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May/June 2010Volume 32, Number 3

Biomin RoundtableForum atSurfers Paradise

Effective approach to effluent control in intensiveanimal management

Alltech’s Great Debateopens the global discussion

Mike Andersen: Building his business on experience andopportunity

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NEWS4 Biomin Roundtable Forum at Surfers Paradise

The Biomin Roundtable Forum held at the Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise,Queensland on May 14-15, 2010 was well up to the high standards set at the previous seminars held by Biomin.

13 Food labelling a must says AMAG campaign

The Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign (AMAG) believes it should bemandatory for all food products to carry a country of origin claim. In its submissionto the Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy, AMAG also recommended theterm ‘Made in Australia’ may only be used when the food product meets the fullcriteria set out in the Trade Practices Act.

14 Alltech’s Great Debate opens the global discussion

The 2010 ‘Great Debate’, held during Alltech’s 26th International Animal Healthand Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA exceeded expectations asfour renowned figures from the agricultural industry debated their views on ‘TheTriple Bottom Line of People, Profits and Planet’.

19 Dr Jim Pettigrew awarded Alltech Medal of Excellence

Alltech, global animal health company, opened its 26th Annual International AnimalHealth and Nutrition Symposium by awarding Dr Jim Pettigrew with Alltech’sMedal of Excellence, which is Alltech’s highest honor given annually to a scientist completing innovative work in a particular field.

20 Winner of the Doug Ross travel and study award announced

The recipient of the Australian pork industry biannual Doug Ross travel and studyaward has been awarded to fifth-year Charles Sturt University Veterinary student,Jill Groat. The award recognises the contribution Doug Ross (1947-2000) made tothe Australian pig industry.

21 Pork CRC 2011-2019 – High Integrity Australian Pork

Amongst the papers presented at the recent Biomin Roundtable Forum held onthe gold Coast on May 14 and 15, 2010 was Dr Robert Van Barneveld’s presentation on the topic of ‘Pork CRC 2011-2019 – High Integrity Pork and itscore elements.

16 BUSINESS PROFILE Mike Andersen: Building his business on experience and opportunity

The combination of a family pig farming background and relevant academic qualifications were the ideal basis for Mike to build his business. Now with ten yearsof very practical experience, including some very tough years for Australian pig farmers, Mike has become adept at tailoring upgrades and new infrastructure to anindustry that needs to see real and immediate returns for investment.

8 MAIN FEATURE Effective approach to effluent control in intensive animal management

Effluent management has become a major concern on Australian farms where animals are confined for any purpose. Recognising this, BioAg Pty Ltd, a Riverina based biological fertiliser manufacturer, began to work on ameliorating the problem two yearsago, first in the dairy sector and now in piggeries, like John Bourke’s property atStanhope in Victoria.

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NEWSBiomin Roundtable Forum at Surfers Paradise

The Biomin Roundtable Forum held at theCrowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise,Queensland on May 14-15, 2010 was wellup to the high standards set at the previousseminars held by Biomin.Speakers included internationally

recognised experts from both overseas andAustralia and key members of Biomin’sgrowing team who brought delegates up todate with solutions to both feed, nutritionand fertility problems.Obviously Biomin support its round-

table seminars to promote their productsand the extensive research that supportsthem, but these events also deal with majorindustry developments.The Biomin Roundtable Forum

involves not only the presentation ofimportant scientific and industry relatedinformation but also discussion and oftenlively debate on what the speakers have toimpart.Dr Roger Campbell, CEO of the Pork

Industry CRC, acted as Chairman of theForum and presented the concluding paper,‘Changes, breakthroughs and comparisonsin pork production’.If nothing else, this paper demonstrated

the immense improvements our industryhas achieved in improving all aspects ofproduction in the last two decades and isthus a solid basis for a better future –something the Pork CRC lead by DrCampbell is currently in the process ofachieving.Biomin, domiciled in Austria, was

established in 1983 and shortly afterwardswas offering intensive livestock and feedproducers solutions for problems in production caused by mycotoxins.The companies’ Mycofix product line

has evolved constantly from 1985 and since1996 through its Roamer Laboratories affiliate, Biomin, has been able to detectmycotoxin presence in almost all intensivelivestock producing regions of the globe.Other key products in the Biomin

range include the phytogenic Biomin P.E.P.All active components of P.E.P are of

plant origin and are based on the combina-tion of a blend of essential oils, plantextracts and fructo oligosaccharides.Biomin P.E.P is specifically designed to

improve digestion, feed conversion, andthrough the fructo-oligosaccarides, buildbeneficial gut microflora.Biomin pHD is a dietary urine acidifier,

based on a combination of an inorganic

acid, a blend of anionic substances and natural plant extracts. The product caninhibit the multiplication and adhesion ofbacteria in the urogenital tract.Biotronic is the acidifier product line

developed by Biomin to assist in the preser-vation and decontamination of grain andfeed, with species specific options toimprove digestibility and inhibit microbialgrowth.Application of all these products, with

supporting trial material were explained inpapers delivered by the Biomin team fromAustralia and Austria.After introductions by Dr Campbell

and Biomin’s Rob Williams, the first guestspeaker of the forum was ProfessorMaximilian Schuh from the Department ofFarm Animals and herd HealthManagement Clinic of Swine Diseases,University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna,Austria.Dr Shuh’s first paper ‘Impacts of

mycotoxins in European production andcounteractive measures’, dealt with the fundamentals of mycotoxins, the clinicaleffects on pigs and diagnosis of mycotoxi-coses.He then introduced counteractive

measures and outlined current EU legisla-tion of mycotoxins in feed. In a wide ranging paper Dr Shuh

warned that the effects of one mycotoxinmight be enhanced in the presence of othermycotoxins creating a synergistic situationcreating more problems than the presence

Top: Roger Cambell, CEO of the Pork CRC, who chaired the Biomin Forum. Above,the guest speakers were from left to right: The Biomin team of Rob Williams, MarcoDe Sousa, Renata Urbaiyte, Jason Weare and Bernard Chuah, with invited consultantDr Maximilian Schuh from Vienna in Austria.

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of just single elements.Dr Shuh reminded delegates that there

was no safe level of mycotoxins and verysmall amounts could impair immune systems in livestock.“Sub clinical levels of mycotoxins cause

significant losses in animal production,” hestated when concluding his paper.Dr Shuh’s second paper, entitled

‘Disease problems and how they haveimpacted on production in the EU’ contained many significant messages forAustralian growers.In outlining disease threats to pig units

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NEWSfarm and that good management of thehospital pen was essential.“Other pigs, pork based food products,

transportation systems, neighbouring pigunits, presence of a major road, purchasedsecond hand equipment, clothing fromother pig units, birds, rodents, cats, dogsand flies along with semen and embryotransfer, feed and water, bedding and strawwere all possible disease sources.Staff and visitor issues such as staff

owning their own pigs and visiting otherpig units, markets, shows, and slaughter-houses were issues to be considerered.“Visitors such as vets, other advisors

and service providers should also be monitored,” he added.“Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex

(PRDC) had significant detrimental coststo production and costs in the EU and keyrisk factors included raising pigs in cold climatic condition, abrupt changes of airtemperature, relative humidity and reduction of ventilation rates.“Pigs of different ages should be

housed in strictly separated rooms of compartments, and building maintenancewas a critical issue in fighting a multifactor-ial disease,” he said.In concluding a wide ranging paper

Dr Shuh stated that to understand and deal with disease issues key factors to beconsidered were management studies,record examinations, clinical, pathologicaland laboratory examinations.“Epidemiological studies, environmental

assessments, nutritional assessments, treat-ments and vaccination programs were allvital elements of disease management,” DrShuh said.The next speaker was Biomin’s Jason

Weare who outlined ‘Mycotoxin RiskManagement’ in his paper.The key elements of Mycofix in deacti-

vation of mycotoxins were, Mr Weareexplained, adsorbtion through a synergistcblend of minerals, biotransformationthrough an inactivated bioprotein and bioprotection through selected plant andalgae extracts.In explaining the Mycofix product

range Mr Weare stated that Mycofix Pluswas suitable for breeding livestock andMycofix Select as well as Mycofix Secureshould be considered for grower finisherstock if only aflatoxins, fumonisins andergots are present.Dr Robert Van Barneveld, APL/Pork

CRC Director and Becan Partnershipnutritionalist, gave his first paper‘Nutritional management of sows and gilts

during lactation’.“Nutritional objectives were, he said, to

maintain milk production (each 1kgincrease in litter weight requires 4kg ofmilk), body condition and subsequentreproductive efficiency in the sow and gilt:for the piglets viability, survival and growthrates were the aim.”After outlining specific feed strategies

Dr Van Barneveld concluded by stating that“nutritional management of lactating giltsand sows is multi-faceted and complex.”“It needs to vary in response to the

gilt/sow and the piglet, and gilts/sows needto be managed differently regardless of herdsize.“Many challenges during lactation

result from nutritional mismanagementprior to lactation,” he concluded.Dr Van Barneveld’s second paper ‘Pork

CRC 2011-2019 High Integrity AustralianPork’ is covered in more detail in a specificnews article on page 22. Suffice it to saythat it certainly grabbed delegate’s interest.

Vienna based Renata Urbaiyte,Biomin’s Biotronic Technical Manager, inher paper ‘Dealing with a common healthproblem in the sow herd’, examined keyfactors affecting fertility of sows includingurinary tract infections including Cystitis(inflammation of the urinary bladder),Pyelonephritis (ascendant inflammation tokidneys) and post partum DysgalactiaSyndrome (PPDS).“These predisposing factors for the

upper genital tract infections lead toincreased non productive days, earlycullings and decreased litters per sow peryear,” Ms Urbaiyte said.“Urinary pH is a protective mechanism

as acidic urinary pH creates unfavourableconditions for pathogenic bacteria.“Urinary pH in breeding sows can be

manipulated by using Biomin pHD – theactive ingredients being acid, a blend ofanionic substances and cranberry extractleading to reduced UT infections andimproved farrowing.“The key advantages of using Biomin

pHD were also reduced repeat breeder,reduced non productive days, reduced still-births – all factors leading to increased productivity,” Ms Urbaitye said.Later in the forum, Ms Urbaitye

delivered a second paper posing the ques-tion, ‘What can be done to control E. coliand Salmonella in stored feed and raw materials?’After discussion of the benefits of

organic acids vs AGPs, farm managementpractices and alternatives to the control of

bacteria in feed like irradiation and thermaltreatment, Ms Urbaitye suggested thatorganic acids and their blends, “can controlboth bacteria and prevent further recontamination”.She introduced the product lines

Biomin Cleanfeed, Biotronic SE andBiotronic forte liquid.“By using acidifiers in feed we can

improve feed and feeding line hygiene,prolong storage time, decrease buffer capacity, prevent feed recontamination andultimately lead to better animal health,”Ms Urbaitye said.Vienna based technical manager for

P.E.P Marco De Sousa, was another ofBiomins’ well travelled team to deliver hispaper, ‘Overcoming reduction of feedintake in sows and improving intestinalhealth’.After defining phytogenics (functional

feed additives of plant origin derived fromherbs, spices, and extracts/essential oils),Mr De Sousa described how the individualelements of P.E.P combined to maintain ahealthy gut, particularly at times of digestive stress.After revealing the results of extensive

trials of P.E.P in a variety of markets, MrDe Sousa pointed to the conclusion thatthe product promotes performance throughsignificantly improved FCR and can beused effectively as a growth promoter.Before the forum concluded Biomins’

Jason Weare updated delegates on his company’s Mycotoxin Survey Program for2009 – the result of 2657 samples analysedworldwide.Overall the Biomin Forum was as well

received as it was well run.For those who were unable to attend or

would just like more information on thepapers delivered, including the BiominMycotoxin Survey Program for 2009, contact Biomin’s Bernard Chuah by [email protected]

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Effluent management has become amajor concern on Australian farms whereanimals are confined for any purpose. Recognising this, BioAg Pty Ltd, a

Riverina based biological fertiliser manufac-turer, began to work on ameliorating theproblem two years ago, first in the dairysector where farmers have a legal obligationto contain, manage and dispose of livestockeffluent within property boundaries in amanner which prevents the pollution ofsurface and groundwater. Moreover, increased herd size and urban

encroachment have brought the issue undermuch greater public scrutiny.Trials have shown that the digestion

product Digest-it, liquefies the sludge indairy ponds and lagoons and eliminates

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capacity of the ponds has increased, thenitrogen and phosphate levels of the liquidphase have increased due to the digestion ofthe surface crust and the bottom sludge, thesoluble potassium level in the fluid phasehas decreased due to the increase in reten-tion volumes, the pH is generally neutral,the BOD5 level has decreased with animprovement in water quality, and odourlevels have decreased.Digest-it was launched at Dairy Week

in Tatura, Victoria in January 2009, and isnow in use on several hundred farmsthroughout Australia, providing users withsignificant economic advantages through

reduced management costs and fertiliseruse.In mid-2009, BioAg joined forces with

Pacific Agvet’s pig industry specialist KylieRoberts to develop applications of Digest-itfor use in conventional and shelter systems.Kylie will be known to many as a result

of her time with Elanco, and as committeemember of the Victorian Pig Fair. PacificAgVet’s business lies in marketing of nicheanimal health products. “Our objectives are to improve the

breakdown of the slurry going to paddock,and the composting of solid matter (includ-ing straw), to facilitate the wash-down ofthe slurry under slat floors, to improveamenity through odour reduction, and toimprove animal wellbeing through the

After treatment of the ponds on John Bourke’s pig farm there is a hugeamount of fertiliser available in the digested effluent. This is the mainpond, 15 weeks after the treatment with Digest-it started.


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Top: The primary effluent pond after nine weeks of treatment with Digest-it. The liquidportion has been drained off a week before this. Previously the outlet plug had notbeen able to be removed because of the solids built up over it. The crust is continuingto be digested by the microbes. Centre and above: The secondary holding pond containing the liquids drained off from the primary effluent pond. Above: The bubbleson the surface indicte the microbes are continuing to be active.

reduction of scalding from wet straw bedding.We’ve now been running Digest-it on fivecommercial sites for the past five monthsand the results are beginning to show,”explained Kylie.“It is not unusual to be asked why we

want to get rid of the crust on an effluentpond. The answer is that while the crustmay seem to stop the odour, it can negatively affect the ability of the pond tofunction.”John Bourke, pig producer and

President of the Victorian FarmersFederation Pig Group, was one of the firstto try the technology at his property atStanhope in Victoria. “I was skeptical at first, as it seemed too

simple. We started pouring Digest-It intothe pits, and this has cleaned them and thepipes as well. They now flow better anddon’t build up with solids,” John said.“Later, we sprayed the pond and saw

the crust break up in front of our eyes. Wehave used Digest-it at higher rates than initially recommended because we quicklywanted to see if it was going to work, andit’s worked better than expected.“Before application, we had a dam full

of solids. We couldn’t get any liquid out.Now we’ve drained liquid and the amountwe were able to get out was significant,” hecommented. “What liquid has been drained off is

continuing to bubble, so the biologicaldigestion process triggered by Digest-It isoccurring in the next holding pond.” The piggery staff have commented

there is not the ammonia smell in the sheds,or when pulling the plugs to release theeffluent, and there is minimal odour coming from the ponds themselves. With the humid and hot weather

experienced in Victoria earlier in the year,John said they also noticed that the pondsdid not have the usual “pong” in that sortof weather.John is looking forward to seeing how

Digest-It can benefit the piggery in winter,as water for flushing is limited. He thinksthey may not need to use as much waterbecause Digest-it is controlling odour andstopping the build-up of solids in the pitswithin the sheds.After six weeks of Digest-it application

to the effluent pond at a Shepparton piggery, surface bubbling is showing thatdigestion is occurring in the sludge on thebottom.Even at this early stage, tests show that

for every megalitre of effluent irrigationwater applied to pasture, there is a fertiliseroffset of 585 kg of nitrogen, 123 kg ofphosphorus and 278 kg of potassium.There is thus a huge amount of

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Digest-It is also safe for pigs. Pigs cansafely play in or eat bedding sprayed withit. Use in the shelters will enhance the composting process of the soiled bedding. Kylie is presently trialing Digest-It in

straw based sheds with the aims of reducingodour and ammonia which can scald pigs.“Straw based sheds can have issues with

odour. With Digest-it’s action, the odourshould be negligible. We are also looking atthe amount of waste material (straw andmanure) building up in the dunging area.If the pigs are in the shelter for a long period of time, the enhanced compostingwill potentially help lower this.”Using the program in a shelter is

straightforward and adaptable to the duration of the pigs’ stay. “By using Digest-it in a shelter and

continuing after clean out with a goodcomposting program, producers are able tocreate a valuable and saleable fertiliser in arelatively short time,” Kylie said.BioAg and Pacific AgVet have been

conducting field days in northern Victoriaover the past few months to introduce piggery operators to the Digest-it system for effluent management, with the next one scheduled for South Australia, andmore planned for other states later in theyear.“Digest-it is a useful tool for an holistic

approach to effluent and water manage-ment,” Kylie said.“It can be used in piggeries to treat the

effluent pond, used in pull plug pits,through flush drains, in sump pits, in littersheds and compost piles.

One megalitre of water applied to onehectare is equivalent to 100m of rain or irrigation per hectare. Accordingly, the effluent would need to

be mixed with raw water to prevent fertiliser overload. Various figures are available on the

maximum nitrogen application per hectareper watering; however, in general a maxi-mum of 50 kg of nitrogen per hectare oneach occasion is indicated.Experience with dairy ponds indicates

that as Digest-it treatment continues, thenitrogen and phosphorus levels will continue to rise, and potassium levels willfall, and that these values will eventuallyplateau. Another farm using Digest-it in pull

plug pits has noticed a change in the effluent held in the pits and, most notice-ably, a reduction in the flying insects in thedrains. Without the crust on the surface,the available environment for insects tobreed is reduced.Each batch of Digest-it is quality

control tested to ensure that it contains noentero-pathogenic bacteria (e.g. E. Coli orsalmonella). Indeed, preliminary laboratorytrials indicate that it may actually suppresssuch bacteria. A great boon to piggery staff is that

Digest-it is ‘operator safe’. Operators suffer no ill effects if they

happen to splash it on themselves or dispense with protective clothing. This is ofparticular benefit where contract or seasonallabour is used, and operator experience levels may be low.

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Food Labelling Law and Policy AMAG alsorecommended the term `Made in Australia’may only be used when the food productmeets the full criteria set out in the TradePractices Act.AMAG has also called for more

stringent guidelines for country of originclaims so a food product which contains ahigh percentage of imported ingredientscannot legally be described as `Australianmade’.The Food Standards Code, which

requires some foods such as pork andseafood to carry a country of origin label,while others such as beef and chicken areexempt, is inconsistent and confusing,AMAG Chief Executive Ian Harrison says.“There are growing concerns among

consumers about where their fresh and

processed foods come from,” said MrHarrison.“They are anxious about how safe the

food they are buying is,’’ he said.“One of the primary purposes of food

labelling is to provide consumers withenough information to enable them tomake informed choices. “Therefore, the rules should be

consistent, clear and as simple as possible,’’Mr Harrison said.Under the Trade Practices Act a food

product can legally be described as`Australian made “if it has been substan-tially transformed in Australia and at least50% of the production costs have beenincurred in Australia”. The ACCC’s country of origin guide-

lines allow a food product to carry a claimlike ‘Made in Australia from local andimported ingredients’ if it doesn’t meet thefull criteria.“The term ‘Made in Australia’ should

not be allowed to be used in a qualified

claim such as ‘Made in Australia from localand imported ingredients’ as shoppers findthis unclear,” Mr Harrison said.“Food products which don’t meet the

full criteria set out in the Trade PracticesAct should be labelled with an alternativeclaim, for example ‘packaged in’ or ‘blend-ed in’,’’ he said.“Likewise, a food product should not

be able to carry the ‘Australian made’ claimwhen it contains mainly imported ingredients which have simply been mixedor blended, seasoned, cured orhomogenised here. “Processes such as these should not be

classed substantial transformation.“We are in the process of amending the

AMAG Code of Practice to exclude theseprocesses from the definition of substantialtransformation so when consumers see theAMAG logo they can be sure the major orcharacterising ingredient has been sourcedlocally and the product made or grownhere,” Mr Harrison concluded.



NEWSAlltech’s Great Debate opensthe global discussion

The 2010 ‘Great Debate’, held during Alltech’s 26th InternationalAnimal Health and Nutrition Symposium in Lexington, Kentucky,USA exceeded expectations as four renowned figures from the agricultural industry debated their views on The Triple BottomLine of People, Profits and Planet.Three key topics that were addressed by the speakers during

the debate were public education, how best to address globalhunger and confronting criticism within the agri-industry.Professor Patrick Wall, former Chairman of the management

board of the European Food & Safety Association (EFSA),Ireland, Trent Loos, radio, print and agribusiness commentator,USA, Osler Desouzart, Consultant, Brazil and Gordon Butland,Director, G&S Agri Consultants, Thailand, took the stage to discuss their ideas in front of more than 1,500 delegates represent-ing top global agribusinesses.

Professor Wall spoke about the importance of education inthe fight against hunger. “Hunger is linked to poverty. Education and training is the

key, not providing aid. We were designed to be hunter gatherers.We use the BSE theory: Blame Someone Else. “To tackle obesity we can’t put it on one industry but it is a

group effort. Everyone’s most available resource is their head.” Mr Butland supported Professor Wall’s argument, stating,

“The solution is simply education, education and more educa-tion.”The panelists expressed their views strongly on other hot topic

issues like global warming. On the one hand stating that “Global warming is the largest

man-made hoax the world has ever seen,” Trent Loos remindedthose present that “our job in agriculture is the moral and ethicalresponsibility to convert natural resources into human consumableproducts. “That will be done in a sustainable way with profits driving

what is best for the planet and ultimately doing what’s mostimportant, improving the lives of humans around the world,” MrLoos said.On whether buying locally was really something that should

be encouraged, Osler Desouzart stated that, “This is the latest. It isnot the last but it is the latest. It’s ‘buy local’. “I went to Finland and asked them for a local pineapple. Most

unfortunately they had none available that week. And then I camehere to Kentucky and said ‘I refuse to buy any coffee that is notproduced in Kentucky, please serve me’. I have been drinking teaever since… Less than 10% of all food is traded. Food is alreadylocal. It is protectionism.”Commenting on the debate, Alltech Vice-President, Aidan

Connolly, said, “It has been an honor for us to host this informa-tive debate at our 26th Symposium”. He reminded the international audience of the importance of

the ‘multiplier effect’ in spreading the messages delivered by thepanel. “If everybody tells the story to just two people on their

journey home, we will have tripled the delivery of the key messages.”

Visit www.alltech.com/symposium for more information andto watch the recap of the ‘Great Debate’.

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Speaker ProfilesProf Patrick Wall, Associate Professor

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damaging consumer behavior. He is a co-director of the UCD Centre

for Behavior and Health which is engagedin research on behavioral economics, population health disparities and policyinterventions. Gordon Butland, Director, G&S Agri

Consultants Co. Ltd retired fromRabobank International and now concentrates on advising clients along thewhole chain of the poultry industry,including genetics, feed, animal health,hatchery and slaughterhouse equipmentcompanies as well as processors. In addition to having served as a

Rabobank representative for many years, hehas held various senior financial manage-ment positions including the positions ofChief Financial Officer for the AngloAmerican Group in Brazil and the CocaCola Company in South Latin America.Mr Butland has clients in Thailand, China,India, Brazil and even a small turkey company in the USA.Osler Desouzart, Managing Director,

OD Consulting Planning and Strategy wasformer Director of Sadia, one of the world’sleading integrated operations for poultryproduction and exports and also a very largeprocessor of soybean meal and soya oil.In more recent times, having estab-

lished his own consultancy business, MrDesouzart has presented at many of theleading conferences around the world,including the World Agriculture Forum. Trent Loos, farmer, rancher and radio

host is an expert on American agriculture and an avid public speaker, travelling the United States and speaking topeople of all ages about the issues facingthe industry today. He records, produces and sends his

radio programs from wherever his travelstake him using his laptop computer andthe internet. His daily radio show, LoosTales presently has a radio listening audience of four million and can be heardon more than 100 stations across the country.He is also a regular columnist for

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It was about 10 years ago when MikeAndersen was painting a window on hishouse when the idea of starting his ownbusiness ‘hit him like a brick’, and soMundigo was formed, and started businessat the same time as the GST was introduced – in July 2000.

The early days of Mundigo were memorable, Mike recalls.

The first company car was one Mikeborrowed from his father. Mike says “it wasa dark brown 1975 Valiant Ranger withrust holes in the floor and mice in the headlining – but it went well.

“It did the job for a couple of monthsuntil I upgraded to Commodore ute status.”

Mike grew up on an 1100 sow piggeryat Monegeetta, central Victoria, where hisfather John Andersen was constantly building new sheds or renovating old ones.The piggery began in 1963 with 30 sows inthe paddock, and provided a great place tolive and work for the Andersen family.

In the late 1980s, in addition to run-ning the home farm at Monegeetta, John

started a new 1000 sow outdoor piggerynear Edenhope in Western Victoria, whichprovided more challenges and more travelfor John, but was largely a very successfulenterprise.

Mike, being the only son, was expectedto follow in his father’s footsteps and takeover the family business, but Mike said itdidn’t work out that way.

Instead he completed a degree inAgricultural Engineering at MelbourneUniversity, then moved to South Australiato start his career with AgriwasteConsultants as a draftsman and juniorengineer in the areas of pig shed design,waste management and ventilation systems.

“I wanted to be a farmer and I workedwell with my father, but he had other plansfor me. During first year uni I wanted toquit, but he kept me going there for fouryears and now I thank him for it.”

For eight years after graduating, Mikeworked in the pig industry specialising inshed design, ventilation and piggery equip-ment.

His company Mundigo began by being

the Australian distributor for AP Systems, abusiness relationship that’s still strongtoday.

Within six months of Mundigo starting (then known as Piggery Systemsand Design), Nippon Meat Packers fromJapan made plans for a new 5000 sow piggery ‘Tong Park’ near Dalby inQueensland.

The design and equipment used forthis unit would be similar to Nippon’s piggeries in the USA, which meant thatmost of the equipment used would be fromAP Systems, supplied by Mundigo.

In the following year, Mike ordereddozens of containers from AP Systems tosupply the new piggery with silos, feedingsystems, ventilation equipment and controlsystems, and assisted in its installation.

Mike says, “Tong Park threw us in atthe deep end, but it put us on the map. Itwas a steep learning curve and we spent alot of time and effort on that job”.

In 2002, Mike was not happy with theprice and design of the farrowing cratesavailable from AP Systems or some otherEuropean suppliers, so he decided to designhis own.

By taking the best design aspects frommany different crates, he came up with thecrate Mundigo still sells today, largelyunchanged since the first ones were sold.

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Top: Farrowing shed construction inVictoria. Above: Linda Andersen busyon the phones.

Mike has lost count, but says there arethousands in Australia and New Zealand,and knows of a piggery in Poland that has400 Mundigo crates installed. He’s stillwaiting for the royalties.Another key to Mundigo’s success was

when Ausvac was taken over by Intervet in2001. The Coolgro and Cosypig range ofheating and cooling controllers previouslymarketed by Ausvac, was dropped fromIntervet’s product range. Mundigo took on the sales role for

these popular products and as a bonusreceived a big list of phone numbers andaddresses of Australian pig farmers – veryuseful for the new business. The Coolgro controls are made in

Australia, and have been modernised andupgraded twice in the last 10 years to keepup with pig farmer’s requirements.For the first two years, Mundigo was

based in Gawler in South Australia from aspare room in Mike’s house, and goodswere stored in an old railway shed on theother side of town. Then the business moved with Mike’s

family onto a farming property inEdenhope for three years while Mike fulfilled a life ambition of building a straw-bale house at Mundulla near Bordertown.At the same time, Mike bought bare

land in the Bordertown industrial estateand built a warehouse and office facilitywhere Mundigo would be based. After ahectic two years of building, the family andbusiness moved permanently to their current locations.

In 2008, Mundigo took over WedaAustralia when a popular industry identityZiggy Kling decided to retire. He offered the business to Mike, who

has since installed two new Weda liquidfeeding systems from Germany and is currently assisting with a complete 2200sow breeder farm change-over to liquidfeeding. “The first Weda installation was in SA,

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installing the kitchen. This has proven tobe an extremely valuable experience”.The cornerstone of Mundigo has been

piggery shed design, and this has pro-gressed into shed construction and projectmanagement. Today Mundigo has construction

projects in four states, plus shed renova-tions and fit-outs. They have sub-contract concreters and

shed building teams which travel Australiawide and specialise in the construction ofpiggeries. Mundigo handles the councilapplication and design right through to the

finished shed.Mike has seen a shift over the last 15

years from pig farmers building their ownsheds, to now wanting a completed shedbuild by others to their specifications.“Today, pig producers need to stay

focused on pig production, and can’t affordto take their eyes off the ball to build a newshed by themselves,” says Mike.Mike believes that the next 10 years

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farming background and relevant academicqualifications were the ideal basis for Miketo build his business.Now with ten years of very practical

experience, including some very toughyears for Australian pig farmers, Mike hasbecome adept at tailoring upgrades andnew infrastructure to an industry thatneeds to see real and immediate returns forinvestment.A good example of this practice was

examined by Pork Journal back inSeptember 2006 when we reported on anew climate controlled farrowing shed atButch Moses’ Salt Lake Bacon farm.The sheds feature automated climate

control using an innovative combination ofevaporative cooling pads and fans that weremore than competent to reduce a high thirties north west wind driven outdoorstemperature during the visit to a cool andoptimal 23 degreesC in the new shed.Clever design using appropriate

technology and within manageable cost.

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NEWSDr Jim Pettigrew awarded Alltech Medal of Excellence

Alltech, global animal health company,opened its 26th Annual InternationalAnimal Health and Nutrition Symposiumby awarding Dr Jim Pettigrew withAlltech’s Medal of Excellence, which isAlltech’s highest honor given annually to ascientist completing innovative work in aparticular field. Professor Pettigrew earned the Medal of

Excellence for his insight into and recogni-tion of cutting-edge technologies leading tothe advancement of pig nutrition globally.

“It is truly an honor for me to receivethis Medal of Excellence from Alltech, acompany joined in the effort to produceenough food,” said Pettigrew. “One of the grand challenges of the

coming decades will be to produce enoughfood to satisfy a world with a rapidlyincreasing appetite. As in the past, we willsucceed in that challenge to the extent wemake the investments and take the creativeactions necessary for success,” he said.

“Having travelled extensively, ProfessorJim Pettigrew has firsthand experience ofthe challenges that face our world as westruggle to provide safe food for a growingpopulation,” said Dr Pearse Lyons, AlltechPresident and founder.“Professor Pettigrew has produced

pioneering solutions looking at how thefood producing industry can reduce itsdependence on grains, corn and soya dietsand instead utilize alternative materials as aviable diet for protein production.” After being awarded the Medal of

Excellence by Dr Lyons, Professor Pettigrewwent on to make some predictions on thefuture of global hunger, stating that “toaddress the problem of hunger, we mustalso address the problem of poverty”. He also said that recognizing the

challenge and becoming innovative withfixing the problem are the first two steps.After that we must make some investmentsand target small land owners, who are thegate keepers to our global food production.

Professor Pettigrew is a native ofWayne County, Illinois, and earned degreesfrom Southern Illinois University (B.S. inAnimal Industries), Iowa State University(M.S. in Animal Nutrition), and theUniversity of Illinois (Ph.D. in AnimalNutrition). After receiving his Ph.D., he worked

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Winner of the Doug Ross Travel and Study Award announced

and cattle and found working with pigs really challenging butrewarding. This opportunity to see how pigs are managed in acold climate such as Canada, as well as the differences in thegrow out process and shed design, compared with the Australianclimate, will be a fabulous time in my life. “The experience of seeing firsthand another country and

meeting pig vets from all over the world is something I am veryexcited about. Sharing views with these people will be veryrewarding”. For further information regarding IPVS Congress 2010, the

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The recipient of the Australian pork industry biannual Doug RossTravel and Study Award has been awarded to fifth-year Charles SturtUniversity Veterinary student, Jill Groat. The award is supported by Australian Pork Ltd (APL) and private

donations to a trust fund set up to honour the late Doug Ross. Itrecognises the contribution Doug Ross (1947-2000) made to theAustralian pig industry. Doug was a veterinarian who was passionately involved in the pig

industry and was a mentor to many people in the industry. Speaking on behalf of the judges panel, Dr Ross Cutler said this is

the first time that the award has been made to a student. The judges hope that the award brings another bright young

veterinarian to the field of pig medicine or allied areas. This award will enable Ms Groat to travel all-expenses paid to

Vancouver, Canada, to attend this year’s International Pig VeterinarySociety (IPVS) Congress from July 18 to 20. Additionally, she will attend the Australian Pork Veterinarian’s

(APV) Satellite Conference also being held in Vancouver before theIPVS Congress. Ms Groat first became interested in pig production following

student practical work on a pig farm in the Young district of NewSouth Wales . “I’m initially from an extensive farming background with sheep

Pan Pacific Pork Expo winsAustralian Government Major Events Grant

Pan Pacific Pork Expo (PPPE), the Australian pork industry’smajor show case event has been awarded an AustralianGovernment grant of $76,000, through the Department ofAgriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) – PromotingAustralian Produce (Major Events) program. PPPE Chairman Dr Robert Van Barneveld said this injection

of grant money is a tremendous and a welcome boost to theevent this year. “It will enable the PPPE Committee to sponsor more

producers to attend the event, attract a high calibre of speakers,especially from overseas and ensure the high quality of activitiesscheduled for the event occur,” he said.PPPE runs every second year and this year it is being held on

the June 16 & 17 at the Gold Coast Convention and ExhibitionCentre. The major sponsorship partners for the event are Australian

Pork Limited (APL) and the Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). “This injection of funds will certainly ensure the event runs

to its full potential,” Dr van Barneveld said. “This year’s Pan Pacific Pork Expo, themed ‘Next Generation

Pork – Finding the Balance’, will provide APL and Pork CRCwith a platform to highlight a range of research and developmentachievements arising out of the excellent work conducted by bothorganisations on behalf of Australian pork producers. “This year, in particular, is critical for rural research and

development in Australia with the Productivity CommissionInquiry and the rebid for government funding for continuationof the Pork CRC, all high on the agenda. “The PPPE Committee would like to take the opportunity

of thanking the Australian Government and in particular ThePromoting Australian Produce (Major Events) program for supporting this event,” said Dr van Barneveld. All exhibition spaces and sponsorship for this year have sold

out and registrations to attend have been finalised and the eventlooks set to be a great success.


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Pork CRC. He is also a leading pig nutrition specialist and consultant operating within the Becan Partnership.If there was ever a road map for the future of the Australian pig

industry this would be as close as it gets so far.Firstly Dr Van Barneveld asked the question, ‘What can an

extended Pork CRC and the pork industry contribute to Australia?’He then went on to define the ‘High Integrity Pork Concept’

including financial and collateral costs.“Australian pork can contribute to both global and local food

security based on a low financial cost of production – a key focus ofthe current Pork CRC with collateral benefits including better welfare, environment, nutrient diversion, and health outcomes,” he said.“A growing population with three billion more to feed by 2050,

plus increasing consumption generally, will mean a 100% increaseon current production with only 1% more arable land available:just having enough food to eat will become an issue,” Dr VanBarneveld predicted.“Pork will remain the most widely consumed meat globally

with consumption to increase over 21% between 2005 and 2015.Pork consumption in Australia represents 13.5% of all meat con-sumed so obviously there is capacity to increase that proportion.”In the context of increasing pressure on global food supply, Dr

Van Barneveld spoke about local food security including the main-tenance of a secure and sustainable supply of nutrients not subjectto international production and trade machinations, also protectionof local resources from exotic diseases.He also drew attention to the growing demand globally for

what have been described as ‘ethical’ meat production that encom-passes not only animal welfare but also environmental and foodsafety issues. (www.contextmarketing.com/sources/feb28-2010/ethi-calfoodreport.pdf )“High Integrity Australian Pork will remain an essential

contributor to food diversity and choice- both here and overseasand is a cornerstone to our future food security that will be differ-entiated based on safety with a high level of traceability, nutritiouswith demonstrated health benefits, affordable, abundant, consistentand versatile.

“Of equal importance is that it is locally produced, benefittingfrom Australia’s unique environmental and geographical attributesand that optimal welfare production practices are involved.“Minimal CO2 impacts will be a critical issue and that pork

production should be sustainable and profitable supporting regionaldevelopment and attractive to new investment.”Defining key aims for the Pork CRC from 2011 to 2019, Dr

Van Barneveld identified “efficient and ethical production withoutthe need for sow confinement in stalls or crates or widespread useof antibiotic medications, and the delivery of key nutrients via porksafely, enhancing the health and well being of consumers.“We must utilise revolutionary feed sources and effluent

management systems that result in emissions of less than 1kg ofCO2 equivalents of pork produced while contributing to Australia’seconomic growth and food security without drawing on the ecological capital of other parts of the world.”

These aims would be achieved through four specific Pork CRCprograms, 1. Confinement-free sow and piglet management, 2. Next generation Production Products, 3. Healthy PorkConsumption and 4. Carbon Conscious Inputs and Outputs.Expanding on Program 1, Dr Van Barneveld referred to world

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to manage sow body condition, and less non productive days.“Delivery of an immune primed weaner, no post weaning

growth check from a cost effective production model that utilisesexisting infrastructure without the need for high capital investment.“For the market and consumers, welfare-friendly production

practices with little or no increase in product cost leading to themaintenance of a reliable, consistent, safe and environmentally conscious food supply.Given that this paper was delivered to a wide audience includ-

ing growers and other key members of the production chain it washardly surprising that lively debate ensued.Expanding on necessary changes in production methods Dr

Van Barneveld revealed that APL and the CRC had included keyretail organisations like Woolies and the RSPCA in formulatingfuture directions.“Ultimately sow stalls will never be accepted by a significant

proportion of consumers,” Dr Van Barneveld said.Returning to the topic of ‘timely and coordinated research’ the

Australian pork industry was at a ‘tipping point’ with “a clear needto ensure a cohesive approach to new production systems andstrong research to underpin changes. There were multi-disciplineresearch challenges – nutrition, genetics, management, welfare andbehaviour.“This meant a need for basic and applied research and research

outcomes are needed right now.“Previous research without a common focus and cooperative

approach has not produced outcomes that can be adopted by industry.”In expanding on Program 2, Dr Van Barneveld mentioned key

areas for research were disease management without antibiotics,improved genetics (selection for survivability and performance), alsonew vaccines including for pasturella and salmonella.Also there are new diagnostics for health including environmen-

tal diagnostics and novel interventions such as phages, probiotics,prebiotic (inulin) also genomics of the pig and pathogens.Of consumer and retailer interest in outcomes for Program 2

would be reduction of variation and enhancing eating attributesconsistent with maintaining of enhancing efficiency.“Removing boar taint and on-line diagnostics for its detection

and the enhancement of intra muscular fat are key aims for futureresearch outcomes,” Dr Van Barneveld said.Under Program 3 (Healthy Pork Consumption) there would be

research conducted to product and supply pathways with the aim ofopening or improving market access locally and internationally.“We want to measure consumer responses to the ‘High Integrity

Australian Pork’ concept in partnership with both Asian andAustralia buyers and experiment with both international and domestic consumers to expand meat and enhanced meat options.“Further market initiatives in this program include the identifi-

cation of attributes of Australian pork to improve health status oftarget consumer groups (eg. diabetics, the obese). “Program 4, Carbon Conscious Inputs and Outputs, would

include optimal production and capture of methane for use as analternative energy source. More efficient energy use in piggeries andnovel production of alternative energy sources (algae) as well as safeutilisation of waste streams as nutrient sources.“We need to achieve further improvements in the efficiency of

nutrient use and nutrient yield,” Dr Van Barneveld said.“Other fields of research in this program include ingredient

characterisation using NIRS, cereal and pulse breeding programsand novel methods to improve the nutritional quality of diets basedon traditional and pulse sources.”Under the umbrella of Training, Education and Infrastructure,

Dr Van Barneveld stated the need to establish post doctoral programs, PhD programs, commercial internships, base resourcemaintenance and farm staff re-training and demonstration sites.Dealing with funding strategy, Dr Van Barneveld pointed out

that the model was for a ‘terminal CRC’ with phased out Federalfunding and a genuine attempt to establish an alternative and on-going R&D structure.He mentioned the Productivity Commission enquiry into

RDCs and the APL levy increase negotiations and strategies.“Timing was critical,” he said and that there was a significant

research challenge ahead with a 3-5 year research program.“The model code of practice for sow stalls becomes effective in

2017 and the RSPCA has drawn a ‘line in the sand’ over sow confinement with a deadline of 2020.“There is a changing R&D environment in Australia and we

need to be aware of that. The Australian pork industry is poised fora change in production methods now.“The Australian pork industry will make a greater contribution

to global and local food security in the future and Australian porkwill be a ‘high integrity’ protein that accounts for both financial andcollateral production costs.“The Pork CRC 2011-2019 represents one of the most impor-

tant research programs ever undertaken by the industry and willreshape pork production in Australia and overseas,” Dr VanBarneveld concluded.

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