BØGEKÆRGÅRD Anette & Kaj Munck boegekaergaard.dk

1. BØGEKÆRGÅRD Anette & KajMunck www.boegekaergaard.dk

2. Denmark EUROPA

4. Bøgekærgård Kaj Munck Tornemarksvej 4, Jyderup, 4640 Faxe

5. Vi overtog Bøgekærgård i 1988

7. Bøgekærgård • 1988: 24 ha 60 sows, no workers, 2 million kr. • 1992 buy 27 ha and make for 150 sows leasing 19 ha • 1996 starting up finishers 2500/ year • 1998 buy 35 ha • 2004 build for 400 sows totally leasing 25 ha more • 2005 buy 18 ha and leasing 29 ha • 2012 leasing 30 ha more • Today 188 ha 400 sows export 8800 in a pig circle contract 35 kgs. Pigs. • 2900 finishers from 35-108, 4 workers • Home production of breeding animal. 

8. Antibiotic Growth Promotors • 1988 Resistans to almost all kind of antibiotics. • 1992 we got a contract export to UK through DC. • 1995 free stop from Danish finishers • 1995 Many farmers stopped giving weaners • 1998 The year off a ban in DK for AGP for finishers. • 1999 The year for a ban for AGP for weaners • 2000 Total stop for AGP in EU • 2005 also stop in France and Spain and Italy.!!!!

9. Denmarks National Scheme To Cut AntibioticUse in Livestock • Not a new thing – started 20 yearsago • Legislation and industryinitiatives • Laws • Voluntarybans • Focusonanimalhealthmanyyearsbeforethat • Pigs • SPF-system for pigs – 1968 • Eradication of Aujeszkys disease-1980-1990 • Cattle • Eradicationprogrammes for IBR – 1980-1990, • BVD – last decade • Broilers and layers • Hygieneprogrammes in broilers – salmonella programme

10. What happened when we stopped AGP • Diarrhoea more specifict.“Lawsonia” vaccination • Mortality +1 first year. Next year no difference. • Change of minerals and premix more digestibility • Change of protein more fishmeal and potato protein • Less soybeanmeal more wheat • No more milking powder in food. Except 3-12 kgs. • Age of weaners from 24 days to 35 days. • More straw to special weaners first 14 days. • Use of floor heating in all pens for weaners. • Small and big weaners in each room for treatment.

11. More focus for change of air. • Sick pens for sick pigs giving antibiotics full dose. • Finishers from 75 % wheat and 22% soybean meal---- • 40% wheat 36% barley 20% soybean meal and 4% mineral mix. • Giving more straw every day.= fiber • Much focus on hygiene from small to big pigs • All in All out and total clean between each batch. • Not stream line pigs in special section 2 weeks more • Lot of test for what a pig need in (in food) vsp.dk • “ DANISH PIG RESEARCH CENTER”

12. Management • Agreement with the vet and audit, selfcontrol • Visit every month – inspection report • Round trip for all pigs in all housing units • Registration of antibiotics usage since last visit • Prescription of antibiotics and vaccines and pain killers • Autopsy of dead pigs • Going through treatment and cause of death all pigs • Faecal samples for testing bacterial resistance towards certain types of antibiotics

13. More focus for change of air and correct temperature. • Sick pens for sick pigs giving antibiotics full dose. • Finishers from 75 % wheat and 22% soybean meal---- • 40% wheat 36% barley 20% soybean meal and 4% mineral mix. • Giving more straw every day.= fiber • Much focus on hygiene from small to big pigs-infection • All in All out and total clean between each batch. • Not stream line pigs in special section 2 weeks more • Lot of test for what a pig need in (in food) vsp.dk= • “ DANISH PIG RESEARCH CENTER”

14. Before weaning • Never wean pigs below 6.5 kg – never! • Minimum age of weaned pig is 28 days by law. • We have suckling period at 38 days. Weaning age 32 • Never wean any sick pigs. • More food for sows up to 16 kg/ day (avoid lean sows) • Use nursing sows 2 steps . • Check for sick pigs every day! • Using collecting sows.

15. Weaners • Feed component must match the age of the pigs (compensate) • Restrictive feeding especially the first 10-14 days after weaning • Correct housing temperature, dry pens at insertion • Number of pigs in the pens • No cold draught in the resting area • Floor heating - correct temperature for the pigs • No manure or manure gas steaming up • Straw for all pigs every day • Check for sick pigs every day! • Test of resistance diarrhoea • BSO registration codes off disease • Giving Yoghurt 10% 2x day in 7 days.

16. Management • Sectioned batch operation 100% • AIAO = all-in/all-out • Washing and disinfection between batches • Hygiene – a top priority desinfektion and drying in 2 days • All sick pigs in relief pens - very important =1,2% dead !!! • Only medication in sick pens and relief pens. • Adding formic acid, lactic acid and propionicacid(-slatted floor) • Probiotics ( feedstuff industri) • Zinc oxide 2500 ppm first week after weaning

17. Finishers • Feed components rich in fiber for pigs weighing 30-100 kg • Correct housing temperature, dry pens at insertion • No cold draught in the resting area • Floor heating - correct temperature for the pigs • No manure or manure gas steaming up • Straw for all pigs every day • Check for sick pigs every day! • No waste of food any where • Test of resistance diarrhoea • BSO registration codes off disease

18. Impact on productivity, finishers (30-100 kg)- Experiences from 62 herds Observed development in daily gain Erfaring 0005

19. Impact on productivity, finishers (30-100 kg)- Conclusions • Overall only few problems. • Experience groups giving ideas farm to farm • 3) Existing know-how is sufficient to solve problems: • More barley / texture in the feed • Less crude protein • Addition of organic acids to feed or water

20. Legislation • Antibiotics have alwaysbeen on prescription • Ban on sale of generics from vet to farmer • Separation of sales and veterinaryadvice • Vetstat • Yellow card

21. Separation of advise from sale of antibiotics – ban of sale of genericsPigs • Vet not allowed to sell antibiotics (except for 5 days emergency treatment) • Health advisory contract between producer and vet • Vet writes prescription to producer • Pharmacy delivers the product • Producer can keep antibiotics for 35 days • Removes incentive for prescribing too much • Changes focus to management and prevention

22. Industry initiatives • AGP’s • Voluntary stop finishers 1998 • Voluntary total stop 2000 • Cephalosporins • 2010 voluntary stop for 3. and 4. generation cephalosporins in the pig production • Not used for Danish broilers • Reduced use cattle

23. High Low { Immunity (E-vitamin) Gruel Dry { Feed type Feed additives Restrictive Ad libitum { Feed strategy Meal Pellets { Expensive Cheap Feed form { Feed mix 4 weeks 5 weeks { Weaning age High Low { Protein level Effect of alternative strategies on productivity and diarrhoea Expensive vs. cheap diets No effect on diarrhoea Improved gain in one herd (out of two) = DKK +4 /pig Additional cost with expensive feed = DKK 12-15 /pig • Reduced protein resulted in: • Less diarrhoea (0.8-1.7 treat. days) • = DKK +1-2 /pig • Reduced gain (-30 g/day) • = DKK -8.5/pig More ”robust” pigs with late weaning • With restrictive feeding: • Fewer treatments for diarrhoea • Lower mortality (one herd) • Reduced productivity (one herd)

24. Conclusion • Production of finishers without AGP is possible • Weaning without AGP is possible, but not easy • Positive effect of late weaning • Effect of low protein, but not economically • Some products can help the pigs • Organic acids in high doses (> 1%)

25. Feeding is not a single factor! Remember that many other things can affect productivity and health

26. Experiences • Farmer-to-farmer exchange of know-how • Yearly congress for pig farmers – new knowledge • Use of independent advisers food, vet and consultant. Handle the pigs the way you want to be handled

27. Survival "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." - Charles Darwin

39. Svinekødsbranche i DKpr. dec. 2010

40. Export of pork from Denmark 90% of production • Germany • UK • China • Japan • Russia • Poland • Italy, Sweden, France and now also Australia(freeland food)

41. Livingexport. • Germany: 5.500.000 at 30 kg • Germany:200.000 finishers 120 kg • Poland:1.000.000 at 30 kg • East Europe: 1.000.000.30-35 kg • Breeding sows 300.000. all around the world.

42. Special for Denmark. • New law 1 january 2012 : Alarm elektronik SMS alarm when slurry tank is 95 % full evt. Alarm to Falck or ISS, via mobil. • If slurry tank is closer than 200 m to a lake or a little stream, must be a plan for safety and must be dyke around to protect nature!!!!!!! • Log book for slurry tank describing floating layer if it is OK. • Every month we make registrations on internet.(controlled by airphotos

43. Welfare • Min 8 hours light a day at all pigs 200 LUX • Alarm system giving signal by missing ventilation • If water is running,  • Alarm system must call you if temperature is high or low, if electricity has been cut off. • Test 1x/week. Self Audit that you tested it. • Alarm has to call at least 3 persons or a central for alarm. • Emergency ventilation if temperature over max.ore if electricity has been cut off.

45. Welfare • Sick pens 3-5 % off all pens has to be for sick pigs, • There must always be a vacant room for a sick pigs. • Rooting materials for all pigs at all • All pigs to be pain killed before they are castrated.

48. “PIG RESEARCH CENTER” • Lot of test for optimal temperature • Foodstuff • Degree of grinding different for age of pigs • Max and min standard, of different foodstuff minerals etc. • Zink max 2500 ppm. • Cu 2 milligram /kg some troubles special in Holland big use of Cu as grow promoters had been given a lot of dead sheep, they were poising by Cu.

50. Sick pens • 3-5 % of all animals in the herd must have space in sick pens maximum 3 in each room • The floor must be soft and lot of straw 5 times space heating supply, and area for cooling, max 25% drained floor • And after this relief pens for recreation.