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ALL IN – ALL OUT for BEEF PRODUCTION

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.

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ALL IN – ALL OUT for BEEF PRODUCTION

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  1. ALL IN – ALL OUTforBEEF PRODUCTION Tuovinen, V., Saarikivi, M., Hartikainen, K., Kauppinen, R., Herva, T., Manninen, U. and Kivinen, T. Tuesday 14:20 – 14:40

  2. BOVINE MEAT PRODUCTION IN FINLAND • 84 million kg / year • 80 % from dairy breeds • 20 % from meat breeds

  3. DAIRY FARMS • Small (average ~20 cows) • New farms ~100 cows

  4. CALVES • Calves born on dairy farms • Individual boxes  group boxes • Most male calves • delivered to nurseries • 10 – 30 days old

  5. NURSERIES • In: 10 – 30 days • Out: 5 – 6 months •  to finishing units • All in – all out • widely applied

  6. FINISHING UNITS • In: 5 – 6 months (or younger) • Slaughter: 16 – 18 months • ~330 kg • Mostly warm buildings, slatted floors

  7. FINISHING UNITS • Continuous production • new calves in every month  health problems, (mostly respiratory)

  8. ALL IN – ALL OUT • Group of animals in • Rearing in groups • all animals about same age and size • All animals out

  9. ALL IN – ALL OUT • Empty house • cleaning • disinfection • drying • New group in

  10. ALL IN – ALL OUT • Best known disease management practice • Poultry: very common • Swine: very common • Calf rearing: common • Beef finishing: rare • why ??????

  11. OUR GOAL • Introduce all in – all out • bovine meat production • including finishing units • 8 pilot farms: • existing buildings • 10 farms: • new buildings

  12. TEST GROUPS IN PILOT FARMS • Farmers’ experience • Management • Work load • Feeding • Economics • etc.

  13. RESULTS • December 2007 • Daily weight gain • Mortality • Morbidity • Economics

  14. BUILDING PILOTS • Facilities planned for all in – all out production • sections of building • whole buildings

  15. MODEL BUILDINGS • Models for ”Finishing units in 2015” • 3 D-models by ”Virtual Farm Designer”

  16. MODEL: NURSERIES

  17. MODEL: FINISHING

  18. ALL IN – ALL OUT Good for your health! Thank you!

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