all in – all out for beef production
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ALL IN – ALL OUT for BEEF PRODUCTION. Tuovinen, V., Saarikivi, M., Hartikainen, K., Kauppinen, R., Herva, T., Manninen, U. and Kivinen, T. Tuesday 14:20 – 14:40. BOVINE MEAT PRODUCTION IN FINLAND. 84 million kg / year 80 % from dairy breeds 20 % from meat breeds. DAIRY FARMS. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ALL IN – ALL OUTfor
BEEF PRODUCTIONTuovinen, V., Saarikivi, M., Hartikainen, K.,
Kauppinen, R., Herva, T., Manninen, U. and Kivinen, T.
Tuesday 14:20 – 14:40
BOVINE MEAT PRODUCTION IN FINLAND
• 84 million kg / year
• 80 % from dairy breeds
• 20 % from meat breeds
CALVES
• Calves born on dairy farms
• Individual boxes group boxes
• Most male calves– delivered to nurseries– 10 – 30 days old
NURSERIES• In: 10 – 30 days
• Out: 5 – 6 months to finishing units
• All in – all out – widely applied
FINISHING UNITS• In: 5 – 6 months (or younger)• Slaughter: 16 – 18 months
~330 kg• Mostly warm buildings, slatted floors
FINISHING UNITS• Continuous production
– new calves in every month
health problems, (mostly respiratory)
ALL IN – ALL OUT
• Group of animals in• Rearing in groups
– all animals about same age and size
• All animals out
ALL IN – ALL OUT
• Empty house– cleaning– disinfection– drying
• New group in
ALL IN – ALL OUT
• Best known disease management practice
• Poultry: very common
• Swine: very common
• Calf rearing: common
• Beef finishing: rare– why ??????
OUR GOAL• Introduce all in – all out
– bovine meat production– including finishing units
• 8 pilot farms: – existing buildings
• 10 farms:– new buildings
TEST GROUPS IN PILOT FARMS
Farmers’ experience• Management• Work load• Feeding• Economics• etc.
RESULTS
• December 2007― Daily weight gain― Mortality― Morbidity― Economics
BUILDING PILOTS
Facilities planned for all in – all out production
– sections of building– whole buildings
MODEL BUILDINGS
Models for ”Finishing units in 2015”
– 3 D-models by ”Virtual Farm Designer”
MODEL: NURSERIES
MODEL: FINISHING