Presentation by

DAMIEN SMART 2006 Nuffield Scholar

WATER USE EFFICIENCYPRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDING

Sponsored By:

GLOBAL FOCUS

California

Mexico

Washington D.C

Brazil

New Zealand

Alberta

China

France

SMART GROUP

• DIRECTOR ON SMARTGROUP BOARD

• MANAGE OPERATIONS AT KEITH

3500HA

750HA IRRIGATION

DRYLAND LUCERNE SEED

850HA CONT. CROPPING

5000 EWES

250 COWS

Study topic

•• WATER USE EFFICIENCYWATER USE EFFICIENCY

•• PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK FEEDINGFEEDING

• WATER USE EFFICIENCY

•• MORE CROP PER DROPMORE CROP PER DROP

–– Flood = 10ML @ 80kg/MLFlood = 10ML @ 80kg/ML

–– Under Canopy Pivot = 4.5ML@177kg/MLUnder Canopy Pivot = 4.5ML@177kg/ML

–– SDI = 3.5ML @ 285kg/MLSDI = 3.5ML @ 285kg/ML

–– MORE RETURN PER DROPMORE RETURN PER DROP

•• Flood = $320/MLFlood = $320/ML

•• Under Canopy Pivot = $708/MLUnder Canopy Pivot = $708/ML

•• SDI = $1140/MLSDI = $1140/ML

WATER USE EFFICIENCY

• MOST EFFICIENT SYSTEMS

– Sub Surface drip

– Removable SDI

– Drip

– Under canopy pivots

WATER USE EFFICIENCY

•• Electricity requirementsElectricity requirements

–– SDI from Furrow resulted inSDI from Furrow resulted in

•• 2% reduction in total water use2% reduction in total water use

•• 37% Yield increase37% Yield increase

•• 38% increase in WUE KG/ML/Ha38% increase in WUE KG/ML/Ha

•• 21% increase in Energy use21% increase in Energy use

•• 13% better energy use efficiency 13% better energy use efficiency kg/Kw/hakg/Kw/ha

WATER USE EFFICIENCY

• ENERGY USE

– Doubling of drip/micro in California

– Groundwater – groundwater/district

water

– Result in a 629% increase in energy use

CONCLUSIONS

MORE CROP PER DROP

MORE RETURN PER DROP

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDINGGLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON MEAT

• Most of the world don’t eat red meat

• Those countries that do are

generally declining in consumption

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDING

• World consumption

– Pork

–Chicken

– Seafood

– Beef

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDING

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

million

tonnes

Pork

Chiken

Beef

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK FEEDINGWorld Market growth

0.00%

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

2.50%

3.00%

3.50%

4.00%

4.50%

5.00%

Annual

growth

95-00

Annual

growth

00-05

Pork

Chicken

Beef

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDING

•• Australia is the second largest Australia is the second largest

exporter of beef and lambexporter of beef and lamb

•• Domestic consumer trends show Domestic consumer trends show

that beef and lamb consumption will that beef and lamb consumption will

decline while chicken will increasedecline while chicken will increase

PRECRIPTION LIVESTOCK PRECRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDINGFEEDING

•• How can red meat compete?How can red meat compete?

•• CONSISTENCYCONSISTENCY

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK FEEDING

•• How do we achieve How do we achieve

consistency?consistency?

•• Same feed for the same Same feed for the same

length of timelength of time

PRESCRIPTION LIVESTOCK

FEEDING

•• Further differentiation through feedFurther differentiation through feed

–– OmegaOmega--33

–– SeleniumSelenium

–– Vitamin EVitamin E

CONCLUSIONS

• Where possible use feeds that are always available to ensure consistency

• Finish animals on prescribed diet for a prescribed period

• Select animals that will convert most favorably for situation

• Investigate possible points of difference for marketing

CONCLUSIONS

Marketing own meat

• Consistently great tasting red meat

• Avoid commodity product

• Consumer relevant points of

difference

CONCLUSIONS

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