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2016 SA Pig Industry Day Takeaways

By GRAEME POPE An audience of 140 producers, researchers, students and agribusiness representatives attended another successful SA Pig Industry Day, held in the Barossa Valley on February 26.

Nine speakers contributed to the event’s technical sessions prior to the popular industry happy hour and evening dinner, with chairman Dr Darryl D’Souza keeping the day running like clockwork.

Benchmarking data Following a formal welcome from PorkSA’s chairman Matthew Starick, Pork CRC CEO Dr Roger Campbell led off with his opening address looking at where Australian producers sit globally from a productivity viewpoint.

Using production data generated through the CRC’s Benchmarking Project, Roger compared Australian farm data to that from Canada, USA, Denmark, Netherlands and Brazil, highlighting how differences seen in the number of pig’s weaned/sow/ year, carcase weight and feed costs influenced profitability across the various industries.

“The take home message is that we are doing well at the moment,” Roger said. “However, our average carcase weight of around 78kg is an obvious constraint compared to over 90kg in those other countries, and it runs its inefficiencies right through the supply chain, impacting on the profitability of exporting pork,” he said.

“Some lessons from the ‘best’ of the local benchmarking group were that their 2014/15 production costs ranged between $2.42 - $3.20/kg carcase.

“Our best three herds produce 29.6, 26.5 and 25.6 pigs/sow/year, with born alive performances of 13.8, 13.5 and 11.5 and pre-weaned mortality figures of 11.7, 12.9 and 11.1%.

“The point of highlighting this level of productivity is to make sure we make the best out of what is achievable and ensure we are protecting our business from what can go wrong,” Roger stressed.

“Biosecurity will continue to play a big role in protecting us from the risks associated with imported pork. We also need to keep improving the eating quality of Aussie pork, differentiate it to our consumers and reduce production

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Panel Q&A session after the morning speakers at the recent SA Pig Day. LtoR: Dr Kate Plush, Caleb Smith, Dr Roger Campbell and Dr Darryl D’Souza. costs through feed conversion.

“Post-cervical AI has taken off in the USA as a way to improve reproduction and reduce labour costs, by introducing single mating strategies.

“They are combining two AI technologies through set-time inseminations and reducing sire numbers, so only the best genetics is being used. This is something I feel we should have a good look at doing locally,” said Roger.

‘Super Sow’ management Caleb Smith, a 2000-sow producer from Central Victoria, outlined how the introduction of his ‘Super Sow’ management program has led to improvements in sow fertility at his farm.

“We worked closely with our genetics supplier to focus on improving our born alive performance. We developed EBV’s for born alive and culled P1 sows that couldn’t deliver the numbers we were looking for,” said Caleb.

“That lifted our average born alive from 11.8 to 12.6 over a two year period, but our average number weaned/litter stayed static through high pre-weaning losses, primarily due to low birthweights.

“In 2010, we decided to start

weighing all piglets at birth and our purebreds again at 14 days of age.

“Because of this we have found that litter weight is highly repeatable, and so we now use a sow selection index to rank our sows based on average numbers born alive, litter born alive weight, piglet weights at birth and 14 days, and numbers weaned.

“During 2014/15, we averaged 11.2 pigs weaned/litter and 26.5 weaned/ sow/year. We conduct an annual review of our herd’s genetic progress with our genetics supplier to confirm we are heading in the right direction,” Caleb added.

Optimising gilt longevity SARDI’s Dr Kate Plush presented findings from an APL-funded joint project with QDPI, which analysed Elite Herd performance data from 21 herds in order to identify potential factors influencing gilt longevity on these participating farms.

The top three performing farms in both states were then visited to obtain a ‘real time’ impression of their routine gilt selection, mating and gestation management practices, before developing a producer workshop based around ‘best practice’ gilt management guidelines.

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The Elite Herd data analysis revealed huge differences between farms in all reproductive measures, including farrowing rate (65 – 91%), percentage of gilts farrowing three litters (40 – 90%), empty sow days (27 – 98 days) and pigs weaned/sow/year (18.4 – 24.3, with an average 21.5).

Across herds, gilts were most commonly culled due to age, reproductive failure, NIP or lameness, but up to 40% of gilts were culled without a recorded reason on one farm.

Kate provided the audience with the Project’s list of ‘should do’s’ to optimise gilt longevity.

“Gilts should be first selected at 90kg or by 20 weeks of age, based on weight for age plus physical confirmation and udder characteristics,” she said.

“They can be run in groups of up to 25 from 25 weeks of age with an epididymectomised boar, which could improve farrowing rate by 10% and total born by half a pig per litter.

“Then they should be run daily to a DMA from 27 weeks of age, have their heat recorded and then be mated by 30 – 33 weeks of age,” said Kate.

“Cull any gilt that fails to show heat by 30 weeks of age, mate or inseminate twice 24 hours apart, check for returns at 21 days and only re-mate NIPS’s once,” she stressed.

“Review your current induction program with your veterinarian to make sure you are not over-using Oxytocin and consider splitting prostaglandin doses eight hours apart to lift born alive numbers”.

APL pork marketing APL’s Marketing Manager Peter Haydon provided his usual up-beat explanation on how APL was investing its advertising dollars to create pork demand.

“Pork is experiencing the second fastest growth in fresh meat sales across all other sectors, with a 4.8%

per year increase for the past five years.

Right now, all sectors of the pork value chain are making money, from the producer to the retailer,” he said.

“Around 7% of households buy pork every 2-3 weeks and they account for more than 20% of the total pork volume moved.

“Casual dining out of home accounts for another 20% and we need to build relationships with that consumer sector to maintain that volume.

“But we are now looking at pork substitution into existing recipes to increase pork demand by another 3-5% each year, by producing videos showing how pork can substitute for other meats in stir frys, sausage and mince recipes,” said Peter.

AUS-Scan Dr Charles Rikard-Bell, Pork CRC, provided an update on the adoption of AUS-Scan technologies by nutritionists to optimise the value of feed energy when pricing grain.

“Knowing the energy content of grain before you buy it can lead to more astute purchasing and more accurate ration formulations,” he said.

“The consequences of unidentified drifts in the energy content of feed include under or over supplying energy to the animals, variable feed intakes, shortfalls in protein, wasted feed efficiency and poor growth.”

Charles used a least cost diet formulation exercise derived by SA nutritionist Tony Edwards to quote that 1MJ DE/kg in grain energy content was worth between $25 to $30/tonne at today’s grain prices.

Given the fact that average wheat DE values can range between 12.4 – 15.0 MJDE/kg, barley 10.6 – 14.7 MJDE/kg and triticale 12.3 – 16.5 MJDE/kg in any given parcel, applying NIRS technology through AUS-Scan calibrations at the time of grain

purchasing can help producers optimise their feed dollar investments!

Improving Biosecurity Veterinarian Dr Jon Bartsch, Barry Lloyd & Associates from Gawler alerted producers to the importance of pig truck cleanliness as a risk factor to their farm’s biosecurity program. John has a PorkSA-funded project investigating the adequacy of truck wash facilities at major SA abattoirs and practical measures to be adopted both on-farm and in-lairage to reduce the risk of new disease introductions through the pig transport process.

“Current risk factors I have seen when unloading pigs at lairage include the use of recycled wash down water and cross-contamination at unloading from misting and poor drainage as drivers move around their vehicles.

“Abattoirs should provide truck drivers with clean boots and overalls on-arrival, as they do for all other personnel visiting their site.

“Gross de-contamination of vehicles can be improved through having hot water pressure washing facilities available, ceasing the use of recycled water for final rinsing and disinfection after pressure washing.

“Lairage staff shouldn’t work forward of the unloading ramp and truck drivers shouldn’t enter the lairage,” he said.

“The cleaning equipment should be set up to operate independent of the plant’s main power supply, be that gas or electricity, so that vehicles can still be cleaned during unexpected outages.

“The drainage and roadways around the truck wash areas should also be sealed and built to drain properly, so that drivers don’t have to walk through contaminated water.

“It is in everyone’s interest to work with their contractors and processors to ensure these biosecurity practices are followed,” Jon said.

Pork industry sets the example for animal welfare RSPCA Australia has congratulated the Australian pork industry for putting the welfare of its animals first, by spending $50 million to replace sow stalls.

Australian Pork has announced that since 2010, pig producers have invested the money in on-farm changes to replace sow stalls for group housing, as a result of research and development and consumer sentiment.

According to Australian Pork, more

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than 70% of Australian sows are now spending most of their pregnancies in group housing, with the industry aiming to have all sows out of stalls by 2018.

This constructive move to improve pig welfare is a great reason for Australians to buy Australian pork over imported products. About $10 million of imported pork products is sold in Australia each week, predominantly from countries which still use sow stalls.

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Lienert Australia grows under Alltech ownership

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lthough Pork Journal has visited the Lienert operation on numerous occasions, our visit in March 2016 was the first since the global company Alltech took over the Roseworthy, South Australian-based operation in

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September 2014.

A relatively small, family-owned business, Lienert became part of a very large, but still family-owned company as Dr Pearse Lyons, the founder and President of Alltech, pointed out when he visited Australia at the time of the acquisition.

Many of the key staff members of Lienert have been with the company through its numerous changes in the last 15 years.

The company, established by the Lienert family more than 40 years ago, has manufactured and supplied ingredients, supplements and nutritional advice to a range of livestock industries in Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines.

The company’s client base includes small family farms, integrated businesses and commercial feed mills.

Lienert’s close relationship with

farmers made the company an ideal acquisition for Alltech, as the company has dedicated a global on-farm strategy to fuel Alltech’s growth, which has been nearly 400% in recent years, with sales now beyond $2 billion.

While discussing progress with Lienert’s General Manager, Mark Peebles, and Technical Services Manager, Rohan Wundke, Mark pointed out the expansion with key staff members and operational capability since the company became part of the overall Alltech enterprise.

A big boost to activity was the launch of the Alltech/Lienert Blueprint program for pork producers at the Victorian Pig Fair in Bendigo in March 2015.

Lienert’s Blueprint creep pellet feed is now on-farm and operational.

“The Blueprint nutrition program, based upon the study of nutrigenomics, is designed to target animal health and performance at the cellular level and build upon genetic potential at each stage of an animal’s life cycle,” said Mark.

“Besides nutritional applications, Blueprint includes farm analysis, management consultancy, return on

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investment calculations and feed quality and nutrient and feed efficiency laboratory testing.

“The Blueprint program incorporates Alltech’s primacy in science, allowing Lienert to strengthen our support onfarm,” said Mark.

“By understanding the animal at the cellular level, Blueprint allows Lienert to work with our customers to improve both performance and profitability,” Mark added.

Pork Journal went on a recent tour of the Lienert facility where new lab and analytical capability has been acquired.

Samples of all diets and specific ingredients are kept for each batch as a program like Blueprint relies on this precise data to achieve its aims.

With the Blueprint program for pigs well established, the release of Blueprint for ruminants in February this year has significantly increased the workload for the nutrition team at Lienert.

It was over a decade ago when Pork Journal was at the Alltech conference held in Lexington, Kentucky and the founder and President of the company, Dr Pearse Lyons strode on stage with a gene chip in one hand and then introduced the concept of genomics.

Subsequently, not only has the company introduced new products based on this technology (Actigen), at one time Alltech launched a pilot program with Lyons Farm beef, an example of the ‘farm to fork’ model.

Two generations of the Pork Journal team have sampled that fabulous beef product and can certainly attest to the fabulous eating quality of the Alltech Angus herd.

So the management skills developed by Alltech for its own products must contribute to the overall effectiveness of the various Blueprint species programs.

Alltech has put its research and development money where the consumer’s ever more demanding mouth is.

Feed conversion rates, average daily weight gain, numbers of piglets born alive and successfully weaned are all vital production markers for pig farmers but so is eating quality – especially for pork.

For the Alltech/Lienert enterprise, the pig Blueprint program could not have been released at a better time for the industry.

Domestic pork consumption has increased significantly in recent times, feed prices have stabilised and our $A is making our pork more competitive in existing and potential overseas markets.

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New trade deals may soon open up some significant opportunities in several Asian markets but we must ensure that we increase production levels to keep pace with existing and potential demand.

New markets, both domestic and overseas, will almost certainly in the not too distant future require either significantly reduced antibiotic use or even no antibiotic use. This will be a challenge but Alltech has for many years invested significant effort into facing that challenge.

Any long-term strategy to either reduce or eliminate antibiotic use will

require not only alternative animal health products, but also more intense on-farm management focus.

Pork Journal raised the topic of cost competitiveness with Mark Peebles.

It is no secret that many of the products developed by Alltech have competition from products produced in low cost regions.

“In the future it is quite possible that we will have access to leading Alltech products produced locally that will not only deliver our established performance, but also consistent quality and safety – while also being cost competitive,” Mark said.

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Scholarship to improve piglet viability

Adam Lienert (left) presents the Ronald J Lienert Memorial Scholarship to Adelaide University Animal Science graduate, Alexander Dean at the SA Pig Industry Day Dinner.

By GRAEME POPE The Ronald J Lienert Memorial Scholarship (RLMS) was awarded to Adelaide University Animal Science graduate Alexander Dean at the SA Pig Industry Day dinner, held February 26.

Presented by Adam Lienert, this industry-funded Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student planning to complete a pig-focused research project at Roseworthy Campus during their Honours year.

It recognises the significant contributions made by the late Ronald Lienert OAM, Sheaoak Log to the advancement of the Australian pig industry through pig breeding and genetic improvement, agribusiness and industry politics.

Prior to beginning his undergraduate degree at Roseworthy, Alexander had limited experience with pigs.

His initial interest in pigs began only a few years ago with the introduction of three Wessex Saddleback pigs to his family property on King Island, Tasmania.

Further practical experience was gained at the Roseworthy Campus piggery during his course, along with assignments focused on the current drive towards lower confinement pig housing systems.

In 2015, Alexander joined the Pig Club as a part of the Production Animal Special Interest Group on-Campus.

During his 2016 Honours year, his research will primarily focus on investigating nutritional strategies with potential to improve piglet thermoregulation and colostrum intake during the first 2-3 days of life, through maternal supplementation with caffeine and vitamin A. The RLMS has been awarded annually since 2011, with all recipients either continuing with further pigfocused studies at completion of their Honours program, or entering the commercial pig industry.

For further information, contact Graeme Pope on 0438 423 900.

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Sophie Thompson and Rohan Wundke from Alltech/Lienert with Matthew Starick at Kongola Farms.

Early adopters, Matt and Sharon Starick, benefit from Blueprint Pig Nutrition Program

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ollowing the visit to the Alltech/ Lienert premises at Roseworthy, Rohan Wundke, Technical Services Manager and Sophie Thomson, a graduate nutritionist who joined the on-farm team last year, took Pork Journal to Kongolia Farms, Mathew and Sharon Starick’s farm on the Murray Plains, which was one of the first to adopt the Blueprint for Pigs system.

At about the same time that Dr Pearse Lyons first released the results of his company’s research into genomics, Pork Journal was visiting the Starick family farm for the first time.

After two generations of the farm focussing on cropping and sheep production, Mathew’s father Warren Starick diversified the business into poultry back in 1972 and together with Matthew and Sharon, went into pigs in 1994.

Warren, who retired in 2011,

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became not only a successful farmer rearing pigs, layer hens and establishing a large cropping enterprise, but was also an executive member of the National Farmers’ Federation and the South Australian Farmers Federation.

Today, Kongolia farms is based on an expanded pig rearing business and cropping activity after the layer enterprise was closed in 2007.

The cropping business on the 1200 hectare property is of critical advantage in the overall farm business model, being able to produce high quality grains.

The pig rearing side has just about doubled in size since our first visit back in 1972.

These days 220 sows are housed in two main farrowing sheds and weaners grown out in six straw based shelters, supplied by local company Jacksons Australia. Three more of these have

been added since the last visit.

The farm uses batch farrowing growing around 175 pigs over 13 weeks and has been a long term believer in Myora genetics.

Matt has maintained low disease levels after conducting a ‘Swiss’ depop about 13 years ago. Keeping their high herd health status is critical in maintaining production levels.

“We have been a closed herd for eight years now which helps us manage farm biosecurity,” Matt explained.

A key element of adopting the Blueprint program was the construction of a new feed milling shed and equipment.

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“The disc mill can be adjusted for a range of grain particle sizes that Matthew requires for his diets.

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“The whole plant is controlled by a Skiold Flexmill automatic control panel, which, other than allowing the plant to run automatically with minimal labour involvement, also provides capability for Matthew to store all his formulations, production history, stocks and ingredients.

“The equipment was acquired from Skiold & VMS in a kit format and Matthew was able to install it all himself,” Martin concluded.

The new mill and its capabilities combined with the Lienerts/Alltech Pig Blueprint system (of which grain particle size is an important component) are delivering consistent improvements in all growth stages.

“As an independent medium sized operation we didn’t have the opportunity to benchmark our performance as the big growing companies can, or those that may be part of a marketing group,” Matt said.

Blueprint gives us that opportunity to benefit from a process that delivers that benchmarking capability which gets us to focus on the things that are going to make a difference on our farm.

Pork Journal also discussed that perennial problem for pig farmers, which is finance.

“Banks are nervous about lending the kind of sums needed to increase our production capacity by another 50% whereas if we were just buying land for cropping, for instance, it wouldn’t be that much of a struggle.

We already have a considerable cropping capacity and can be almost self sufficient in base grain production but Blueprint can in effect be an independent audit on the farms capabilities and potential for further growth that may help us convince financiers as we grow the operation,” Matt said.

Matt and Sharon Starick’s farm was one of the first to adopt the Blueprint for Pigs system.

“We are achieving 24 piglets per sow and our first focus has been on starter diets and we have through Blueprint not experienced a growth check weaning at 21 days.

“Now our focus is moving to breeders; longer term we are looking to improve sow housing.

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2. The new Skiold SK500 disc mill. 3. Sophie and Matt with the Blueprint handbook and on-farm toolkit. 4. Matt with Rohan discussing the importance of pellet size.

FEATURE In the face of increased demand for pork both from Australian and regional export markets is to be met the fastest growth in production will, in all probability, come from this middle sector of the industry.

At a time when returns for growers are healthy it would seem to make sense for growers like the Starick’s to invest in the overall improvement that management and nutrition programs like Blueprint for Pigs can deliver.

Finally Pork Journal would like to thank Matt Starick as well as Sophie Thomson and Rowan Wundke from Alltech/Lienerts for their time in helping us to produce our on –farm story.

The original Lienert business grew out of the Lienert family pig farming

enterprise and many of the key Lienert nutrition staff working with both the old and new ownership come from farms themselves.

Certainly Rowan Wundke has that background and perhaps this is what makes them take that extra bit of effort for their clients like the Starick family.

A critical factor in any livestock management strategy like Blueprint is the dedication of those that deliver and monitor the product.

It was noticeable on our visit to the Starick farm and in discussions afterwards how enthusiastic Rowan, and now Sophie, are about the progress that Matt and Sharon Starick have made in improving their productivity and thus their profitability.

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“Eight months ago, when we started the Blueprint program, our biggest issues were maintaining constant sow condition and feed intake in the farrowing house but that seems to be under control now,” Matt said.

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WAPPA Pig Day Out 2016 looks to the future

By BRENDON CANT, BCA PR Pty Ltd An insightful reflection by animal nutritionist Tony Edwards of ACE Livestock Consulting on how the past 30 years of research has benefited pork producers, set the scene for a vibrant 2016 Pig Day Out, attended by about 100 people and hosted

by West Australian Pork Producers’ Association (WAPPA) and Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) in April at Technology Park, Bentley.

Quoting fascinating statistics, such as the rise in average daily weight gain from 450gm in the 1970s to 700gm today, pigs produced per sow per year from 16 to 24 and kilograms of meat produced per sow per year from 960kg to 1800kg, Mr Edwards noted that pork production technology had advanced rapidly.

“However, we need to constantly improve to remain competitive and the main driver of improvements will be scientific research. There is still much more to uncover and we are currently well short of the biological potential of the pig,” he said.

Addressing the issue of where Australia sits in the global pig and pork productivity and profitability stakes, Pork CRC CEO Roger Campbell said the Australian industry was currently one of the most profitable and vibrant in the world.

“I expect growth based on longer term contracts, which will reflect demand for high integrity Australian pork and I also think there’s still plenty of money on the table for Australian pork producers if they can work on improving reproduction, carcass weights, feed efficiency and product differentiation,” Dr Campbell said.

Global trends were the use of post cervical AI and set time AI, fatty acids in lactation, tryptophan levels in lactation diets and large pellets in creep and weaner feeds.

Other R&D speakers in the morning session at WAPPA Pig Day Out 2016 included: • Dr Jae Kim, DAFWA: Dietary use of tryptophan and methionine; • Dr Megan Trezona, DAFWA: Outdoor

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Speakers included (LtoR) Karen Moore (DAFWA), Tony Edwards (ACE Livestock Consulting), Hugh Payne (DAFWA), Roger Campbell (Pork CRC), Jae Kim (DAFWA), Megan Trezona (DAFWA) and Diana Turpin (Murdoch University).

pig production; • Karen Moore, DAFWA: Feeds to control fat deposition after second dose of Improvac.

The afternoon session began with an entertaining biosecurity training session for producers and transporters by veterinarian Kim Nairn of Portec Veterinary Services.

Dr Nairn said pig manure posed the greatest disease risk and transporters, producers and processors needed to be vigilant about not transfering faecal matter.

His take home message for producers was “go home after today and take a good look at all biosecurity measures on your farms”.

Darryl D’Souza from APL sparked spirited debate when he updated the meeting on the Australian Pork Industry Quality Program (APIQ) and APL’s shaping our future program in relation to gestation stall free.

Dr D’Souza said APL’s aim was to keep regulators on its side and to defend its stance on farrowing crates and fresh pork imports.

In the final session, Murdoch University presentations included: • Prof John Pluske: Suppressing voluntary feed intake of finisher pigs; • Jeremy Ayre: Microalgae to treat piggery anaerobic digestion effluent; • Samantha Sterndale: Reducing stress through nutrition to improve pig growth; • Ingunn Stensland: Supplements to improve intestinal health in E.coli infected weaners.

Last speaker was Dr Kim Nairn,

this time wearing his ‘producer hat’ as he reflected on how his Peel Pork piggery survived the devastating January Yarloop bushfire.

Addressing a brief WAPPA general meeting at the start of Pig Day Out, WAPPA President Dawson Bradford commended WA producers and researchers on how they collaborated for the benefit of the industry and how this needed to continue as DAFWA transitioned and the onus of R&D in WA increasingly moved onto industry.

Rob Wilson updated developments relating to Pork Innovation WA (PIWA), an incorporated association expected to attract initial transition funding from DAFWA. PIWA has been awarded a grower group R&D grant of $375,000, which will be administered by DAFWA and cover all aspects of free range pork production in WA. Dr Wilson also announced the Pork CRC had awarded an honours project, through Murdoch University, to be associated with that free range work.

PIWA executive management committee members are Dr Rob Wilson (Chair), Ron Penn (Craig Mostyn Group), David Plant (Milne Agrigroup), John Pluske (Murdoch University), Neil Ferguson (Westpork) and Jan Cooper (WAPPA).

WA’s pork industry employs about 1700 full and part-time workers and more than $50 million has been invested in housing and production systems during the past five years to meet new guidelines for sow housing and production efficiency.

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SunPork appoints Group CEO and MD In recent years, the SunPork Group of Companies has grown to become a dominant Australian producer, processor and distributor of pork and value-added pork products.

The Group currently consists of three operating entities – Sunpork Pty Ltd covering SunPork Farms and PIC Australia with Robert van Barneveld as the Chair and Managing Director, and Sunpork Fresh Foods Pty Ltd and Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory Pty Ltd with Ross Ingram as the Chief Executive Officer.

With the retirement of Ross Ingram, the Sunpork Fresh Foods/Swickers Board has been considering options for a suitable successor.

The Shareholders and all Boards have also been examining ways to improve the supply chain and how to ensure all aspects of the business have a common focus. After due consideration, it has been agreed that the best way to achieve this is to bring all of the operating entities under common management to facilitate a ‘One SunPork’ approach.

To drive a focussed business and align the supply chain, the Shareholders and Boards have announced that Dr Robert van Barneveld will assume the role of Group CEO and Managing Director of the SunPork Group including SunPork Pty Ltd and its associated entities, SunPork Fresh Foods Pty Ltd and Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory Pty Ltd. His responsibility in this role commenced on April 4, 2016.

Robert has worked with the Cameron, Hall and Mclean families and their pork businesses since 2002. For the past 18 months he has been focussed on the integration of SunPork Farms. His role will now extend to full integration across the supply chain. Robert is already very familiar with all of the existing entities and is looking forward to building the SunPork business and brand further and developing the existing strengths within these well-established enterprises.

This appointment means he will assume overall operational responsibility of all existing businesses which will also involve

Progress on food labelling laws The Australian Made Campaign, the organisation that administers and promotes the green-and-gold ‘Australian Made, Australian Grown’ logo, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement that State and Territory Ministers have agreed to support use of the logo in a new country-of-origin labelling scheme for food products.

Under the new system, all food products made or grown in Australia will carry the kangaroo logo, along with a bar chart showing what proportion of the ingredients come from Australia.

Australian Made Campaign Chief Executive, Ian Harrison, said the new food labelling scheme had the potential to improve clarity and consistency for Australian consumers and recognised the announcement as an important milestone for the logo. “We welcome this endorsement of the Federal Government’s new country-of-origin food labelling scheme,� Mr Harrison said. “More transparent food labelling will give shoppers a better understanding of the provenance of their purchases and will also provide Australian farmers and manufacturers with a muchneeded leg up.�

some structural changes at a senior management level.

In particular, Dr Darryl D’Souza has been appointed to assume the role of CEO, Sunpork Solutions (which currently manages benchmarking, training, science, technology and adoption, nutrition and veterinary services to the farming enterprises).

In addition, the company is in the process of appointing a Group Chief Financial Officer to better integrate the growing financial and information technology aspects of the business.

Rod Hamann will remain CEO, Sunpork Farms South, Paul O’Leary will continue as CEO, SunPork Farms North and PIC Australia, Rhys Collins will be Chief Operating Officer, SunPork Fresh Foods and Linchon Hawkes will be General Manager – Operations of Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory.

In addition to operations, Directors will also consider options to refine and simplify the legal structure of the overall business over coming months.

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ABARES 2016 predictions for pork production The Australian Government ABARES organisation, part of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, held its 2016 Outlook Conference on March 1-2 at the National Convention Centre, Canberra ACT. The opening address was given

by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce.

“We are all well aware of the massive increase required in global food production as populations grow and become more prosperous out to 2050.

“Australia is well placed to take advantage of this growing demand because we have the space, water, ground conditions and clean green image to do it.

“A key issue we must focus on is how we can improve the level of Australian investment in our agricultural industries,” he said.

Andrew Spencer, CEO of Australian Pork Limited spoke on the ‘Meat & Livestock- Value creation through supply chains’, session.

His topic was ‘Investing in pork industry growth in Australia’.

He covered the many challenges the pig industry has faced in recent times including vegan driven animal welfare activity, imports, eating quality and the successful move to sow stall free production.

For anybody with an interest in where the industry has been, and more importantly, where it is going it is worth listening to his entire 15 minute presentation by following this link: http://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/ outlook-2016/Pages/presentationvideos-transcripts/andrew-spencer.aspx As Mr Spencer points out, there is much cause for optimism which is clearly indicated in the Pig Meat Outlook to 2020-2021 prepared by ABARES Karen Dutra.

“Over the hook pig prices are forecast to increase in 2016-17 in response to higher consumer demand for pig meat partly in response to higher consumer demand for pig meat partly in response to forecast higher retail prices for beef and lamb,” the report suggested.

“Australian pig meat production is projected to rise over the short and medium term (to 2020-21) through herd expansion.

“Pig meat imports are projected to rise over the short term, with US pig

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meat supplies recovering from disease issues and higher levels of shipments from the European Union because of the Russian Federation’s ongoing ban on EU pig meat.

“The Australian weighted average over the hooks pig price is forecast to rise by 10% in 2015-16 to 356 cents per kg.

“This primarily reflects increased demand for locally produced fresh pork resulting from consumers facing rising retail prices for red meats.

“Over the medium term, over the hooks pig prices are projected to remain high, reaching 363 cents per kg by 2020-21 (in 2015-16 dollars).

“Demand for locally produced pork is expected to remain firm over the remaining outlook period as prices for competing red meats are projected to remain relatively high,” the report’s introduction concluded.

Though imports are predicted to continue to rise so are exports.

“Australian pig meat exports have been forecast to increase by 3% in 2015-16 to around 28,000 tonnes

CEO of APL Andrew Spencer (shipped weight).

Value of exports in 2015-16 is forecast to increase by 19% to $122, million, with the assumed lower $A supporting export values,” the ABARES report stated.

New perfect pork campaign A new campaign from Australian Pork Limited promises to deliver perfect pork meals in just 10 minutes.

Butcher Anthony Puharich from Vic’s Meats and Victor Churchill is the face and voice of the $5 million campaign, which launched recently focussed on a pork steak.

Australian Pork Limited General Manager of Marketing, Peter Haydon, said the campaign aimed to build consumer familiarity with more pork cuts.

“Pork has been increasing in popularity for some time and ABARES has forecast consumption to overtake beef in 2017,” Mr Haydon said.

“While that’s the case, we know that people still gravitate towards cuts like ribs, roasts and sausages. They are less familiar with cuts like pork steaks, which are great quick cooking cuts.”

“The how to cook campaign will help people become more confident in cooking pork steaks through a simple memory tool.

“A perfect pork steak is as simple as 6-2-2,” Mr Haydon said.

“Firstly, choose a pork steak that’s two centimetres thick, then preheat a pan to a medium-high heat. Cook the steak for six minutes on one side, two minutes on the other, then remove from the heat without turning and rest for two minutes.

“This process of 6-2-2 is nice and easy to remember and delivers a steak that’s delicious to eat.”

Mr Haydon said pork steaks were a great weeknight cut, able to be matched with a range of sides and sauces for a quick dinner.

“We think once people try this technique at home, they’ll make pork steaks part of their menu repertoire,” Mr Haydon said.

“There are plenty of recipe suggestions on our website too, that can help transform a simple steak into a satisfying meal.”

The new campaign got underway this month at retailers, butchers, and on television and radio.

APL is also suggesting that people who want tips and pork recipes, can visit www.pork.com.au

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AusScan advances animal nutrition combine five scans of the grain sample in one pass, thereby ensuring coverage of the whole sample.

According to workshop facilitator, Pork CRC Manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact, Charles Rikard-Bell, NIR machines have user friendly software and uploading and downloading files to the AusScan website is a quick and easy process.

Chris Piotrowski of Aunir in the United Kingdom presented the future of NIR in industry and the workshop attendees learnt that technological advancements would reduce the size of NIR machines.

“This generated much discussion on the progress made in the development of hand held devices and the corresponding accuracy of the measurements,” Dr Rikard-Bell said.

“Chris also gave a fascinating insight on other uses of NIR machines to verify ingredient uniformity simply by viewing spectra curves, noting that feed mills could get valuable insights into product variability simply by understanding spectra variations.

“It was also now possible to summate spectra files of raw materials to produce a spectra output for a complete feed,” he said.

AusScan Online is now available

through Elizabeth Owens (EOwens@ symbioalliance.com.au) at Symbio Laboratories https://www. symbiolabs.com.au and Ian Wickham (IanWickham@feedcentral.com.au) at Feed Central https://www.feedcentral. com.au.

To create an AusScan Online account, visit www.aunir.com/products/ ausscan-online and follow the links.

A full list of available calibrations can be found on the Aunir website www.aunir.com/products/ausscanonline.

Aunir is a leading developer and supplier of NIR spectroscopy solutions, which cost effectively test the quality attributes of ingredients and products used in the animal feed and flour milling industries across the world.

Pork CRC is a Cooperative Research Centre supported by the Australian Government and a range of stakeholders, including industry and universities, which supports and manages research to differentiate Australian pork as a ‘high integrity’ meat that is welfare-optimal, premium quality, nutritious, in high demand and produced while conserving energy and water, minimising greenhouse gas emissions and minimising cost of production.

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AusScan calibrations have been one of the most valuable technological advancements in animal nutrition in the past 30 years, according to leading South Australian animal nutritionist Tony Edwards of ACE Consulting.

Mr Edwards recently addressed an AusScan near infrared reflectance (NIR) workshop for Australian nutritionists and feed-mill technicians, which aimed to: • Improve industry’s knowledge and understanding of NIR technology.

• Discuss applications of the technology and improving data management.

• Demonstrate using AusScan Online.

• Discuss the future of NIR. • Outline how to utilise energy values.

Speaking at the University of Sydney, he stressed that by knowing the digestible energy of grains before feeding livestock, nutritionists could provide more accurate formulations and confidently select the correct parcels of grains for composite diets.

Using least cost formulations and today’s grain prices, he informed the workshop that “1 MJ DE/Kg was worth $25 to $30 per tonne”.

He suggested that the undersupply or oversupply of energy in diets had consequences which could further increase costs due to reduced performance of livestock.

Joint venture partners Aunir UK and Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) made AusScan calibrations available to customers worldwide a year ago via the Aunir website (www.aunir.co.uk).

Agri-Torque’s Ivan Ward, who consults throughout the Asia Pacific region on the application of NIR, discussed the use of NIR technology in feed mills, including how in line NIR opportunities provide realtime information and capture nutrient variation.

An excellent case study was presented which demonstrated NIR’s effectiveness in providing rapid and accurate information on product quality measures before acceptance into the feed mill.

Workshop attendees learnt the steps required to verify accurate NIR readings, with emphasis on sampling techniques.

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Feed additive industry manages its risks Pork Journal recently met with the Feed Ingredients and Additives Association of Australia (FIAAA) President, Jonothon Doubleday who explained what the association is all about and how changes to AgVet regulations would bring $100M of benefits to the intensive livestock industry.

The FIAAA was formed in 2011 with a key undertaking “to advocate and promote the safe use of feed ingredients ……”.

In February 2012 FIAAA implemented its Code Of Practice for use by feed ingredients and additives suppliers in the use of safe feed. (For a copy of the Code see http://www.fiaaa. com.au/Code-of-Practice/Code-ofPractice.aspx).

“In addition to the Code of Practice, the FIAAA provides members a voice and advocate to interact with Government and Industry,” Mr Doubleday said.

“One of the initial efforts was to better align risk and regulation which previously required long delays for approvals through the regulatory body (APVMA).

“After many meetings, including study tours with Government and APVMA representatives, a new model for regulation of ‘nutritional and digestive substances’ was put forward and progressed in a co-operative relationship with industry, government and regulators.

“FIAAA Executive Committee met with Minister Barnaby Joyce when he announced changes which provide improved access to feed ingredients and additives by simplifying regulations and cutting red tape.

“Industry has estimated a potential benefit exceeding $100M to the intensive livestock industry.

“Better regulation imposes responsibility on industry,” said Mr Doubleday.

“From March 2015 government recognised that regulations imposes cost and that industry managed systems were effective in managing risk.

“Our FIAAA Code of Practice now provides its members with an opportunity to demonstrate feed safety, fundamental to our association”.

Following Minister Joyce’s announcement of the de-regulated approach for “excluded nutritional and

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digestive” (END) products the FIAAA Code was upgraded in 2015 to reflect the new Veterinary Chemical regulations and is now used by its members to demonstrate compliance.

“FIAAA members who are Certified are audited to demonstrate their compliance.

“More than 21 of our members are now Certified and the number is rapidly growing as member transition to the new requirements.

“Stockfeed mills using FIAAA Certified members products can rest easy that quality and regulatory compliance are managed effectively by the industry Code.”

“We congratulate the government for recognising that regulation imposes costs and that other regulatory frameworks are effective at managing risks, such as Industry QA systems.

“This allows a better alignment of regulatory effort with risk and recognises the responsibility of the feed industry. It also allows the regulator (APVMA) to focus effort on higher risk products and align Australia with international practice on animal feed,” said Mr Doubleday.

The Australian stock feed

Jonothon Doubleday. industry is reliant upon the use of a wide range of feed ingredients and additives. The FIAAA Code of Practice includes product sourcing, detailed specifications and descriptions, testing, certificates of analysis, labeling, product recall procedures, traceability and information on correct product use.

It also now incorporates the AgVet regulatory requirements.

Natuphos E launched at APSA Global chemical company, BASF, launched a new animal feed enzyme, Natuphos E, at the recent Australasian Pig Science Association Conference.

“Natuphos E contains a natural enzyme, known as phytase, which enables pig and poultry to better utilise phosphorous and other important nutrients like energy, proteins and minerals – bringing a range of benefits to the feed manufacturing industry,” BASF’s animal nutrition expert, Leon Hall said.

“The majority of phosphorous in grains and oilseeds is bound as phytate, an anti-nutritive factor found in feed. Phytate-bound phosphorous is unavailable to animals and is wasted when excreted, meaning manufacturers are forced to add inorganic phosphates to feed mixes to balance out the required phosphorous.

“Natuphos E releases the phosphorus from phytate, alleviating the need to add inorganic sources, saving manufacturers money and slowing

down the use of non-renewable rock phosphates.

“In addition to making phytatebound phosphorous available to animals, it also releases other associated nutrients making animals generally more efficient at digesting their feed, leading to less excretion of undigested nutrients.

“BASF introduced the world’s first phytase feed enzyme, Natuphos, 25 years ago. We are very excited to announce that the next generation technology is here and it has been built on decades of experience.

“Our new phytase is called Natuphos E because it’s more efficient, economical and environmentally friendly than its predecessor, which has been the industry gold standard for the last two-and-a-half decades.

“This novel, hybrid 6-phytase shows excellent stability properties. It withstands the rigors of feed production and handling, and shows excellent efficiency in the animal.”

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Alltech Ideas Conference explores agriculture as the key to future of food Within the next 34 years, the world will add an extra three billion mouths to feed. What will that mean for humanity, or, perhaps even more importantly, the agriculture and food sectors responsible for nourishing them?

At ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, held from May 22 to 25 in Lexington, Ky., USA, attendees will explore this question with experts from around the world.

“A future of plenty is ours if individuals, the private sector, agriculture and governments make meaningful choices today that harness the power of technology, conserve resources and encourage innovation,” said founder and President of Alltech, Dr Pearse Lyons.

“The agriculture industry is the linchpin in this equation, and ONE will feature a variety of relevant talks and breakout sessions on feed efficiency, farm management and profitability, crop innovation, algae and DHA, nutrition and genetic expression, immunity and gut health, alternative protein sources, international agribusiness opportunities and much more.

“With its topical blend of science, agriculture, entrepreneurship, business and marketing information, ONE will show attendees how they can make a real difference in our changing world.”

Confirmed agriculture talks and breakout sessions at ONE include: • ‘One giant step: The digital farm’ with David Hunt, cofounder of Agrilarity.

• ‘Rule No.1: There are no rules’, with Mary Shelman, former Director of the agribusiness program at Harvard Business School.

• ‘ONE Centimeter of soil’, with Robert Walker, General Manager for Alltech Crop Science.

• ‘How long can we go? Feed efficiency and profitability for the nutritionist of the future’.

• ‘The future of disease control: What role can nutrition play in PEDV, avian influenza, foot-and-mouth disease, salmonella and Campylobacter?’

• ‘Crop Innovation: Feed a plant – Reviewing the latest breakthroughs in technologies and information management’.

• ‘A World of Milk: How consumer trends, farm practices and new expectations are shaping dairy farming in the future’.

• ‘A World of Beef: How consumer trends, farm practices and new expectations are shaping beef production in the future’.

• ‘The Future of Fish: Where next for fish farming now that aquaculture exceeds fish from the sea, now that fish consumption exceeds beef’.

• ‘The Prosumer: Future proofing your food business – What do you need to know about the food consumer of the future and how it will impact food, feed and farming?’.

• ‘Nutrition, Immunity & Gut Health: 30 years of Alltech research and how intestinal health is becoming the focus of veterinarian medicine’.

• ‘Bridging the Protein Gap – In a world of scarcity, how will we feed the planet with fewer protein options? Thinking creatively about nutrition’.

• ‘Emerging Agribusiness Opportunities – Lessons from Harvard Business School and lessons to design the ideal agribusiness’.

• ‘Feeding the Rumen: The basis of profitability and sustainability on your farm’.

• ‘What you need to know about Algae and DHA: Fish, pets, farm animals and people’.

Other speakers giving agriculture-related talks or leading breakout sessions at ONE include: • Dr. Ronan Power, Vice President of Alltech life sciences.

• Aidan Connolly, Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Corporate Accounts at Alltech.

• Seth Siegel, author of ‘Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for Water-Starved World’.

Attendees will be able see ONE Vision, a virtual world commissioned by Alltech that visualizes 2050 and showcases a planet of plenty, where technology and science align in order to produce nutritious food for the world’s nine billion inhabitants.

Attendees will also hear from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, former CEO of Ford, Alan Mulally,among others, as well as view a live performance by Riverdance and attend a craft beer festival.

For more information or to register, visit one.alltech.com and join the conversation online with #ONEBigIdea.

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NEW PRODUCTS Dr Geoff Irish joins AusPac Ingredients Dr Geoff Irish joined AusPac Ingredients Pty Ltd as Technical Manager on January 25, 2016.

Geoff completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (1st Class Honours) at the University of Adelaide in 1988 and a PhD in poultry nutrition at the University of Sydney in 1992.

After completing his PhD he spent 3 years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada examining methods of improving the nutritional value of soybean meal and predicting the nutritional value of wheat and barley for poultry.

Since returning to Australia in 1996 Geoff has been involved in the animal stockfeed and feed additive industry. During this time Geoff has had experience with a number of products in the Selko range and has seen firsthand the growth of the market share of Selko products in the hands of the Nutreco distributor, AusPac Ingredients.

“I have been impressed by the

market share AusPac Ingredients has achieved across a range of animal species and market segments” said Geoff. “You can’t achieve this with products that are less than world class”.

Geoff is excited by the opportunities that exist to further the success of the business through his technical knowledge and standing in the industry.

“There is a real shift in thinking in terms of how industry approaches novel feed additive products”.

“I have seen many of these as they have been introduced to the Australian market, but what has impressed me with the Selko range has been the research depth and technical validation provided by Nutreco.”

The products that Geoff will be focussing on are Selko pH, Fysal, Selacid Green Growth, Presan and Optimin organic trace minerals.

“I have been aware of these products for a number of years and I am pleased to have the opportunity

here at AusPac Ingredients,” said Geoff.

“Having had limited direct contact with Nutreco’s research network and facilities in the past, I am excited by the chance to increase this connection and by the possibilities to add real value to the Australian industry”.

Dr Geoff Irish has joined AusPac.

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