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

DAIRY FARMS

• Small (average ~20 cows)• New farms ~100 cows

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)

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• Group of animals in• Rearing in groups

– all animals about same age and size

• All animals out

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• Empty house– cleaning– disinfection– drying

• New group in

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• 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

ALL IN – ALL OUT

Good for your health!

Thank you!