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Vol 23. No. 7 July 2019 Australian Pork Newspaper PO Box 387 Cleveland 4163 Phone (07) 3286 1833 Fax (07) 3821 2637 Email [email protected] New boss hogs in Canberra WE not only have a newly re-elected Federal Govern- ment in Canberra with Scott Morrison confirmed as the people’s choice in continuing as Prime Minister; we also have an energetic and keen new Australian Pork Limited CEO getting ready to take over on August 1, 2019. Our members would have Point of View seen the announcement of the appointment of Margo An- drae to the position of APL by ANDREW SPENCER CEO CEO on June 5. I’ve known Margo for a number of years and she re- I found my interviewers This was not always the ally is a very talented woman highly impressive people who most popular option, but pop- who I’m sure will imprint gave me a very professional ularity comes and goes and Judging of the bacon entries. her personality on APL very image of the way the pork in- doing what’s right should last quickly. dustry operated in Australia, forever. Margo is now finishing which turned out to be real. Producers reading this Bacon lovers take note: up as CEO with the Cattle They were Paul Higgins, should also be proud of the Council of Australia, located Kate Spargo and Nigel Smith industry they’ve chosen to just down the road from the – all APL directors at the belong to. offices of APL in Barton, time and names many of you Simply put, there’s no BS Canberra. will recognise from the past. about pig farmers. the search is on for Since Margo is taking over One thing led to another and They’re typically not there the reins in August, she will I eventually found myself in because their father and be introducing herself in the Canberra in this chair where grandfather did the same Australian Pork Newspaper the past 14 years have, in thing, they’re there because Australia’s top rasher front page article in the Au- hindsight, seemed to fly past. they’ve got a business to run gust edition. It hasn’t been a smooth ride to provide for their families. The consequence of course – there have been two highly There’s been a lot of support is this is my last article in damaging financial crises for for me along the way, none JUDGEMENT time is draw- Moore and Paul McDonald, “Otherwise look for the Australian Pork Newspaper ing nearer for bacon makers will determine the winning green and gold country of the industry over this time, the more important than some- as the hunt for Australia’s bacon, set to be announced on origin label and make sure the as APL CEO before I leave last of which we are only now one I refer to as the ‘gift to the best-tasting bacon begins, August 26 in time to celebrate bar chart is almost full.” the organisation a week after hopefully emerging from. pork industry’ – Enzo Allara. and with International Ba- International Bacon Day on Having won the competition Margo starts – August 7. Many producers I have met Thirteen of my 14 years con Day looming, the search August 31. last year, Campbell’s Superior I’ve really only had two over the journey haven’t made with APL have been served is perfectly timed. Australian Pork Limited Meats owner Rhett Campbell proper jobs in my career; one it through these difficult with Enzo as chairman and Butchers and smallgoods General Manager of Market- knows exactly what it’s all as an employee of a series of times, and that hurts. what an honour it was to work manufacturers from all around ing Peter Haydon said the about and more importantly, merged and acquired agri- Others have gone from with someone of that integrity the country have perfected their competition shines a light on what goes into award-winning cultural chemical/biotechnol- strength to strength, some and quality. recipes and sent their entries in smallgoods makers who are bacon. ogy companies (including 10 putting the kids in charge The new team is now at the to this year’s Australian Pork- using 100 percent Australian “This competition celebrates years overseas) and one as now, and able to put their feet starting blocks and I wish Mark Bacon Awards in the pork to produce their bacon, the best Aussie produce and CEO of APL. up – at least some of the time. Margo, David Lock and the hopes of being announced as which is great news for both an iconic ingredient,” Camp- I never really intended to No one said being in the rest of the APL Board the the nation’s best. producers and bacon-lovers. bell said. work for the pork industry pork industry was easy, but it very best in steering the in- Judging commenced recent- “People are becoming much “I know I’m not alone in upon my return to Australia can be rewarding. dustry in the right direction ly and tempting as it may be more interested in where their saying it’s not a successful with my family in early 2005 You’ve got to have a bit of a – with the help and support of for the panel to dive straight food comes from – now more Sunday morning if bacon and when I first heard of the thick skin in this job because the pig farmers of Australia. into tasting the entries, first, than ever – and this competi- and eggs don’t feature on the vacancy, with an acquaintance it’s totally impossible to keep I could never sign off with- each individual bacon will be tion celebrates that by cham- menu. urging me to apply, I wasn’t all the people happy, all the out thanking the APL team assessed based on its appear- pioning Australian grown,” “I think what set us apart particularly enthusiastic. time. – those who’ve been with me ance. Haydon said. last year was the salty smoke In the end, however, I con- I am particularly proud of for a long time and those for The judges then assess the “Many people are surprised profile of our short cut bacon. tacted the recruiter and sub- who APL is, however, be- a short time. cause APL has been able to aroma and lean to fat ratio in to learn that 80 percent of ba- “But the fact is, we start with mitted an application, finding Having a really great team myself at 101 Collins St, Mel- build a culture, with the sup- both the raw and cooked form. con sold in Australia is made a pretty incredible product so around you, especially the bourne for an interview. port of the Boards of various The judging panel, featuring using imported pork. it’s easy to achieve a winning general managers of past and That was the start of a jour- make-up over the years, of four passionate bacon con- “If you want to support Aus- result.” present, can make you look ney I could never have im- doing what we believe to be noisseurs comprising Fleis- tralian pig farmers, look for The winning bacon, and good. agined. right for industry. chmeister Horst Schurger and the pink Australian Pork logo winners in each state, will be Goodbye and good luck! chefs Simon Bestley, Adam on the pack. announced on August 26.

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ENERGY Networks energy include: emissions each year. Australia and Bioenergy 1. Two-thirds of energy • Value drivers include: Pig Industry Australia recently hosted is lost in conversion; -Continuous and dis- a Renewable Gas Sym- 2. It is costly to produce; patchable energy source; posium in Sydney. 3. Problematic to trans- - Renewable energy; Calendar of Events This symposium export; -Produces energy plored emerging innova- 4. Producing it at scale from waste; and tions and research in hy- requires a lot of power; -Supports local econo- 2019 drogen and biogas. and mies and regional com- The drivers pushing 5. Scale-up requires in- munities. JUL 9-14 – Australian Intercollegiate businesses to consider vestment. • As a renewable natural utilising low carbon gas by HEATHER CHANNON In addition to the devel- gas, biomethane can re- Meat Judging Association Careers Research and Innovation and the injection and pol- General Manager opment of hydrogen en- place natural gas by being Expo, Charles Sturt University, Wagga icy mechanisms needed to ergy, the Australian biogas injected into the existing support it being blended industry has significant gas grid. Therefore, it can Wagga www.icmj.com.au into existing gas networks. untapped potential. provide a cleaner energy It was evident that major gas industry. be utilised in biogas pro- • The investment oppor- to large industries, busi- JUL 31-AUG 2 – Australian Pig Vets gas corporations across This included a commit- duction by 2020 and this tunity for new bioenergy ness and households as Conference, Cairns QLD www. Australia are committing ment to reducing methane includes a 20 percent in- including biogas projects well as fuel for vehicles. to the development of hy- output from agriculture vestment grant to develop is estimated at $3.5-5 bil- Water treatment facili- eiseverywhere.com/400241 drogen energy projects where it has been man- the technology. lion. Biogas also has the ties, such as Sydney Water, and there are currently 10 dated that 50 percent of Key challenges to the potential to avoid up to 9 are also beginning to use AUG 11 - 14 – The International projects being piloted in manure by-product must development of hydrogen million tonnes of CO2-e ☛ continued P4 development across the Conference on Boar Semen country. Preservation, Hunter Valley, NSW Hydrogen can play an important role in helping www.boarsemen2019.com Australia’s gas networks decarbonise and store en- AUG 25 - 28 – Asian Pig Veterinary ergy. Society Congress, Buscan, South Biogas is also considered to be very important to Korea www.apvs2019.com/invit.html the development of hydrogen technology as it is one AUG 26 - 29 – SafePork Conference, of the cheapest forms of energy, particularly when Berlin, Germany www.safepork- waste products are used to conference.com produce it. Hydrogen is expensive to SEP 21 - OCT 1 – Royal Melbourne produce and transport but can be utilised in electric Show, Melbourne Showgrounds VIC vehicles (think hydrogen royalshow.com.au fuel cells), with the by- product (exhaust) being OCT 19 - 21 – water. Figure 1 Leman China Swine In 15-20 years, the Conference, Zhengzhou, China www. thought is there will be a blend of biogas and hy- vetmed.umn.edu/news-events/leman- drogen in gas networks to china-swine-conference reduce CO2. Energy Networks Aus- NOV 13 - 15 –2019 Pig Welfare tralia has produced Fig- ure 1 on renewable gas Symposium, Minneapolis, US www.pork. sources. org/events/pig-welfare-symposium So, what does this mean for pork producers? NOV 17 - 20 – Currently, about 15 per- Australasian Pig Science cent of the industry pro- Association Conference, Adelaide, SA duces biogas from covered anaerobic ponds for its www.apsa.asn.au own heating, cooling or electricity needs. How to supply event details: Send all Some producers also feed the surplus energy details to Australian Pork Newspaper, into the electricity grid. PO Box 387, Cleveland, Qld 4163, The information pre- call 07 3286 1833 fax: 07 3821 2637, sented at the conference email: [email protected] clearly shows biogas is an important contribution to the renewable gas sector. The Symposium includ- porknews.com.au ed a presentation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Denmark, 07 3286 1833 which discussed the steps taken to develop their bio- Figure 2: Biogas opportunities for Australia. Source: Enea Consulting IT’S A PIG DEAL!

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www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, July 2019 – Page 3 Death toll hits 2.8 million in Vietnam VIETNAM has culled Deputy head of Viet- Luu said heavy rain in APL Membership: nearly 10 percent of its nam’s Department of Ani- southern Vietnam could pig herd to contain an mal Health Bach Duc Luu help the virus spread fur- African swine fever out- said: “Authorities have ther. Leveraging your pig levy break that has started recently culled hundreds Head of epidemiology at hitting large-scale indus- of pigs at Phu Son Farm, the animal health depart- trial farms, the Vietnam- home to more than 18,000 ment Nguyen Van Long ese Government said in pigs.” said it was “only a mat- • If you’re an Australian Pig Producer and you’ve • Being a pig producer or having a a statement on June 25. A representative of the ter of time” before the Earlier outbreaks have farm owned by Phu Son paid the Pig Slaughter Levy in the 2018-19 PigPass account does not automatically disease spreads to all 63 appeared mostly at small Livestock Joint Stock Co provinces. ÀQDQFLDO\HDUIURP1 July 2019 you’re eligible to make you a Producer Member. household farms but have declined to comment. Pork makes up three- apply or renew your APL Producer Membership. now started to occur at Phu Son Farm, founded quarters of total meat con- in 1976, is one of the old- :K\"$3/KDVDQREOLJDWLRQWRFRQÀUP larger industrial opera- sumption in Vietnam, a tions, including Phu Son est of its kind in Vietnam. • As a member you gain access to a range of its Members’ details and eligibility for country of 95 million peo- Farm in Dong Nai prov- The farm supplies pork ple where most of its 30 representative membership every three years. EHQHÀWV²LQFOXGLQJYRWLQJIRU\RXU ince near Ho Chi Minh mostly to Dong Nai prov- million farm-raised pigs in the upcoming Delegate Elections City. ince and neighbouring Ho “This is a very worry- Chi Minh City. are consumed domesti- cally. • Learn more about membership and download the forms at www.australianpork.com.au/members ing sign as these farms Nationwide, Vietnam have tens of thousands or has culled more than 2.8 The country’s pork in- hundreds of thousands of million pigs in the out- dustry is valued at about pigs each and therefore break, the government 94 trillion dong ($A5.77 How to become a member the damages would be sig- said in the statement, up billion) and accounts for nificant,” the government from 2.5 million pigs a nearly 10 percent of Viet- Determine how much pig slaughter levy you paid from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. said. week prior. nam’s agricultural sector. 1 Example: *Pig Slaughter Levy: Number of pigs slaughtered x Levy amount $3.25 = $ Levy paid. ASF, which is deadly to In March, the United ASF was first detected pigs but harmless to hu- Nations Food and Agri- in Asia last August in Complete the the APL producer member application. mans, was first detected culture Organisation ad- China, the world’s largest in Vietnam in February vised Vietnam to declare pork producing country, 2 &RQÀUPRUXSGDWH\RXURUJDQLVDWLRQLQIRUPDWLRQDQGHOLJLELOLW\IRUPHPEHUVKLSDQGHLWKHU this year and has spread the outbreak a national where the disease is ex- i. give a standing consent for APL to calculate levy paid via accessing PigPass records (NVDs), or to farms in 60 of the coun- emergency but officials pected to reduce the herd ii. provide a statutory declaration to APL stating that you are an Australian pig producer and the try’s 63 provinces, accord- said recently they had no by up to 200 million pigs DPRXQWRI3LJ6ODXJKWHU/HY\\RXKDYHSDLGLQWKHUHOHYDQWÀQDQFLDO\HDU ing to the statement. plans to do so. this year.

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It is acknowledged there weight can affect pork pro- Dextrose is easy and are still cost, regulatory duction from the time of safe to handle and its in- and policy constraints that birth through to slaughter. clusion in the diet is rela- hinder the ability to tap However, there is little tively cheap. the full potential of these published information on At about $1000 per technologies in Australia. the seasonality of varia- tonne and 5 percent inclu- However, it is refreshing tion in piglet birth weight. sion, the cost is $55 per to see these options are It has been shown that tonne of feed milled. feeding dextrose to sows With a wean to ser- being presented as a po- can reduce variation in vice interval of five days tential solution to energy litter weight but this has and feed consumption of generation throughout not been tested during 3.5kg per day, the applica- Australia. summer. tion cost is less than $1 Tanks, additions, mixing, conveying Visit by Dr Mark Schipp, This study aimed to test per sow. Australia’s CVO to Aus- the effectiveness of dex- Using the reported far- tralian Pork Limited trose administration in rowing rate of 82 percent APL’s Biosecurity a ‘wean to mate’ diet to and 13.7 piglets born Strategic Review Panel, sows at alleviating with- alive, the benefits far out- chaired by Dr Gardner in litter weight variation weigh the costs if farrow- Murray, includes mem- during summer and de- ing house management is bers from the Department termine whether variation adequate. of Agriculture, Animal in piglet birth weight is Per 100 sows bred, the Health Australia and pig influenced by season. number of piglets born veterinarians. Evidence for increased alive improved from 931 to Higher yield with improved daily growth, better health & cheaper/wider The Panel meets quar- piglet birth weight vari- 1118 using dextrose during terly to discuss and pro- ation in sows bred dur- the wean to mate period ir- range of ingredients are among some of the benefits from liquid feeding. vide constructive feeding summer despite the respective of season. back on Australia’s pre- Combine this with the equipment’s benefits of operational reliability, user reduced litter size was Though this may all paredness for exotic and obtained. seem rather promising, friendliness and flexibility, SKIOLD liquid feeding is a reliable investment. endemic disease and iden- This finding is concern- farms could find it dif- tify RD&E needs and key ing as it suggests seasonal ficult to order and store if risks for the Australian infertility can also result volumes required are low Liquid feeding systems from SKIOLD make effective pork industry. in increased within-litter and/or there are limita- Following an invitation variation. tions on silo space. from the panel, Australia’s Interestingly, the inclu- To exploit the advantages feeding advanced without being complicated Chief Veterinary Officer sion of 5 percent dextrose identified in this study, it Dr Mark Schipp attended in the ‘wean to mate’ sow was recommended daily the Panel meeting on May diet increased litter size feed allowance of sows 14, 2019 and discussed Also your complete supplier for dry feeding, feeder units, without affecting litter be top-dressed with about the role of the CVO, the birth weight variation. 190g of dextrose until electronic sow feeding, penning, climate control and Department’s biosecurity Feeding 5 percent dex- breeding. priorities and activities, trose in a ‘wean to mate’ This is easy to achieve controls systems World Organisation for diet also resulted in less in systems that wean in- Animal Health matters, piglet removals and high- to breeding stations but antimicrobial resistance er growth rates overall will be more complex in CONTACT: and African swine fever. in piglets born to sows group-weaned farms. Phone: 0755 477 588 Some interesting results: mated in winter (lactated For further information [email protected] & Dr Kate Plush from Sun- in summer). on items discussed in this Pork Solutions recently While this may suggest article, please contact me completed an APL-fund- the applied treatment im- on 0423 056 045 or heath SKIOLD & Vacuum Milling Solutions • Jimboomba Qld • www.vacmillsolutions.com.au ed study aimed at reduc- proved piglet vigour, this er.channon@australian ing litter weight variation. remains to be confirmed. pork.com.au Page 4 – Australian Pork Newspaper, July 2019 www.porknews.com.au From chaos to control: 2005 to 2019 AS you will be aware, wants, most of the time. Andrew Spencer is go- This is backed up with ing to leave us as CEO a government relations in early August. ethos of ‘when we come I’m sure Andrew has to see you, it’s important’. covered that, but I thought Speaking from the in- I’d get my piece in too. side, APL is in a much Andrew joined Austral- more consistent and pro- Delivering Specialist Agribusiness ian Pork Limited in 2005 ductive place and that is in and colleagues, both ex- Marketing Matters large part due to Andrew’s Public Relations Skills that will isting and past, who were leadership. there then have relayed by PETER HAYDON There is a management General Manager Marketing their memories of that time. cycle called the Control- build your business, enhance It’s fair to say Andrew’s Challenge-Change model appointment came at a system where business vironment (biogas) and that says in order to chal- your brand, promote your time of relative chaos. plans were written, and chosen to invest more in lenge you must be under As an industry, we were projects selected by a di- APL levies. control, and only from products and sell your services, thinking about taking the verse group of producers Over the course of the challenge can successful government (a major con- and experts. past 14 years, the Policy change occur. all backed by unsurpassed tributor of funds) to court. As you know, this meth- Division has rebuilt re- Now, 2019-20 will be a We subsequently did od is evolving to keep the lationships with the gov- year of challenging our professionalism, experience this and lost 2:1 on appeal rigour and add some focus ernment, which I suspect thinking and changing in 2006. (a smaller number of big- were quite ‘strained’ after our industry. and track record. The industry had be- ger projects to make a the legal battle. As producers and oth- come a relatively low- bigger difference). My sense is we are now ers help us shape the next profit one, with growing In marketing, we moved seen by the government strategic plan, the coming Contact Brendon Cant imports bolstering supply away from creating a dif- departments as relatively changes should excite us and contributing to lower ferent campaign every easy to deal with, which as we embrace them from M 0417 930 536 E [email protected] prices, which were still year that ran for an aver- has to improve the chances a position of control. highly seasonal. age period of four to five of a relatively small indus- Andrew helped deliver While I didn’t join APL weeks, which didn’t allow try getting some of what it that control. until 2007, judging from much time to build rap- how marketing operated port with consumers. internally, APL was, let’s We took a leaf out of the be kind, perhaps a little PorkStar playbook, chose unstructured (the Policy a campaign (Get some division appears to be an pork on your fork) based exception as they success- on what the consumer (the fully landed the current person with the money) model code in 2007). wants and talked about To suggest that Andrew that to some of the people, was the right man for the all the time. time is to underestimate In addition to these im- the fit. provements in reasoned Andrew’s measured, choice making, the in- logical, calm and method- dustry has voluntarily ical approach to problem removed gestation stalls solving helped APL make for the most part and sustainable progress. learnt how to manage Protection and Proﬁt For example, we have group housing, intro- moved from a method duced an excellent qual- of choosing R&D pro- ity assurance scheme, from START to FINISH jects which essentially found ways to both man- focussed on the Board age on-farm profitability deciding (I hear) to a while benefitting the en- Canadian pork sector keen to resolve export issues with China THE Canadian Food the CFIA in Canada Inspection Agency and Chinese authori- stopped issuing export ties and to keep us certificates to China informed of the pro- for all pork and beef gress,” he said. products as of June 25, “We realise this is go- resulting in the suspen- ing to take some time sion of shipments of to resolve. those products to that “We’re hoping it’s nation after the valid- weeks rather than ity of Canadian export months but we under- certificates were called stand this is a criminal into question by China. investigation. Officials of both na- “For the Canadian tions have remained in industry, the economic ® close contact regarding impact, it’s a bit too Porcilis PCV the issue and an RCMP soon to tell. criminal investigation “We are watching is now under way. and monitoring the sys- Long-term PCV2 immunity for performance and proﬁt Canadian Pork Coun- tem but there are some cil director of Govern- silver linings. A single vaccination (2 mL) to pigs from 3 weeks of age* ment and Corporate “Essentially all the Affairs Gary Stordy product that has been Rapid onset of immunity with long-term protection stressed this is in no en route or able to be Reduces viral load and shedding way a food safety issue shipped as of June 25 but appears to be a situ- will proceed to market. Reduces mortality* ation where Canadian “The rest of the prod- Reduces weight loss* export certificates have uct that has not been essentially been forged. prepared or boxed and Increases average daily weight gain* Gary explained to ready to go to China Farmscape that the will be ideally ab- situation is being in- sorbed within other * During the fattening period. Refer to registered product label for full claim details. vestigated by Canadian markets.” Refer to Technical brochure for details of trial data. officials and criminal Stordy said the tem- agencies. porary suspension is Intervet Australia Pty Limited trading as MSD Animal Health ABN 79 008 467 034 “We are asking the not related to any food Toll free 1800 033 461 www.msd-animal-health.com.au Canadian government safety issues but is, Amanda Vardanega 0427 011 579 to continue the dia- frankly, the result of

logue between the two fraudulent paperwork. AU/POK/0715/0015(2) government officials, www.porknews.com.au Australian Pork Newspaper, July 2019 – Page 5 As the 2019 Federal election dust settles…

IT was the election that was not winnable and yet in one of the biggest election surprises of recent times, the Coalition was returned to Govern- ment with a tiny one seat majority in the House of Representatives and a two-party preferred swing of +1.17 percent. Point of View Forty senators had to contest their spot, out of by DEB KERR 76 seats. General Manager Policy The structure of the new Senate is Coalition with 35 Senators, Labor 26, Greens nine, One Nation access for pork and pork • Traceability: a number products, anti-dumping of government projects Figure 1 two, Centre Alliance two, Cory Bernardi and Jacqui regime changes and the are under way to iden- Lambie. EU free-trade agreement. tify ways to improve Aus- While the Coalition has • Labour: the inclusion tralia’s unique livestock strengthened its position of ‘pig farmer’ under the traceability system in- in the Senate compared to Pork Industry Labour cluding through the adop- the previous parliament, it Agreement. However, the tion of innovations. will require the support of current tightened system • Country of Origin La- at least three cross-bench- for skilled migration is belling: while the Gov- ers to pass legislation. likely to continue. ernment has deferred any The election also pro- • Animal activists: the implementation concerns vided an opportunity for Government announced to the 2020 statutory re- a re-shuffle of Ministerial new offences regarding view, APL has called on July 31- August 2, 2019 | Pullman Cairns International portfolios. the use of carriage ser- the Government to imple- The major change for vices to disclose personal ment stronger education pork industry was the ap- information, and that the measures. pointment of Bridget Mc- Government would sup- • Research & Develop- Kenzie as the Minister for port farmers seeking to ment Corporations: the Agriculture. bring civil action. Government response to The Minister is already • Border biosecurity: the Rural Innovation Re- engaging with her key the changes implemented port undertaken by Ernst stakeholders, holding recently have been wel- and Young will be a key 30-minute ‘speed dating’ come, but APL supports measure in the next steps. meetings in Canberra re- a permanent testing re- While the above does cently, and is now out on gime for surrendered and not include every policy the ground meeting pro- seized products, higher concern of producers, it ducers and other agricul- infringements and depor- does focus on those that ture organisations. tation on the first offence. are the responsibility of Both Houses of Parlia- • Animal welfare: a re- the Federal Government ment will commence sit- view is under way focus- and is reflective of the ting in the first week of ing on the way in which issues identified in No- July, providing the first animal welfare standards vember 2017 and Novem- opportunity for the Coali- are undertaken (this will ber 2018 by delegates (see tion to get back to ‘busi- not affect the review of industry heat map policy ness as usual’. the Pig Standards). priorities in Figure 1). In terms of what this • Disease preparedness: Feel free to drop the Annual measures to improve our team an email at policy@ means, the Government has indicated its first busi- ability to respond and australianpork.com.au if ness is to implement its stamp out an African you have a policy issue Conference income tax cut package swine fever (or other ex- you wish to raise with announced in the May otic diseases) incursion APL – otherwise pick up Antimicrobial Stewardship budget, first home buy- across governments and the phone and call me on ers’ deposit scheme, infra- industry. 0408 169 628. structure and skills package policies. Registration www.eiseverywhere.com/400241 For the pork industry, Reports show swine Accommodation not included. Quote Conference Code: AVA/AVP Conf bookings close July 8, 2019. the key policy issues are: • Trade: China market fever toll in China may ® far exceed recorded Biotronic Top3 137 outbreaks AS many as half of netics companies alike. 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It allowed time for these infections. tem. Inspection of farm re- operations and more time- Ceftiofur is not regis- There were no health cords and questioning of ly movement of sows due tered for pigs but some challenges in the sow staff revealed all piglets to farrow. veterinarians have pre- herd. were receiving a dose of A bentonite-based dry- scribed its use ‘off label’. The prevalence of clini- Ceftiofur by injection at ing agent was introduced As the global antimi- cal signs of scours (5 one to two days of age, re- as part of the disinfection crobial debate has gained percent of litters) and gardless of clinical signs process. of scours. traction this practice poor doing piglets (5 per- No sow was moved into In using Ceftiofur out- is recognised as being cent) fell within industry a pen that was wet. side the specific instruc- in breach of both good norms. Feeding close to farrow- tion, staff stated: ‘scours practice and Australia’s The management and ing was reviewed. have been bad recently.’ Sows were offered mini- antimicrobial resistance treatment program for They had confidence strategy. ‘piglet scour’ were Scour- mal feed on the day of that Ceftiofur was effec- farrowing and ‘stepped This case study from ban, neomycin or Triv- tive for control. 2016 describes the meas- etrin injection and Cefti- up’ each day to limit over- Despite this, piglet death eating early in lactation. ures involved when ceftiofur injection. rates had increased over ofur was removed from The last is not registered Staff were retrained in the last month. best practice colostrum the farm treatment list. for use in pigs but was Inspection of animals It has not been used used off-label with a vet management and foster- and facilities found treat- ing techniques. since, with no detrimental prescription. ments for scours in up to All piglets could con- 10 percent of piglets from sume colostrum from one to four days of age. their birth mother and All sows were routinely fostering was only used vaccinated for E. coli. if the piglet did not have a More sows were farrow- functional teat to use. ing than expected. 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Page 10 – Australian Pork Newspaper, July 2019 www.porknews.com.au ASF tightens its grip in six Asian countries OFFICIAL statistics percent in 2019 from the from the Food and Ag- previous year when China riculture Organization recorded a herd of 428 show you can now find million head. African swine fever in The disease’s toll on Cambodia, China, Laos, China’s swine herd con- Mongolia, North Korea tinues to reach epic pro- and Vietnam – and ex- portions, with recent es- perts predict its relent- timates pegging current less march will continue. and future losses related In Vietnam alone, of- to ASF at more than 200 ficials report 2.8 million million pigs. pigs have been culled With the losses farmers from the national herd due have had to face, some are to ASF. reluctant to begin repopu- The disease has spread lation, as has been en- to nearly every province. couraged by the Chinese In a country of 95 mil- Government, for fear they lion people where pork could lose their entire makes up 75 percent of herd to the disease again. total meat consumption, This said, some com- this reality spells trouble. mercial herds are looking Meanwhile in China, the at expansion, with New picture does not look too Hope Liuhe, a Chinese much better despite the integrator, announcing its Chinese Government’s plans to add 1.6 million ongoing efforts and that head to its herd across ASF situation in Asia (August 2018 to date). Image: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by large private produc- three provinces. ers. Investigation into the The nation’s swine herd spread of the disease con- shrank 21 percent on the cluded vehicles and work- year in April to a level ers are the most common not seen since the early way ASF spreads. 1990s, according to agri- Feeding swill and trans- culture ministry data. porting live pigs or pork Dutch lender Rabobank with ASF contamination forecasts the herd will de- are also key methods of cline between 20 and 30 ASF transmission. 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This year also saw the come famous for over the welfare issues in pig pro- Farming’s latest Good “We have been serving return of the biennial past 30 years and we owe duction is challenging at FUNDS raised from supporting such a wor- Farm Animal Welfare humanely raised meat in Retailer Awards, which a considerable amount to the best of times. pork sales increased thy cause,” Davis said. Awards ceremony in all our restaurants (2500) stem from Compassion’s the longstanding relation- “It’s particularly encour- by a massive 57 per- FightMND CEO Brussels, Sweden on for more than 20 years Supermarket Survey re- ships we have with our aging therefore to be able cent this year. Jamie Howden thanked June 27. and are dedicated to sults and feature the Best farmers for building that to award eight winners Coles and its pork Coles as well as their The awards were hosted maintaining high animal Retailer Innovation and reputation. from China this year, and producers have raised customers and pork this year by vet, TV pre- welfare standards. Marketing Awards, which “Without their loyalty to have a previous winner, nearly $520,000 to producers for their gen- senter and author Emma “We look forward to are selected by an expert and commitment, our Fumagalli, speak at our fight motor neurone erosity. Milne, celebrating com- continuing to work with panel. pursuit and retention of awards on its progress to- disease following a “The partnership be- panies committed to im- Compassion in World This year, Waitrose & such pioneering animal wards free farrowing and national campaign on tween Coles, Australian proving the lives of farm Farming and our supply Partners was awarded welfare standards would higher welfare pig pro- pork sales. Pork Limited, Aussie animals. partners to drive further both the Best Retailer not be possible and we duction. The fundraising result pork farmers and Fight- “I’m hugely honoured to progress in our collective Award – beating competi- share these accolades with “We hope by sharing ex- tion from 27 other retail- them.” for FightMND repre- MND has gone from have been asked to host efforts to cultivate a better periences, more producers sents a 57 percent in- strength to strength this this year’s Good Farm world.” ers from the UK, France, The Best Retailer In- will gain the confidence crease on last year, mak- year,” Howden said. Animal Welfare Awards,” Compassion’s awards Italy, Germany and Scan- novation Award was pre- needed to invest and trial ing Coles once again the “Through the gen- Milne said. program in China has con- dinavia – and Best Re- sented to leading French new systems. biggest corporate donor erosity of Coles, the “All the time we use tinued to flourish, work- tailer Marketing Award retailer Casino Group, “Our awards are a great to the charity. farmers and the Aus- animals for food, it’s es- ing with the International for the second time for its who partnered with three Over nearly six tralian public who pur- sential we keep striving Cooperation Committee consistent and high-level animal welfare NGOs, way to recognise and con- weeks, Coles donated chased fresh pork prod- to improve their welfare, of Animal Welfare to rec- consumer-facing commu- including Compassion, gratulate those doing their 10 cents from the sale ucts during the cam- not just in life but in death ognise the higher-welfare nications on farm animal to launch the very first part to better the lives of of each pack of fresh paign, FightMND will too. achievements of Chinese welfare, with its recent animal welfare labelling farm animals and we were pork – from spare ribs, now commit the money “The awards recognise pig and poultry producers. ‘Waitrose & Partners’ re- scheme in France in De- pleased to be able to rec- sirloin steak, scotch fil- raised to more world- those who embrace this,” The Chinese producer brand campaign. cember 2018. ognise Coop Sweden and let, loin chops, schnitzel class research projects she said. awards are based on cri- Waitrose & Partners Ag- Compassion’s director of Chipotle for their com- and mince at over 800 to find effective treat- This year there was a teria that equate to stars, riculture Manager Duncan Food Business Dr Tracey mitments. Coles supermarkets. ments and a cure for total of 50 awards cel- with five being the highest Sinclair said, “It’s a huge Jones said, “While change “We hope others will In addition to Coles’ MND.” ebrating market-leading accolade. honour to receive these is being driven by myriad follow in their footsteps donation, Coles’ Aussie Every day, at least two food businesses for their This year there were awards, and to win the stakeholders concerned to help drive change, for pork farmers donated to Australians die from higher-welfare policies eight Good Pig Produc- Best Retailer once again about the welfare of farm the sake of the millions of the FightMND founda- MND, while another and practices, which are tion Award winners (with is a particularly proud ac- animals and the need to pigs reared for food each tion during the appeal. two are diagnosed with set to benefit the lives of two five-star winners) complishment.” look after our planet, it year.” Coles chief operating the debilitating illness. over 39 million animals officer Greg Davis said The fundraising ap- each year. the response of custom- peal at Coles coincided The second-biggest re- ers to the FightMND with FightMND’s Big tailer in Sweden with 650 appeal had been fan- Freeze at the MCG, stores, Coop Sweden was tastic. which has been held on the only retailer to receive “Australian pork is the Queen’s Birthday a Good Sow Commenda- one of the most deli- holiday each year since tion in recognition of the cious, versatile meats to 2015, raising awareness high welfare standards in enjoy at this time of the and funds for MND its pork supply chain. year and it was great to medical research to All sows are reared in see so many custom- find effective treat- groups throughout life, ers buying Coles Brand ments and a cure for with straw bedding and fresh pork while also the disease. enrichment and farrowing crates are never used. 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Meat’, featuring the danc- ing, quality assurance and Fresh trademark is reg- This was followed by ing butchers.” sales gave Mr Martin the istered with IP Australia two years as a meat spe- For over three years Mr to WMPG and used ex- cialist with FAL and then necessary skills, contacts Martin was WA man- Aussie Pumps has ramped up production of drain jetters in response to and experience to build clusively to package the seven with Meat and Live- ager for Australian Pork group’s premier products. stock Australia (formerly increased demand from a range of industries converting to high-pressure brand awareness and lift Cattle are selected after AMLC). 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