork indus- try to identify the eating quality pathway critical control points across a range of cuts when pre- pared using different cooking methods. ® These eating quality Because Levucell SB piglets are pathways have been es- tablished for a number of pleased with their performance! industry supply chains. In addition, the data gen- erated can now be used to develop an eating quality assurance system for Aus- tralian pork. Results from Pork CRC Program 3 have also driv- en the adoption of tech- nologies such as Improvac (boar taint vaccine) by a number of supply chains Levucell®SB improves farrowing conditions and improves to address key eating quality issues. milk production at the onset of lactation. www.porkcrc.com.au With improved vitality, Levucell®SB piglets have a better survival rate during the neonatal period and enhanced performances until weaning. T: 1300 247 448 / E: [email protected]

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Page 6 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au Student study exposes WA pork industry to the world FOUR University of cent of pork production those regions; and Western Australia MBA is for local WA demand, • Presence of affluent students have analysed 15 percent for eastern segments of the popula- opportunities for export- states and 15 percent tion. led growth in WA’s pork (about 7500 tonnes) for Lack of an export proto- industry while complet- South-East Asian export col, however, remains the ing an industry project markets, predominantly primary barrier to export- for the Department of Singapore. ing to China. Agriculture and Food, This is largely due to the The WA pork industry WA. strategy of CMG, which must strive to reduce costs Along the way, they continues to maintain a by increasing domes- came up with a pretty consistent supply of pork tic scale and efficiency, good snapshot of the cur- to Singapore. which could be encour- Free range sows are an increasingly common sight in Western Australia. rent WA pork industry, so In Australia, demand for aged through a faster I thought I’d share some fresh pork is largely un- approvals process and of their findings with you. derwritten by long-term benchmarking to encour- Thanks, by the way, contracts with the major age innovation. to the students, Michael food retailing companies, As well as increasing the Bingemann, Darren Coles and Woolworths, global competitiveness of Glass, Cameron Levitzke which exercise significant the industry, these actions and Joel Turco. buying power. could make producers In WA, the pork indus- Cant Comment Higher margin, smaller more profitable. try contributes about $130 volume sales are typically There remain two sig- million at the farm gate, by made to smaller inde- nificant challenges to ex- representing 12 percent of BRENDON CANT pendent supermarkets and port success. national pork production. butchers. First, as most export In the past five years, the WA’s high cost of pro- markets require specific WA industry has experi- tion of a long-term con- duction made exports un- cuts, the WA industry fac- enced annual compound tract to supply free-range competitive in the global es the challenge of how to growth above 5 percent, a pork to Coles supermar- commodity market of fro- balance the remainder of zen pork. significant transformation kets nationally. the carcass. The industry must in- Another export mar- given seven prior years of Further industry consol- declining growth. stead pursue premium, ket such as Singapore idation is forecast. Despite recent growth, niche markets in the that is willing to accept WA production still rep- The recent increase in chilled pork export mar- the entire carcass is the resents less than 0.06 per- free-range pig farming ket, differentiating on ideal solution, however cent of global production. methods has focused on the basis of food safety premium niche markets WA pork production the lower Great Southern and/or free-range pro- typically demand specific is consolidated, with the region, which has suitable duction. cuts, rather than whole three largest producers, soil and climatic condi- The students in the in- carcasses. Westpork, Craig Mostyn tions. dustry project suggested Therefore, the more Group and Milne Ag- In the 12 months to Au- the most likely export likely solution to this rigroup contributing al- gust 2015, WA slaugh- markets would be cities challenge will be in the most 80 percent of pro- tered about 600,000 pigs within China due to: form of multiple export duction. to produce 44,279 tonnes • Availability of fast, af- partners. Consolidation increased of pig meat, an increase of fordable freight of chilled With business today be- in 2015 due to large pro- 14.9 percent on the previ- pork; ing all about partnerships, duction increases by ous corresponding period. • Concerns about the I hope the students have MAG, following execu- In WA, about 70 per- safety of domestic pork in got it right.

www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 – Page 7 Four-yearly review of modern awards – annual leave THE Fair Work Com- These issues were the incorporated into modern in writing for leave in mission has issued a de- subject of two previous awards, the full bench re- advance that complies cision dealing with the full bench decisions in viewed and redrafted the with the award and was insertion of new annual June 2015 and Septem- model terms to ensure made before the leave in leave terms into mod- ber 2015. that they are expressed in advance was taken. ern awards including the In the June and Sep- plain language. The key outcome from Pastoral Award 2010. tember 2015 decisions The model terms were this decision is that em- The decision is issued the Commission deter- restructured to make the ployers would be wise as part of the first four- mined model terms in clauses more straight- to review their annual yearly review of mod- respect of: forward for employers leave policies to ensure ern awards, which under • Cashing out of an- and employees to under- they are across leave en- the Fair Work Act 2009 nual leave; stand and use. titlements and accruals. provides that the Com- • Leave in advance; The language is simpler To avoid a situation mission must conduct • Excessive leave; and and clearer and uses com- where overpayments are a four-yearly review of • Payment by electron- monly understood words made and cannot be re- modern awards. ic funds transfer. rather than legal jargon. covered, some may con- This full bench deci- This decision deals Importantly, the sub- sider it sensible to adopt a sion deals with the vari- with the variation of stantive legal effect of ‘no leave will be granted ation of awards in re- modern awards to insert the model terms has not in advance’ policy. lation to a number of the model terms. changed. The decision can be While the Commission found at: www.fwc. matters regarding paid As the September 2015 Insights from the Pan Pacific Pork Expo accepted many of the gov.au/documents/sites/ annual leave. model terms are yet to be proposed changes put awardsmodernfouryr/s BEAU Taylor, one of For example, one of the Rob Cumine, Agricul- forward it reached the ubmissions/2016FW Wiley’s Senior Process presenters, Dr Jude Cap- ture Manager at Coles, provisional view that the CFB3177.pdf Engineers, recently took per, pointed out that con- underlined that pork is the excessive leave terms in Attachment three of time out to visit the sumer demand for data third-most unplanned pur- the Agriculture Awards the decision provides is ever increasing and chase on retailers’ shelves do not provide a fair and an annotated version of 2016 Pan Pacific Pork shared that: and is often seen just as a relevant minimum safe- changes to the award and Expo. ty net of terms and con- attachment four contains Beau captured insights • 65 percent of people Christmas or Easter ‘fam- ditions of employment the final draft and tem- relevant to all stakehold- want to know where their ily’ meal. and therefore the exist- plates for agreements to ers in the pork industry food comes from; If you connect this with ing terms do not satisfy cash out annual leave and including hints of what • 37 percent of consumers the previous insights the modern award’s ob- annual leave in advance. the future of the indus- believe that the food indus- around data, then bene- jective. Should you have any try might look like; how try is not transparent; and fits could be captured by Additionally, the Com- questions about this data may be used to drive • Only 30 percent of connecting pork products mission decided that decision, please do not increased value for pork consumers have the infor- with other data sources. employers should not be hesitate to contact John products; and how the mation they require about For example, connecting able to deduct overpay- McGoverne on 02 6270 industry might drive in- their food. different pork products ments of annual leave 8846 or John.McGov creased consumer inter- To meet the consumer’s with recipe databases and from employees on erne@australianpork. est and additional planned need for data and build complementary product termination if they did com.au pork product purchases on higher levels of trust and databases that the con- Deb Kerr, APL General Manager Policy. not have an agreement Deb Kerr retail shelves. value, the industry needs sumer is engaged with The Expo included a to connect all the infor- might drive additional presentation from re- mation consumers are in- planned pork product pur- nowned futurist Craig terested in and make it chases. Rispin who immediately visible. The 2016 Pan Pacific challenged everyone’s For example, the indus- Pork Expo highlighted the thinking. try would do well to lev- need for the pork industry He posed questions in- erage the inherent trust to look to the future and cluding: society places in farmers. capture increased value ďĞƩĞƌƐŚĞůƚĞƌͲ • Who might be the Dr Heather Bray, an- and increased demand Uber of the pork indus- other speaker, highlighted for pork products through try and when will we see that consumers give ‘so- data. them? cial licence’ to farmers In addition, a data-led • Are you willing to give based on the perception approach to operations ďƵŝůƚƚŽůĂƐƚ up a little privacy to capi- that farmers are doing the within the pork industry talise on technology? ‘right’ thing. can drive new levels of • If you had access to The perceived value of production efficiency and sensor and scanning tech- pork products could in- optimisation. 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Pacific Pork Expo, please tions focused on the fu- In doing this, the indus- connect with Beau Taylor ture of the pork industry. try could tell a positive (au.linkedin.com/in/tay ͻ ϭϬ͕ϭϮŽƌϭϱŵĞƚƌĞƐǁŝĚĞ It was a good lead-in to story for the consumer to lorbeau) or if you would one of the hot topics at the connect with, all through like to learn more about ͻ ĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚΘďƵŝůƚĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ Expo: data. data. capturing value through The pork industry, like Another insight com- data, connect with Brett ͻ ^ƵƉĞƌͲƚŽƵŐŚŚŽƚĚŝƉŐĂůǀĂŶŝƐĞĚĐůĞĂŶͲŽƵƚŐĂƚĞƐ many food industries, is ing from the Expo is that Wiskar (au.linkedin.com/ on the cusp of capturing a consumers do not always in/brettwiskar) or any of ͻ ^ƚƌŽŶŐĞƌďƌĂĐŝŶŐƚŽǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚĚĞƐƚƌƵĐƟǀĞǁŝŶĚƐ new wave of opportunities know how to use, prepare the team at Wiley. ͻ ŝƌĚͲƉƌŽŽĨƉƵƌůŝŶƐΘǁĞůĚĞĚƚĞĂƌƐƚŽƉĐŽǀĞƌƐ through data. or cook pork. www.wiley.com.au ͻ &ĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƌĨĂƐƚΘĞĂƐLJĐŽǀĞƌƚĞŶƐŝŽŶŝŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵ Working with international partners ͻ /ŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƐŝŵƉůŝĐŝƚLJĨŽƌƌĂƉŝĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ on animal disease preparedness ĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞƉƌŝĐŝŶŐ͘ ON May 23, 2016, Aus- personnel to assist in the movement of goods and tralia signed arrange- event of an outbreak. people across the world ments with international “Another streamlines re- comes increased risk of trading partners to fur- quests for additional vac- exotic diseases reaching ther support the control cines for foot and mouth our shores. of, and manage the ef- disease in an outbreak, “We work hard to pro- fects of, emergency ani- and the other seeks to fa- tect our favourable animal mal disease outbreaks. cilitate the timely recogni- health status through our Australia’s Chief Vet- tion of zoning decisions risk-based biosecurity ar- erinary Officer Dr Mark to minimise disruptions to rangements, and we have a Schipp signed three ar- safe trade. range of measures in place rangements on behalf “These arrangements to be prepared for any out- of Australia while at the show real international breaks that might occur. World Organisation for An- solidarity, transparency “We run exercises to imal Health’s (OIE) 84th and leadership in working test our response arrange- General Session in Paris. together to prepare for an ments, such as livestock “International co-opera- animal health emergency standstills, and we work tion is absolutely critical on a global scale.” with industry, state and in managing the spread Dr Schipp said the in- territory governments and and impact of animal dis- ternational arrangements veterinarians to make sure ease,” Dr Schipp said. complemented efforts on the right arrangements are “By working together we the home front to man- in place to respond swiftly can help control and limit age and protect Australia’s and effectively.” the risks to our countries. animal health. For more information, “That’s what these ar- “Australia is very lucky visit www.agriculture.gov. rangements are intended to have natural barriers, au/pests-diseases-weeds/ to achieve. which have helped pro- animal/international-ar “One arrangement pro- tect our favourable animal rangements-emergency- vides continued access health status,” he said. animal-disease-outbreaks to additional experienced “But with increased Page 8 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 – Page 9 Boehringer Ingelheim Technical Services and Sales Representative Meg Donahoo and Lisa Monjean used FLEXcombo vaccine, a combination of Ingelvac MycoFLEX and Ingelvac CircoFLEX to protect against both mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine circovirus type 2 with one injection. Safety and ease of use are important benefits of Ingelvac MycoFLEX vaccine IN August last year, on-farm vaccination prac- “It is safer for staff as Boehringer Ingelheim tices, Lisa began using In- well because they have launched Ingelvac My- gelvac MycoFLEX. better control of the pig coFLEX vaccine in Lisa observed that the during vaccination.” Australia to protect pigs previous issues such as To make the fresh mix- from pneumonia caused vomiting and seizures in ing of the two products by mycoplasma hyo- their piglets after vaccina- as simple as possible, pneumoniae. tion stopped immediately Boehringer Ingelheim The vaccine has the add- after switching to Ingel- has packaged Ingelvac ed benefit of being able to vac MycoFLEX. MycoFLEX in an inno- be mixed with Ingelvac Boehringer Ingelheim vative ‘Head Space Bot- CircoFLEX vaccine to product manager Dr Sean tle’. provide protection against Daly said, “Boehringer The Head Space Bottle porcine circovirus associ- Ingelheim prides itself on is specifically designed ated disease with just one the excellent safety profile so the right amount of vaccination. of its vaccines.” Ingelvac CircoFLEX can The Edson Piggery in “It’s important to under- be simply added to the Murray Bridge, South stand that Ingelvac My- same bottle via a specially Australia is a 500-sow coFLEX shares the same designed and easy-to-use piggery and was one of adjuvant as Ingelvac Cir- transfer needle. the first farms in Austral- coFLEX, called Impran- Lisa is a fan of the Head ia to use the new product. FLEX, and this adjuvant Space Bottle. Kay and Bill Edson has proven itself as being “We are definitely hap- started farming in Murray extremely safe in over 20 py with the convenience Bridge 30 years ago with million doses of Ingelvac of being able to mix the 90 sows run outdoors and CircoFLEX in Australia MycoFLEX with Circo- have built the operation since launch. FLEX,” Lisa said. up to its current 500 sows. “Therefore it is no sur- “It is easy to mix and Kay and Bill’s daugh- prise when farmers such probably saves us a couple ter Lisa Monjean and as the Edsons who have of hours on vaccination son Brett now work on observed reactions from day.” the piggery, with Lisa in the use of other pneumo- The Edsons have been charge of vaccinating pig- nia vaccines can poten- using the vaccine for over lets. tially achieve improved five months and have Lisa said pneumonia results by switching to In- been impressed with the was a persistent problem gelvac MycoFLEX.” results. New ROTO feeders on the property before On top of the excellent “The most notable dif- they started vaccinating. safety profile of Ingelvac ference has been the im- “We’d seen mortalities, MycoFLEX, convenience provement in safety and a lot of coughing and gen- is also consistently cited the lack of vaccine reac- erally sick pigs with pneu- as an added benefit. tions, but other than that At last! A feeder at an economical price monia, and vaccination “Being able to mix the the evenness and general made a real difference,” vaccine with CircoFLEX health of the pigs has been she said. has reduced the number of great,” Lisa said. ǁŝƚŚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƉƌŽĮƚƐ͘ “Unfortunately we ob- injections the piglets re- “The vaccine appears to served that immediately ceive and means I don’t be working well.” after vaccination, a num- have to juggle two separate When asked if she ͻ sŝƌƚƵĂůůLJŶŽĨĞĞĚǁĂƐƚĂŐĞͲƚŚĞĨĞĞĚďŽǁůĐĂŶŶŽƚŇŽŽĚ ber of piglets showed bottles and tubes during would recommend Ingel- ͻ EŽĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJͲƐĞƚŝƚĂŶĚůĞĂǀĞŝƚ signs of illness.” vaccination,” Lisa said. vac MycoFLEX to other The Edsons invited the “You can give the vac- farms, Lisa said, “Defi- ͻ ϭϭϬŬŐĨĞĞĚŚŽƉƉĞƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ local Boehringer Ingel- cination much more safely nitely, the product works heim Technical Services into one side of the neck and is safe.” ͻ dŚŝĐŬĂŶĚƚŽƵŐŚƉŽůLJĨĞĞĚďŽǁů;ŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵƉŽůLJďƵůůͲďĂƌŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůͿ and Sales Representative rather than trying to ‘dart’ “It is much quicker to to investigate the problem. in two vaccinations on use, which benefits the ͻ WŽůLJůŝĚĂŶĚŽŶĞͲƉŝĞĐĞŚŽƉƉĞƌ;ŵĂĚĞĨƌŽŵƉŽůLJƚĂŶŬŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůͿ Following an in-depth each side of the neck at pigs, the staff and my- ͻ tĞĂŶĞƌĨĞĞĚĞƌĨĞĞĚƐϲϬƉŝŐƐĨƌŽŵϳƚŽϰϱŬŐ discussion about their once. self.” ͻ 'ƌŽǁĞƌĨĞĞĚĞƌĨĞĞĚƐϲϬƉŝŐƐĨƌŽŵϯϬƚŽϭϯϬŬŐ ͻ ůůƐƚĞĞůƉĂƌƚƐŚŽƚĚŝƉŐĂůǀĂŶŝƐĞĚŽƌƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐƐƚĞĞů ͻ ^ŝŵƉůĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŵĞĂŶƐƚƌŽƵďůĞͲĨƌĞĞƵƐĞĨŽƌLJĞĂƌƐ ͻ ĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂĨŽƌƵƐƐŝĞƉŝŐĨĂƌŵĞƌƐ͘ End the feed waste!

Lisa Monjean and Meg Donahoo inspected piglets vaccinated with Ingelvac MycoFLEX vaccine. Page 10 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au Most successful PPPE yet THE 2016 Pan Pacific concurrent sessions. (University of Minnesota, World Organisation for Animal Health report Pork Expo was held on The plenary session US), Prof Darren Trott May 25 and 26 at the presenters included Craig (University of Adelaide), into Australia’s veterinary services released Gold Coast Convention Rispin (Future Trends Hollis Ashman (Monde- and Exhibition Centre, Group), Dr Jude Capper lez International), Matt AUSTRALIA’S vet- port stands Australia’s ernments and industry. nearly 13,000 registered Broadbeach. (Livestock Sustainability Rutter (Geraldton Fisher- erinary services were reputation as a producer The report’s findings veterinarians. The event was the larg- Consultancy), Dr Heather men’s Co-operative) and recently assessed and and exporter of safe and show how the parts of More than 130 coun- est and most successful Bray (University of Ad- Jayne Gallagher (Honey found to serve Austral- healthy animals and an- our veterinary system tries, including many of PPPE yet, with a record elaide) and Rob Cumine & Fox). ia well by the World imal products in good add up to deliver our Australia’s major trade 705 delegates; a great note (Coles). These sessions covered Organisation for Ani- stead. strong animal health competitors, have been on which to farewell out- These presenters chal- research outcomes on mal Health (OIE), the In the report, the four status that in turn un- assessed by the OIE going PPPE chair John lenged delegates to think technology, current and international OIE eval- derpins our capacity against the same stand- outside the box and dis- influential global body Coward. future advances in season- that sets health stand- uators complimented to access international ards. cussed the importance al fertility and heat stress The PPPE trade exhi- of improving networks, ards for international Australia on: markets. The detailed docu- bition sold out and was impacts, international trade in animals and • The widespread un- These strong sys- ment reflected the find- consumer marketing and pathways and opportuni- well attended as delegates technology in produc- animal products. derstanding of the im- tems are the result of ings of an expert OIE networked with indus- ties, risk management and The OIE’s final re- portance of biosecurity a shared effort between team that visited Aus- tion. a comparison of indus- try stakeholders from port of Australia’s Per- to the nation; the Australian Govern- tralia in October and The concurrent ses- try’s performance from international and national sions were presented by formance of Veterinary • Our technical pro- ment, state and territory November 2015, hold- businesses. rock lobsters and abalone. Dr Mark Wilson (Zinpro, In addition to the con- Services evaluated Aus- ficiency in areas such governments, industry ing meetings with vet- It was also the focus of US), Dr Rob van Barne- current presentations, tralia’s animal health as veterinary education, and private veterinar- erinary authorities and the popular social events, veld (SunPork Farms), Chris Richards & Asso- and biosecurity system, risk analysis and labo- ians. their stakeholders and industry cocktail party Caleb Smith (Kia-Ora ciates facilitated the in- with 38 of the 47 cri- ratory capability; This report recognises visiting more than 60 and Happy Two Hours. Piggery), Dr Darryl teractive Animal Health teria measured given • The comprehen- the collaborative ap- field sites in all states Delegates were treated to D’Souza (Australian Pork Workshop, which proved the highest competency sive measures in place proach to maintaining and territories. a diverse range of speakers Limited), Dr Pat Mitchell popular among producers level of five. to protect our borders, our animal health sta- The full OIE PVS for both the plenary and (APL), Dr Peter Davies and students. The remaining criteria undertake surveillance tus and the benefits that report is available at The PPPE Commit- were all assessed at ei- and prepare for emer- brings Australia – it is www.oie.int tee thanks all exhibitors, ther level three or four. gencies; and something we could not Dr Mark Schipp sponsors and others who This independent and • Our effective part- achieve without the as- Australia’s Chief Vet- attended to make this a globally recognised re- nerships between gov- sistance of Australia’s erinary Officer very successful event.

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Dave Elmouttie, Peter Nicholson and Mark Wilson.

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Brian Smith, Janine Price and Kim Smith. www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 – Page 11 Making room for feed additives in piglet diets ORGANIC acid use in Room for more perfor- Conclusion piglet diets can be con- ® mance Organic acids are essen- sidered routine nowa- The extra space that is tial in piglet feed, especial- days. Biomin spared in the feed formu- ly in the weaning period, Yet, high levels of or- lation can be used to in- but at the same time they ganic acids in feed for- inhibit E. coli even more. gram-negative bacteria. clude other feed additives can be a limiting factor for mulation take up a lot of Inclusion levels Replacing 2-3kg of a that can further enhance the feed formulation. otherwise useful space in To decrease the buffer single acid with 1kg of growth performance or Biotronic Top line prod- the feed. capacity and feed pH Biotronic Top3 boosts support animal health. ucts can replace part of Figure 1: Body weight (kg) of the animals. Replacing a portion of levels, organic acids are the antimicrobial effect A mycotoxin deactiva- the organic acids in the organic acids with a more typically used in the feed of the acid blend, reduc- tor or phytogenic feed ad- formulation with addition- powerful additive can cre- manufacturing process. ing the bacterial load and ditive figure among the al economical benefits for ate room to further en- These generally include improving animal growth most common ones paired the farmer. hance feed formulation or formic acid, benzoic acid, performance. with organic acids. The modulation of the add more economical raw lactic acid and acetic acid. When looking to create Having extra space also bacterial load in the intes- materials at no additional Dietary acidification by space in feed formula- allows for greater flexibil- tinal tract, together with cost. a mixture of organic acids tion, it is generally recom- ity regarding the inclusion more efficient usage of the Swine producers ap- decreases the pH value of mended to use this 2:1 level of the raw materi- feed by the animal will ply organic acids to feed swine diets by 0.15 to 0.98 ratio to replace a single als to optimise the energy not only cover the costs of mainly to combat mi- pH units, depending on acid with Biotronic Top or vitamin/mineral levels the product, but bring an crobial and fungal con- the inclusion levels (vary- line products. and costs. added benefit. tamination that causes the ing from 0.5 percent to 3 Maximising space in the deterioration of feed and percent) and diet compo- practice to decrease the pH in ani- sition. mals’ stomachs. Several field and scien- Figure 2: Average daily feed intake (g) in the trial The inclusion level of tific trials have been con- groups after 24 days of trial. Constant treatment with organic acids has the add- the organic acids varies ducted to replace benzoic ed benefit of preventing considerably in every feed acid and formic acid in recontamination of feed, manufacturing plant, de- different commercial for- whereas methods such as pending also on the type mulations in piglet diets. of organic acids, the car- In one recent case, a pro- heat treatment do not. Table 1: Change in the bacterial flora of the intestinal A number of factors rier and if the acids are ducer in Germany wanted added alone or blended. to reduce the space taken tract using Biotonic Top3. Positive control: Colistin support the rationale for 100g/ton plus CTC 100g/ton. dietary acidification for Replacement of single up by the acids in the juvenile animals, espe- acids in the diet formulation by entirely cially weaning pigs. The feed formulation replacing 6kg per ton of At weaning, piglets of- is a delicate process that a product based on for- ten register limited diges- must balance the nutrient mic acid salt (ACID) with tive and absorption capac- requirements of animals Biotronic Top3, provided ity, typically due to insuf- at each production stage, it could be done with no ficient hydrochloric acid the nutritional value of additional cost. Figure 3: FCR in the trial groups after 24 days of trial. and pancreatic enzymes various feed raw materi- For that trial, the recom- secretion. als, premixes, vitamins mended replacement ratio Additionally, the stress and minerals along with was doubled to 4:1, substi- associated with the wean- price and availability con- tuting the acid in question ing process, sudden feed siderations. with Biotronic Top3. FARMERS and Space can be an issue The feed formulation Table 2: Acid content and price in weaner pig diets. consistency and environ- *Prices originate from the German market. mental changes can have because trying to include also contained other ac- FEED MILLERS a negative effect on the all ingredients at an opti- ids that were not changed digestion, feed absorption mum level is not easy. in either the initial or re- SFMCA and intestinal microflora Piglet diets that also placement diets (Table 2). contain organic acids pose The acid component of Boosting Australia’s FeedSafe of the piglets. E. coli inhibition and an additional challenge. the replacement diet using Accredited beneficial bacteria pro- One approach is to re- Biotronic Top3 cost 19 per- FMD preparedness motion place part of the single cent less than the initial diet FOR ALL YOUR REQUIREMENTS OF: Various studies show acids with a more power- using the product based on THE final report increased awareness that acidification of piglet ful feed additive, thereby ACID; a saving of €3.60/ from Exercise Od- among potentially af- diets at reported pH lev- making space in the feed ton (prices originate from ysseus has been re- fected stakeholders of els ranging from 4.36 to formulation in a cost-ef- the German market). leased, providing a the importance, roles 5.79 can reduce the coli- fective way. After evaluating the positive assessment and potential impacts form and E. coli counts Biotronic Top line com- growth performance in a of Australia’s most of a national livestock along the intestinal tract, bines the unique Biomin field trial using 380 wean- significant foot and standstill and an out- decreasing scouring and Permeabilizing Complex, ing piglets (Figure 1), it mouth disease re- break of FMD. Soya beans used in our meals are NOT genetically modified! mortality of piglets (Ta- a phytochemical, a select- was clear that the replace- sponse exercise. “This means that ble 1). ed blend of organic acids ment of the 0.6 percent of Head of Biosecurity Australia is now bet- CONTACT: Organic acids positively and their salts, fully utilis- ACID with 0.15 percent at the Department of PTY ter prepared to man- SOYA FEEDS influence the growth of ing a unique synergism in of Biotronic Top3 caused Agriculture and Wa- age an outbreak and LTD lactobacilli in the gas- their mode of action. no change in growth per- ter Resources, Lyn safeguard our indus- Bennie St, Industrial Estate, Dalby trointestinal tract, which The Biomin Permea- formance, though it did O’Connell, said the tries and environment may competitively inhibit bilizing Complex boosts generate an extra profit of exercise supported im- from this damaging Ph (07) 4662 4333 the proliferation of E. coli the activity of the active €0.5 per piglet. portant improvements disease.” and produce lactic acid ingredients and facilitates The Biotronic group had that will strengthen Outbreaks overseas A/Hrs (07) 4663 5534 and other metabolites that their entry in the cyto- higher feed intake and the nation’s FMD pre- have demonstrated We use whole soya beans not gradings lower the pH or have an plasm by permeabilizing lower feed conversion ra- paredness. that movements of to supply you with a quality meal antimicrobial effect and the outer membrane of tio (Figures 2 and 3). “FMD is the most livestock can spread significant disease FMD over long dis- threat to our livestock 0$&+,1(6$9$,/$%/()256$/($1'+,5(6WLOO$XVWUDOLDQRZQHG6HUYLFLQJ$XVWUDOLDQIDUPHUVIRU\HDUV tances. industries and we A national livestock are very fortunate to standstill in Australia 6/855<7$1.(56 *$/9$1,6('0$185(635($'(56 be free from it,” Ms 8372/ 0 would involve restrict- O’Connell said. ing movements of sus- “It was estimated ceptible animals, in- that a medium to large cluding cattle, sheep, outbreak of FMD in goats, pigs and other Australia could cost species, for at least 72 the Australian econo- my more than $50 bil- hours after the detec- lion over 10 years. tion of FMD. “Australia already Exercise Odysseus has well-established involved more than biosecurity systems 1600 people from gov- that safeguard our ernment, industry and industry and environ- non-government or- ment from diseases ganisations who took including FMD, but part in 48 activities these systems are throughout Australia backed by continual in 2014-15. improvement and the The final report best-available evi- identifies a number of dence. key findings that will “As the final report inform subsequent ac- highlights, Exercise tion by government Odysseus has sup- and industry to further ported industry and enhance Australia’s government to be bet- preparedness to man- ter prepared to suc- age the threat of FMD, cessfully implement should it occur in Aus- and manage a national tralia. livestock standstill, The final report is which is a key part of available online at ag our strategy to eradi- riculture.gov.au/bio /$*2210,;(56 &203$&7/2$'(56 cate FMD, if there was security/emergency/ 000 )52072+3 an incursion. exercises/exercise_od “There is also now an ysseus/report 720PXFNUXQQHUSW\OWG#KRWPDLOFRPZZZSLFKRQLQGXVWULHVFRP Page 12 – Australian Pork Newspaper, June 2016 www.porknews.com.au Forbes Breeders Stud Pig Sale and Bedgerabong Youth Show Day THE very successful Industries assisted with Agriculture High School, yard Industries, Forbes last year’s results. 2016 Forbes Breeders the planning leading up Yass and Brisbane Water Veterinary Clinic, Na- The top-priced gilt (in- Stud Pig Sale and Bedg- to the day and biosecurity schools also attending. tional Australia Bank Ag- pig) made $3050, the top- erabong Youth Show inspections of studs’ trav- The stud breeders as- ribusiness, Vaucluse Live- priced boar made $2800, Day were held at Bedg- el documents. sisted the students with stock Equipment, Aus- the overall average was erabong Showground on The Bedgerabong Show the hands-on activities of tralian Waste Engineer- over $1500 and all 82 lots April 27 and 28. Society also helped by run- preparing, parading and ing, Lachlan Local Land of pigs were sold. This amazing two-day ning the canteen and be- judging the pigs. Services, National Feed This event is a great event was started last year hind the scenes activities. Teachers in attendance Solutions, Sarus Pty Ltd, initiative of Forbes pork by a group of local pork It was interesting to note were impressed with Sabor and Future Pork. producers and will be held producers Emma and Paul that not all schools in at- other student activities The stud breeders that again next year, with the Baxter, Sue and Graham tendance were using the including a very candid participated in the sale date to be confirmed clos- Baxter, Cheryl and Hugh teaching resources specif- producer talk by Edwina travelled from interstate er to the time. Emma Baxter and Edwina Beveridge. McMahon and Richard ically developed by APL, Beveridge; a butchery and across NSW, including and Heather Cole, with but it was pleasing to see demonstration by Stephen C&G Dockerill of Pine- stock agent Murray Reid the interest in the pork Tamplin from Tablelands dock Stud Casino, NSW; of VC Reid and Sons and industry was strong. Premier Meats; a demon- D&G Middleton of Glen- local school teacher Anne The feedback received stration of an ultrasound dave Stud Wallabadah, Earney. from various participants scanner by David Reu NSW; BD, JB, and WD The goal of this event is was it was a great couple of Vaucluse Livestock Cooke of Stratheden, NSW; multifaceted: of days. Equipment; and a presen- RM, JW, and JP Good- • to improve local pig For next year, more tation on feral pigs from fellow of Moonbi, NSW; genetics; work is needed to pro- Wendy Gill and Alicia Craig Beaumont of Green • to showcase an indus- mote APL’s very useful Whiley from the Lachlan Isle Stud Huntly, Victoria; try that is largely hidden resources and a bit more Local Land Services. MC, ML and SM Blen- from view; and thought is required for As part of the sale day, kiron of Keyneton, South • to show school stu- some engaging activities invited businesses partici- Australia; and R&CS Ru- dents how pigs are han- for the students. pated with a trade display. diger of Karoonda, South dled. The Youth Show Day A vast range of displays Australia. Australian Pork Limited was attended by about were provided from com- About 200 people at- provided funding for the 90 students made up of panies including Lienert tended the sale day, with student day and the NSW mostly local regional Australia, HE Silos, Riv- the sale exceeding all ex- Department of Primary schools, with Hurlstone erina Stock Feeds, Stock- pectations and surpassing Students and teachers at the Youth Show Day.

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While there are dif- ferences internationally, Australia has tracked a broadly similar trend until February 2014 when Rus- sia banned pork imports from the EU, along with a Marketing Matters separate ban on US pork. by PETER HAYDON This ban caused an over- General Manager Marketing supply in the European Figure 1 countries and consequent- ly has driven down prices This makes Australia a horizon is when prices in Australia are higher than Australian retail fresh meat prices per kilogram in the northern hemi- very attractive place to be sphere. a pig producer right now. average and prices over- An increase in exports However, markets are seas (except for China) to China has not been supposed to be self-bal- are lower than average, sufficient to offset the ancing; basically what markets and supply chains decreased demand from goes up might come down. find new ways to take ad- Russia. This has helped create vantage of the more at- Conversely, growing de- two clouds on the horizon. tractive prices. mand for Australian pork The first is that beef has There has been evidence has consistently grown become roughly the same for some time that pulled pig prices in real terms retail cost per kilogram pork is being made from (taking out food inflation) as pork and lamb, while imported meat, cooked for since 2011. chicken has remained at the required amount of The combination of de- a lower price to the con- time to the required tem- mand already growing sumer than in 2009. perature and distributed, faster than supply and This has in turn in- often but not exclusively, the significant increase creased chicken consump- in foodservice channels. in beef prices since De- tion both in the already There is more recent evi- cember 2014 has caused hot, roasted and conveni- dence with both imported Australian pig prices to ent whole bird format bellies and ribs (the latter decouple from the prices (included in processed using a flexible type of of the major exporting na- chicken in Figure 3) as packaging with ribs be- tions. well as chilled chicken for ing treated similarly to Figure 2 at-home cooking. canned products, which This first cloud on the is allowed) also begin- horizon is that when peo- ning to be locally cooked, ple are changing their be- which is affecting whole- haviour, ideally we would sale prices. have more pork available As part of the system, Fresh meat by species and processed chicken to help us take advantage any increase in supply can of the changes. affect all parts of the sup- We know that most ply chain. meals are cooked out of The Australian Pork habit, so it’s difficult to Limited Board has al- get into the meal rep- located funds to allow ertoire, but once in, it’s us to investigate what tough for competitor spe- is happening to imports cies to get us out. and APL will do that as The second cloud on the quickly as possible. 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Plenty of fun was had by the students when Robyn Terry ran what she termed ‘The Great Pork Quiz’. Students worked in groups during the Pork CRC/APL student workshop at PPPE 2016. Some of the answers to the questions were enlightening, while others were just plain amusing.

Pork CRC University of Adelaide PhD candidate Patricia Alice Weaver (left), Pork CRC Industry Placement Program Condous (left) headed up her group’s transformation presen- at Myora Farm, SA, assisted Megan Hawley, Pork CRC PhD tation, which focused on transforming waste into pig feed to It was time to relax at the dinner after the student workshop. candidate at Flinders University, during one of the student reduce feed and production costs. workshop’s group activities.

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