producers say their say at annual general meetings

PORCUSAugust/September 2014 Vol 32 no 5

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Producers say their say at annual general meetings

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TopicalFree State’s popular competition for young chefs growing . . . . . . . . . . 7Highlights of SAPPO’s 2014 AGM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8South African pig herd still healthy, but look after yourself . . . . . . . . . . . 9Getting a meaningful message across to consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11They will lead SAPPO the next year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14The eff ects of immunocastration on carcase quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Input costs put market in downward trend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18LivelleTM – A new solution for optimum sow performance . . . . . . . . . . 21Kompartemente beskerm jou belegging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Transformasie en dierewelsyn is werklikhede wat produsentenie kan ontsnap nie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Consumer communication an investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Quick guide to: Clostidium novyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25We need to keep our wits together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Nothing quiet on the promotion front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Biogas: Financial argument still questionable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Don’t let the heat burn up your profi ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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PORCUS is die amptelike tydskrifvan die Suid-Afrikaanse Varkvleispro-dusente-organisasie (SAVPO).

Redaksionele Komitee),Barrie Gibbs (voorsitter: SAVPO), James Jenkinson (vise-voorsitter: SAVPO), Si-mon Streicher (hoofbestuurder: SAVPO)

RedaksieDerick van der Walt (redakteur),Tel: (012) 332 1589 of 082 770 5111E-pos: [email protected]é Schutte. Tel: (012) 329 3764Uitleg: Yolandé van Zyl

AdvertensiesDoreen Jonker, Millerstraat 3, Pierrevan Ryneveld 0157.Tel (012) 662 1006, Faks (012) 662 1006 epos: [email protected]

Gedruk deurBusiness Print Centre, Pretoria.Uitgegee deur die Suid-AfrikaanseVarkvleisprodusente-organisasie,Posbus 36207, Menlo Park 0102.Tel: (012) 361-3920.Faks: (012) 361-4069E-mail: [email protected]: www.sapork.com

SAVPO aanvaar nie verantwoordelik-heid vir enige aanspraak wat inadvertensies en artikels gemaakword nie. Menings uitgespreek in artikels word nie noodwendig deur SAVPO onderskryf nie.

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Market conditionsInformation supplied by Divan van der Westhuizen of the Bureau of Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)

The 2014 edition of the annual BFAP baseline provided a positive outlook for meat producers over the next decade. Having found their profi t margins under pressure for the past three years due to persistently high feed prices in the face of relatively stable meat prices, the commodity cycle looks set to move in favour of livestock production in the medium term. Record production levels both globally and in the South African markets have resulted in substantial declines in feed prices, while a weaker exchange rate and high international prices have supported signifi cantly higher meat prices. Global indications point to high stock levels and lower feed grain prices in the medium term and in the event of normal weather conditions, the outlook for intensive livestock production looks bright.

Farm level analysis

Figure 1: Index for requisites and auction prices

The requisites and auction price index focuses on the pork auction price on hook and the pork input cost index. The yellow maize and soybean cake prices are key drivers in the requi-sites index. The latest update in September 2014 includes the projections based on the BFAP livestock model and is refl ected in Figure 1. The model currently anticipates an increase of 12 percent in the pork auction price from 2013 to 2014, mainly driven by high international prices as well as fi rm domestic prices for substitute products such as beef and chicken. Grain- and oilseed prices, both internationally and domestically are under immense pressure as a result of high output and hence, high stock levels which reduces the cost of animal feed. The latest update in the BFAP livestock model anticipates a decline of six percent in the input requisites index from 2013 to 2014. The index values for pork auction price on hook and input requisites in September were 277 and 328 percent respectively (base year = 100 = 2000). The pork to maize price ratios for PP and BP quality pork meat represents a profi tability indicator for pork producers (Figure 2). The ratio refl ects the cost of yellow maize, as the single largest component of a typical feed ration relative to the price for BP and PP pork meat. A high ratio therefore denotes a better profi t margin. Since May, the profi tability ratios refl ected signifi cantly better (above 10 points) when compared to the period from January to April (between 6.90 and 8.82 points). In July, the price ratio for PP products was nearly 80 percent higher when compared to levels in March. Similarly, the price

ratio for BP products was 63 percent higher (16 percent lower than PP pork meat). The price ratios for PP and BP meat in September were 11.72 and 10.69, 1.25 and 0.49 points higher than in May.

The seventh production forecast for summer crops in 2014 was released in August by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC). The maize crop was estimated at 14.30 million tons, an increase of 290 000 tons from the previous forecast and nearly 2.5 million tons above 2013 levels. Internationally, it is expected that record maize and soybean crops will prevail in the US with yield levels surpassing the trend level. Maize production in the US is projected at 355 million tons, an increase of 2 million tons from 2013 (IGC, 2014). Global soybean production is projected at 282 million tons, an increase of four percent year on year. Commodity prices, especially maize, reacted to the bumper crop and have traded downward since May 2014. The SAFEX yellow maize price in August was R1 795/ton, approximately R1 438/ton lower than price levels observed in March this year (Figure 2). Year on year, the yellow maize price in March was R341/ton lower. Soybeans traded at around R5 300/ton in August, a decline of R1 100/ton since January 2014. Figure 3 further indicate the price trend for PP quality pork meat. Despite fi rm price decreases in other pork meat classes, the price for PP pork meat remained relatively stable and traded in the region of R21.00/kg from June to August.

Figure 2: Pork to maize price ratio

Figure 3: Pork price and YM SAFEX price

InternationalThe latest livestock and dairy outlook published by the USDA indicates that US pork prices for the third quarter of 2014 are expected to average 22 percent above 2013 levels, while fouth quarter prices are expected to be 29 percent higher relative to


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the same period in 2013. These price levels are supported by fi rm demand resulting from continued high price levels in the beef and chicken sector, as well as projected production levels that are two percent lower relative to 2013. While the eff ect of PEDv has reduced the hog slaughter forecasts by fi ve percent relative to 2013, reduced feed costs have allowed producers to increase slaughter weights, partially off setting the reduced slaughter numbers. Following two years of tight supplies in the EU market, the EU Commission’s short term outlook projects a recovery in pork production in 2014 and 2015, as a result of improved profi t margins as feed costs decline. Russia traditionally accounts for almost a third of EU exports however and the current import ban will reduce the export demand signifi cantly. Within this context, EU export volumes are projected to decline for the fi rst time in several years. Total export volumes will depend on the extent to which strong demand from Asian markets can com-pensate for the reduction in Russian exports. Source: EU Commission, September 2014 and USDA, Sep-tember 2014.

Abattoir level analysisThe abattoir analysis focuses on two aspects, namely the total number of pigs slaughtered and the provincial distribution of slaughters. Domestic slaughters of pigs sustained a fi rm increase since

beginning 2014 and slaughters in June totalled at 225 363 animals. Figure 4 illustrates a three month moving average (MA) of pigs slaughtered in South Africa. The MA in June amounted to 227 034 animals, an increase of 3 827 animals from May and more than 16 000 animals more than in April. Furthermore, the MA in June was fi ve percent more when compared to the same period in 2013. Total slaughters in Gauteng has increased by seven percent or 7 130 animals from May to the end of June and totalled at 102 536 animals. KwaZulu-Natal and the West-ern Cape reported both decreases in slaughters over the same period. In KwaZulu-Natal, pig slaughters totalled at 30 698 animals (down ten percent) and in the Western Cape, 39 929 animals (down six percent). However, year on year, slaughters in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape have increased on average by 7 165 animals where the Western Cape reported an increase of more than 10 000 animals. The MA of cattle and sheep slaughters reported fi rm decreases since February and has declined by 14 and 19 percent respectively over the stipu-lated period.

Figure 4: Total numbers slaughtered: pigs (national esti-mates). Source: Levy Administrators, 2014

Figure 5: Slaughters per province

Figure 7: Margin analysis for porkers and baconers, 2013 & 2014

Figure 6: Average price for various classes1

The price for various pork meat classes has reported a declin-ing trend since May this year. The average price for BP, BO, BR and PP has declined from R21.06/kg in May to R19.44/kg in August. BP pork meat has reported a price of R21.12/kg in the week of 16 May. Towards mid-August, the price for BP has declined by R2.09/kg to an average of R19.03/kg. The price for BO and BR indicated a similar trend and has declined by R2.39/kg and R2.11/kg to R18.90/kg and R18.69/kg respec-tively. The price for PP pork meat in the week of 16 May was R21.60/kg and remained relatively stable towards the week of the 18 July with an average price of R21.66/kg. In the fi rst and second week of August, the PP price fell by R1.12/kg to R20.54/kg. However, towards the last week of August support came through and shifted the PP price back to above R21.50/kg. When compared to the same period in 2013, the average price for all meat classes still traded at a higher level (+R1.40/kg).

Wholesale and retail price analysis

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Figure 9: Imports of pork in South Africa

1 May 2010 price data has been estimated and may not be completely representative.

Index levelsThe margin analysis in the sample for porker and baconer products represents an indication of the price spread between wholesale and retail pork products. The latest update in Sep-tember indicated an increase of 2.09 percent in the wholesale price for porkers, but a 4.28 percent decrease in the price for baconer products. The combined basket index for porker products on retail level has increase by 1.78 percent, mainly due to an increase of 1.77 percent for pork spare ribs and 2.03 percent for pork chops. The combined index for baconer prod-ucts has decreased by 2.43 percent, led by a fi rm decrease in the price for back bacon. The porker index margin between wholesale and retail prices has increased by 1.59 percent with an index value of 140.91 percent (base year = 100 = 2008). The index margin for baconer products has decreased by 1.88 per-cent with an index value of 218.34 (base year = 100 = 2008).

Import analysis

The total imports of pork meat in South Africa in July totalled at 1 331 tons, an increase of 44 tons from June. A total of 11 280 tons of pork meat have already entered South African borders since beginning 2014. Imports of ribs amounted to 1 174 tons and other cuts to157 tons in July. The three main countries of imports were Germany with 668 tons, Spain with 151 tons and France with 125 tons of pork meat. Year on year, imports in July have increased by 238 tons from 2013 levels.

Figure 8: Total imports to South Africa

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standard was extremely high this year and the judges were impressed with the finalists’ cookery skills and their presentation of the dishes. The award ceremony was held on 26 July at the Food & Beverage Institute and it was well attended by all spon-sors, parents and teachers from the different schools. First place was awarded to Corne Verwey from Staatspresident Swart

High School in Brandfort, Schalk Con-radie from Elizabeth Conradie Second-ary School in Kimberley was second and Thembeka Tsaoan from Welkom Gimnasium was third.

Cilliers Louw, jarelange staatmaker van die Wes-Kaapse Varkvleispro-dusente-vereniging, is in Augustus skielik oorlede. Hy was onder meer vir ‘n hele aantal jaar voorsitter van die vereniging. Cilliers het nie net ‘n passie vir die varkvleisbedryf gehad nie, maar ook ‘n groot passie vir sy gesin. Die promosie van varkvleis in die Wes-Kaap het hom ook ná aan die hart gelê. Ons innige simpatie aan sy familie en vriende.

Meet Kgadi and TshepoKgadi Senyatsi (top left) will be responsible for SAPPO’s develop-ing farmer projects in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. She studied agricultural management at the Tshwane University of Technology before spending a year on a piggery in Australia. She was also involved in a research project on indigenous farm animals for the ARC and Daff. She was an agricultural advisor for the Western Cape department of ag-riculture between 2010 - 2014. Tshepo Phaahla will be co-respon-sible for SAPPO’s developing farmer projects in Gauteng, Northwest, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. He studied agriculture at the Tompise-leka College for Agriculture and later obtained a BTech qualification in agricultural management at Unisa. He was previously general farm manager at the Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (NERPO). He managed, among others, NERPO’s pig unit. He worked at the ARC before joining SAPPO.

Cilliers Louw skielik oorlede

The Free State Pork Producers’ Organi-sation’s annual chef competition suc-ceeds in promoting pork among young chefs. The annual FBI School Chef of the Year competition was open to all grade 12 learners in the Free State and Northern Cape this year who either take consumer studies, hospitality studies or tourism as one of their major subjects. In total, 25 entries were received and the top 16 candidates were selected as finalists for the final cook-offs held on 25 and 26 July 2014 at the Food and Beverage Institute in Bloemfontein. The

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Lesley Jacobs (FBI), Corne Verwey (winner), Schalk Conradie (second place), Thembeka Tsaoan (third place), Kevin Gericke (FBI), Jarine Mostert (FBI), Ziyanda Mavitana (2013 winner).


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“Being chairman of SAPPO has been rather an eye opening experience for me, as the realisation of things been said and suggested, take a whole lot longer to put into place than one would expect. There are legal issues, protocols and red tape that have to be dealt with before anything can actually be done, and even from then the process is slow. I have a new-found appreciation for the frustra-tions of this job and the job that SAPPO does.” So said Barry Gibbs,

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chairman of SAPPO, at the organi-sation’s annual general meeting in Kempton Park.

“One of the major challenges as chair-man of SAPPO has been to facilitate the opening of markets for exports. Unfortunately there is a huge amount of groundwork that has to be done before these markets will open up to us. SAPPO organised for Jacobus Hoffman, manager of PPP, to investigate markets in Singapore and China. He and meat

wholesalers who accompanied him had meetings in Singapore and China in July. “Singapore is the one market that we feel is well on its way to open imports from South Africa. Hoffman has done a sterling job as it takes a huge amount of time and effort to sort out the protocols on both sides of this chain. “This is a major breakthrough and SAPPO seems well on its way to securing this. Export is of paramount importance for the future success of our industry,” Gibbs said.

SAPPO’s Developing Farming Com-mittee believes that any meaningful and sustainable transformation of the developing sector should start with training, said Simon Streicher, CEO of SAPPO, at the annual gen-eral meeting.

“Baynesfield Training Academy (BTA) has been the focus of all our training activities for developing farmers and it has trained developing pig farmers from all provinces of the country the past year. The strategy applied by the commit-tee is to target farms, which are under SAPPO’s mentorship programme, and those piggery projects sponsored by government,” Streicher said. A total of 107 developing farmers were trained from January 2014 to 31 August 2014 and all courses for the remaining of 2014 are fully booked. The training

offered by BTA has had a great impact in empowering developing pig farmers with skills and knowledge about com-mercial pig production in South Africa. BTA’s training courses are accredited by AgriSeta, Streicher said. “The objectives of the mentorship programme are to develop and ca-pacitate the developing pig farmers with knowledge, business skills, technical know-how and market linkages. The reports that we receive from the mentors and the feedback that we receive from the mentees are proof of the value that mentorships adds to the sustainability and transformation of small-scale pig-gery units. There are 21 projects under the mentorship programme and we use nine mentors to assist these farmers. Mentees are evaluated on a quarterly ba-sis to monitor progress made and pave the way forward or address challenges

experienced,” Streicher said. He said that the following lessons were learnt from the programmes:• There is a need for financial manage-ment and reliable record keeping, • There is a lack of technical know-how, • Market constraints due to the quality and quantity of developing farmer’s pigs, • There is poor infrastructure such as housing facilities, • There is inadequate support for gov-ernment projects, • There is lack of coordination between various government departments, mu-nicipalities and the industry, • There is a lack of financial support for projects. “The NAMC approved new trans-formation guidelines and SAPPO will adhere to these guidelines,” Streicher said.

SAPPO’s prestigious Gold Medal was award-ed to Dave Osborne and Peter Mockford at SAPPO’s 2014 annual general meeting. The medal is awarded to people who have put in a lot of time and effort to improve and promote the South African Pork industry. Osborne has for years been a stalwart in the Eastern Cape and Mockford is a previous chairman of both PPP and SAPPO. On the photo left, is Barry Gibbs (left), SAPPO chairman and Peter Mockford. On the photo right is Barry Gibbs with Dave Osborne.

SAPPO’s Gold Medal awarded to Dave Osborne and Peter Mockford


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They will lead SAPPO the next yearThe following executive council members will lead SAPPO for the next year:

Barry Gibbs, chairman (KZNPPO), James Jenkinson, vice-chairman (PPP), Peter Mockford (PPP), Charl Braak (PPP), Karel Minnaar (FSPPA), Dave Os-borne (ECPPO) Pieter de Jager (CPPA), Myles van Deventer (KZNPPO), Thami Zimu (KZNPPO, developing pork pro-ducers), Anna Phosa (PPP, developing pork producers), Khalala Mayekiso (Free State, developing pork producers).

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Thami Zimu

Charl Braak

Anna Phosa

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Ian Kennaird (Zimbabwe), dr Minkie Gibbs (KZNPPO) en dr Wantie Burger (New Style Pork)

Conrad en Rina Buchner (Patterson) en William Gee (PIC)

Gareth Salmond, Gay Boongaard en Joline van Zyl (almal van Meadow)

Kim Rushman (Green-vet) en Karen Jenkinson (Swineline)

Guillaume Maio, Tommie van Deventer en Valen-tine Boileau (Coprex)

Hans Olijslagers en Henk Janssen (Topigs Norsvin)

Johan van der Walt (Walt Landgoed) en Chris Beghin (4 Mix)

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Doug Bruce (BVG Vet Group) en Deon de Jager (Allflex)

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Getting a meaningful message across to consumers Following reliable research about getting a meaningful message across to emerging market consum-ers, SAPPO’s promotions committee made the decision to use print as the medium to convey the educational information about South African pork to consumers during the past year, said Marieta Human, SAPPO’s promotions coordinator at the an-nual general meeting. “There is no doubt that our constant reference in all promotional material to ‘South African pork’ has been a great strategy, as this term has massive recall value amongst consumers and all the retail groups has adjusted their labeling systems to print price labels on pork packets in butcheries as “South African pork”. “The core campaign is featured in the emerging market magazines Move and Kuier, as well as in free community newspapers in all non-Moslem town-ships in South Africa. This is sup-plemented with a bouquet of tactical articles and advertorials, placed if and where it will create substantial added value in the form of free positive public-ity. A variety of publications such as

Fresh Living, Sarie Kos, Taste, Food & Home, My Kitchen, Landbouweekblad, Home Living, as well as industry specifi c publications are used for this purpose,” Human said. Other highlights on the promotional calendar included:

The SA Pork KWAI Challenge

This event, aimed at fi tness/health conscious families and marathon run-ners, was held again on 11 May at the Randburg Sports Complex. It was a big success, with an estimated 8 500 peo-ple attending. Eskort was a joint sponsor and provided the breakfast and lunch pork ingredients for guests in the VIP tent, as well as all the pork used during the Inter Club Pork Braai Competition. Food Lovers Markets (Fruit & Veg City) donated Amaboerie Pork Boerewors rolls for 8 500 people and provided staff teams to braai and serve the free Ama-boerie meals. This was very popular. Retail groups

Several promotional campaigns have been held in conjunction with Shoprite, Fruit & Veg City/Food Lovers Market and

Checkers. All of these campaigns re-ceived massive print advertising support (with special consumer off erings) and the campaigns done with Fruit & Veg had a TV ad focused on South African pork cuts at special prices as an added bonus.

In-store promotions, recipes, material

All the provinces currently have teams of promotion ladies who provide this service to retailers, and it can be a very valuable way of having direct contact with consumers. SAPPO provides the bulk of the recipe booklets and promo-tional material to the provinces that is used to very good eff ect during these in-store promotions.

Chefs training and chefs competitions

SAPPO’s involvement in 2014 in the Inter-Hotel Challenge has resulted in massive positive publicity and association for pork for a minimal investment. This project aimed to raise the bar of training

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Wian Storm (Dalein Plaasbou) en Conrad Buchner (Patter-son)

Dr Tom Spencer (Onderstepoort) en Gerard Braak (GH Braak Trust)

Dr Pieter Vervoort (CS Vet), Stefan Vermaak en Hans Olijslagers, albei van Topigs Norsvin

Sean Mockford (Mockford Farms), Guzette Strydom (PPP) en dr Danie Visser (varkkonsultant)

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of up and coming chefs in top restaurants and hotels, while the chefs had to use pork as the main ingredient for their main course. The results and support from the tourism, hotel and wine industries were overwhelming, and South African pork is reaping rich rewards from the good rela-tionships created during this participation. The second chef’s training project is aimed providing a sharper focus on pork among the second-year chef school students in six different chefs training Schools. The final of this competition is taking place during September and the winners will be announced during Octo-ber.

Chloe Paine (Provimi) en Pieter van der Merwe (Rock Environment)

Francois du Toit (Topigs Norsvin), Nicolene van Rooyen (Topigs Norsvin), Reynder Groenewold (Topigs Norsvin) en Pauli Heyns (KVPV)

Thobile Masinga (Northwest department of agriculture), Tshepo Phaahla (SAPPO) and Keduetswe Lekomanyana (Northwest department of agriculture)

Alteli de Villiers (Kanhym/PIC), Mark Surendorff (Mead-ow), Jurgens Reynders (Kanhym/PIC), Arthur Gee (Kan-hym/PIC) en dr Elizna Boag (Afrivet)

Lihandi van Niekerk, Wimpie Odendaal, JD Mostert, WJ Steyn en Sarel Mouton (almal van Topigs Norsvin)

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Collin Heyman of Butt Farming (left) won an iPad in a competition presented by Meadow Feeds at this year’s AGM. With him on the pho-tograph is Mark Surendorff, sales manager of Meadow Feeds Pieter-maritzburg.

Marietjie du Toit, Albert van Dijk, Rose Joubert en Jenny Knight, almal van Coprex

Imports are significantly down since the previous year, said Jacobus Hoff-man, chairman of SAPPO’s Industry Protection Committee. A total of 9 949 ton of pork was imported dur-ing the first six months of 2014. In 2013, the total imports for the first six months were 20 590 ton. This is a substantial decrease year on year, Hoffman said.

Various activities for Industry Protection Committee

The main exporting countries were Germany (49%) and Canada (15%). Rib imports represented more than 71% of total imports. The committee attended to various other matters the past year. The com-mittee monitors, compiles and interprets import statistics and monitors and identi-fies irregularities of all imported pork and pork products. It also aims to protect the industry against imports that could be harmful to the local health status. The committee further attends to trade negotiations and recently an export com-ponent was added to the committee’s activities. Hoffman said that the committee completed a draft tariff application to be used when SAPPO is of the opinion that imports from a specific country may constitute dumping. In the light of the substantial decrease in imports, there is no need to use the application at this time, he said. The committee will how-ever monitor the import situation. Members of the committee visited harbours to inspect cold storage facili-ties. These inspections revealed that the auditing procedures to inspect imports

were sound and correctly executed. Exports is the new focus of the committee and Hoffman visited Singa-pore and China to meet with possible importers. Representatives of Winelands Pork, New Style Pork and Eskort joined the mission. The South African delega-tion met with the AgriFood Veterinary Authority (AVA), Singapore and with the relevant authorities in China. Prior to the visit SAPPO compiled a booklet on compartmentalisation. This was handed out during the meetings. Both meetings were very positive, says Hoffman, and both Singapore and China are interested to import from South Africa. “The necessary country-to-country protocols however need to be in place. The government simply does not act fast enough and our request for documents with regard to exports are not attended to quickly enough. “A senior delegation of SAPPO recently met with representatives of the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to discuss administrative hic-cups, which make pork exports to other countries difficult. The meeting was very positive, said Hoffman.

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The increase in consumer awareness has raised various issues, with the practice of surgical castration receiv-ing much attention. Tersia Needham, an MSc Agric student at the Univer-sity of Stellenbosch’s SARChI in Meat Science within the Animal Sciences Department, discussed her research

in this regard at SAPPO’s annual general meeting. Her research is partly sponsored by SAPPO. “This has motivated the need to controlling the incidences of boar taint in the pork of intact male pigs as well as aggression issues, thus immunological castration or immu-nocastration has been identifi ed as an alternative means of controlling behaviour and eliminating boar taint while maintaining some of the favour-able growth traits of intact male pigs. “Although the eff ects of immuno-castration on the hormone status, growth performance and carcass traits are relatively well documented, little research has been done into the nutritional requirements or responses of immunocastrated pigs used for meat production. Muscle growth can be further maximised by the addition of an adrenergic agonist such as ractopamine hydrochlo-

The eff ects of immunocastration on carcase quality

ride, or Paylean®, to the pig feed, which has been shown to increase weight gain, feed effi ciency and leanness by repartitioning nutri-ents from lipogenesis towards protein synthesis. The objectives of the study was to establish optimal balanced pro-tein levels for immunocastrates, with and without ractopamine supplementation in terms of their growth performance, carcass characteristics and yields as well as to investigate the infl u-ence of immunocastration on the reproductive functioning of the testicles. This involved conducting a feeding trial followed by the col-lection of slaughter and carcass data in the abattoir and various laboratory work to establish the eff ects on the meat quality, the re-sults of which will be published in the thesis later this year,” she said.


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South African pig herd still healthy, but look after yourself

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus

Serologic survey 2013

Although South Africa’s pig herd is still healthy, pig producers will them-selves have to look after the health of their pigs in future as there will probably be no compensation from the state if a serious pig disease breaks out in South Africa, said Dr Peter Evans, SAPPO’s health liaison offi cer at the annual general meet-ing.

As far as the Porcine Epidemic Diar-rhoea virus (PEDv) is concerned, all imports of frozen semen and live pigs have been stopped pending a new protocol or health certifi cate being negotiated with exporting countries, Dr Peter Evans said.

“SAPPO is aware that this is causing interruptions in importing new genetic material. The ramifi cations of importing PEDv into a naïve herd, however, require us to be extremely cautious. “No published research is available about whether PEDv is spread by meat. The disease aff ects young pigs. Pigs would need to be viraemic (sick) when slaughtered for the virus to possibly be in

During the past year no further cases of Tescho virus, CSF or PRRS were identi-fi ed. A commercial farm north of Zeerust, which is within the control zone, however became infected with ASF in March. The animals were humanely euthanised. It is unclear how the infection got onto the farm. No compensation was paid based on the principle that the farmer knew he was farming in an endemic area and was aware of the risks, Dr Evans said.

meat and thus the department of agricul-ture, forestry and fi sheries is comfortable that the risk is low and that our PRRS VPN will further reduce the risk of entry via this route,” Dr Evans said. “The health committee wants to en-sure that more farmers become com-partmentalised. The rationale behind this drive is to reduce risk of exotic and notifi -able diseases being introduced onto our members’ farms. An additional benefi t is that it enhances SA’s export opportuni-ties. SAPPO wants to remind producers that they are in a position to assist with applications for fi rst time accreditation and with annual renewals. At present SAPPO is still refunding producers for the cost of the CSF and the PRRS tests.

According to Dr Peter Evans the epidemiology section at Daff is fi nalising the report of SAPPO’s 2013 serological survey. As part of the report historical information on previous surveys will be included. The following diseases are being surveyed: ASF, Aujesky’s, CSF, FMD, TGE, PRCV (Resp Corona) PRRS, Swine Infl uenza and SVD.

Other matters that the committee at-

tended to include:• The committee liaise with Daff to ensure that the VPN with regard to raw imports from PRRS positive countries are applied.• Regular inspection of harbours to ensure that galley waste is correctly exposed of. • Manage welfare issues on behalf of SAPPO such as the SAPPO pig welfare code.

Hanlie Kotzé (Ratzegaai) en dr Koos Botha (Greenvet)

Marieta Human (links), SAVPO se promosiekoördineerder) en Michelle Fortmann (Zoetis)

Theo Venter (Noordwes Universiteit), dr Pieter Grimbeek (MooiVet) en Jean Terblanche (Big Dutchman)

Kgadi Senyatsi (SAVPO) en Eric du Toit (Wes-Kaap departement van landbou)

Health report

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KZN AGM


Kgadi Senyatsi (SAPPO), Gugu Ngubane (BTA), Barry Gibbs (SAPPO and KZN chairman) and Bongi Dimba (Pro Pig)

Ken Tucker (New Quip), Thami Zima (Bulwer) and Leavett Ngobeni (In-stavet)

Hayley Jackson (KZNPPO) and Mat-thew Elliot (Den Vet)Tony Miles and Alex Jenkins (Sano)

“Input costs have escalated even more and our market, which has stayed reasonably buoyant for the first three months of the year, are now on a downward trend. A lot of this can be attributed to the problem with consumer spending due to all the strikes that have taken place,” said Barry Gibbs in his chairman’s report at the KZN Pork Producers’ annual general meeting.

As far as promotions were concerned, the Royal Show and the Good Food and Wine Show have been the organisation’s main emphasis of promotions for the past year. The shows are always very successful, he said. Imports

Imports have dropped dramatically since the bio-sanitary measures were put in

place with the aim of keeping PRRS out of the country. However, these measures were not adopted to stop imports, but to keep diseases out of the country. Gibbs said SAPPO has a big drive at present, which is to open export markets so that the pressure on local markets can be relieved. The Baynesfield Training Academy proved to be very successful, he said.

Input costs put market in downward trend

“Regular in-store pork promotions continue to be a very successful way of advertising South African pork,” said Sally Wilson, promotions con-sultant at the KZN annual general meeting.

In-store promotions took place in Food Lovers Market, Oscar’s Deli, Shoprite and Checkers during the past year.

In-store pork promotions remain the best strategy

The Royal Agricultural Show and the Parklane Wine Festival were also utilised for the promotion of local pork, while advertisements were also placed with the Capital Media Group. She said the in-store demonstrations in black butcheries continue to be well-received by the butcheries’ management and they feel that their customers are

learning more about local pork from the two promotion ladies. “It is always very rewarding to visit these promotion ladies and see them surrounded by interested customers who, pork recipe in hand, is buying a pack of pork to take home and try out on their families,” Wilson said.


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Wian Storm (Dalein Plaasbou), Sally Wilson (promotion lady for Pietermaritzburg), Peter Rolland (Baynesfield), Myles van Deventer (Bainesfield) and Andrew Crookes (Mount Ashley)

Colin Hey-man (Butt Farming), Martin Hobbs (New Quip), Dei-dre Sims-Hancok (Baynes-field) and Simon Streicher (SAPPO)

Scott Wiggill, Craig Gibson and Craig Lyle, all from Big Dutchman

Marelinda da Costa (Elanco), Chloe Paine (Provimi), Gareth Salmond (Meadow) and Courtney Wood (NHELC Farm)

The serologic survey conducted in 2013 confirmed once again that pigs in South Africa were not exposed to PRRS, CSF, ASF, Aujesky’s, FMD, TGE, PRCV, Swine Influenza and SVD, said Simon Streicher in his CEO report at the KZNPPO annual general meeting.

As far as research is concerned, bur-saries were made available for post-graduate students, literature studies and

the funding of projects. Topics which are now covered, is carcass quality, climate changes, meat classification, bench-marking, frozen pork and salt reduction in processed meat products. R800 000 were made available for research via the THRIP programme. Developing farmers

At least 20% of the statutory levy is spent on developing farmers. SAPPO focuses

on training and mentorship, as well as capacity building. Baynesfield Training Academy is playing a crucial role in this endeavour. Imports

A total of 27 654 tonnes of pork were imported in 2013, with Germany as the largest importer and Canada as the second largest importer. The bulk of the imports consisted of ribs, he said.

Spotlight on SAPPO matters

Piggery manager requiredA very progressive piggery, producing pork for the top-end market, requires the services of a well-qualified Piggery Manager to run the operation in conjunction with the present owner. It is envisaged that the successful candidate will as-sume full managerial control of the Piggery within a relatively short time. Managerial experience in the agricultural sector is a requirement for the successful candidate. Please fax your CV to: 0866128694 with reference no. PMJ


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Livelle™ - A new solution for optimum sow performanceBy Chloe Paine, Provimi

This is an exciting time for Cargill with the launch of the Provimi SSA Livelle™ sow programme.

LivelleTM is a sow programme which fo-cuses on the nutritional and management requirements of the sow during four key phases of production. The programme was launched at this year’s SAPPO AGM and symposium on 3 and 4 September 2014. LivelleTM comes at an important time for the market as farmers look to improve to-tal feed effi ciency in their herds. Modern day swine have great genetic potential to reproduce and grow. Fully utilising this potential requires optimising nutrition, health and management. One key factor that is not always given the attention it deserves, is eff ectively managing the sow. Optimising sow performance is the basis for the number and the quality of weaned piglets going into the growing phase. Sow feeding plays a key role in getting the optimum performance out of the full lifetime of your sows. Highly prolifi c sows have become TOP athletes and they need to be managed accordingly. Sows require optimal nutrition and manage-ment which leads to specialised diets that support the sow during each part of her production cycle (Figure 1). Increased productivity gives rise to new challenges, such as increased number of dead born piglets and decreased piglet birth weight and vitality. Increased productivity puts more pressure on the sow as milk production increases with nutritional demand, therefore, sows need a higher nutrition level to fi t their needs. Nutrition and management strategies which are based on sow potential, pro-duction objectives and farm characteris-tics. Moreover, for the best precision, the nutritional programme must be specifi c to each phase of the sow production cycle.

Utilising the full potential of the sowIdentifying key factors for each diff erent phase and adapting nutrition accordingly ensures successful sow performance.

The weaning to insemination intervalThe number of live born piglets per litter

depends largely on the number of initial follicles released and embryonic survival rate, followed by the feeding schedule in gestation and gestation feed and the vital-ity of the piglet around farrowing.Hormonal status is strongly linked to nutrition and there is a positive correlation with insulin (Cox et al.). In the weaning to oestrus interval it is necessary to carry out a nutritional fl ush.

Optimising the build up of body reservesEarly gestation is an important period for embryonic development. Early gesta-tion is also an important period for sow recovery. High feed intake stimulates sow body reserve recovery and embryonic development. Body reserve recovery is especially important for young sows. In mid gestation avoid feeding levels which are too high, which leads to fat sows and avoid feeding levels which are too low, which impairs embryonic development.

Weaning to Oestrus interval

Gestation

Transition

Lactation

Figure 1: Four phases in the produc-tion cycle

Figure 2: Diagram of relative energy requirements during gestation

In late gestation there is a steep in-crease in piglet growth in a relatively short period. In the midterm, increasing feed-ing levels can play a role in determination of piglet birth weight as well as improving reproduction in the next cycle. It is import to monitor body fat (sow condition) and apply the correct feed-ing schedule during gestation to better meet the nutrient requirements of the sow (Figure 2). This should be managed daily based on body condition scoring and checked with back fat measurements.

The birth processThe birth process has a large eff ect on piglet viability. Farrowing should take three to fi ve hours (van Dijk et al.,2005; Oliviero, 2010) with a 15 minute interval between piglets (Oliviero, 2010). Dead born piglets are often asphyxiated (van Dijk et al.,2005). Vitality is compromised if farrowing takes too long. Shortage of calcium can aff ect farrowing duration and shortage of energy (ATP) can aff ect farrowing duration. A good transition from gestation to lactation can improve the birth process. During the transition period there is a shift from calcium deposition to calcium release. If calcium availability is insuf-fi cient, uterine contractions are impaired and also insuffi cient milk production results. During transition period there is often some degree of constipation which nega-tively infl uences sow health and increases

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KVPV AJV


Simon Streicher (SAPPO), Elsje Pieterse (Stellenbosch Universiteit), Pieter de Jager (voorsitter van die KVPV) en Dave Osborne (Oos-Kaap)

Duncan Stephanson (Lionel’s Vet), dr Tertius Gouws (privaatveearts) en Jurgens Reynders (Kanhym/PIC)

Philip von Memerty (No 2 Piggery) and James Berry (Meadow Feeds)

Stefan Guizot (Tana Piggery) en Mauro Delle Donne (Zanam PorkProducers)

Die uitbraak van African Swine Fever in Noordwes waarvan die oorsprong nie bepaal kan word nie, het weer die noodsaaklikheid van biosekuriteit op plase beklemtoon, het Pieter de Jager, voorsitter van die Kaaplandse Varkvleisprodusente-vereniging (KVPV) by die vereniging se jaarver-gadering gesê. “Die moontlikheid dat die virus tydens onwettige betreding of inbrake oorge-dra kan word, word ondersoek en aangespreek. Kompartemente kan help om die eienaar en sy belegging te beskerm.” Volgens De Jager kry die KVPV Raad goeie samewerking en ondersteuning van die plaaslike veeartse en die direk-toraat veeartsenydiens. “Veeartse woon ons vergaderings by en hou die bedryf op die hoogte van sake. “Suid-Afrika se

Kompartemente beskerm jou belegging

aansoek om weer as bek-en-klou-vry verklaar te word, is gedurende Februarie goedgekeur.” De Jager het ook na die uitbraak van PED in die VSA en Kanada verwys en gesê dat invoerprotokolle uit dié lande hersien word. “Die OIE hanteer dit as ‘n internasionale probleem. Die siekte word veral by jong varkies gediagnoseer. In ‘n

vatbare kudde kry amper al die varke die siekte, maar tussen 50% en 100% van die jong varkies vrek, veral die wat nog soog. Daar is geen reaksie op antibiotika of bykomende behandeling nie. Dit word na die mis versprei.” De Jager het ‘n beroep op produsente gedoen om hoë biosekuriteitstandaarde ten alle tye na te streef.

Pork 360 gee waarborg aan verbruikerDie doel van SAVPO se gehalte-verse-keringskema is om aan die verbruiker ‘n gehalte-waarborg te gee en naspeur-baarheid te verseker, het Pieter de Jager, voorsitter van die Kaaplandse Varkvleis-produsente-vereniging (KVPV) by die

vereniging se jaarvergadering gesê. “Die hedendaagse verbruiker het spesifieke behoeftes, onder meer met betrekking tot die kos wat hulle eet. Ver-bruikers se regte word nou vervat in die nuwe Wet op Verbruikersbeskerming wat op 1 April 2011 in werking getree het. Dit gee verbruikers die reg om goedere te inspekteer voordat hulle daarvoor betaal. Die hedendaagse verbruiker wil weet dat die vleis wat hy of sy eet veilig is. Van die plaas tot op die bord moet die oor-sprong van die dier nagespeur kan word.

Enigste skema “Die Pork 360-gehaltemerk is sedert 2012 die enigste kwaliteitsversekering-skema wat deur SAVPO geakkrediteer word. Dit bied alle varkvleisprodusente die geleentheid om deel te wees van ‘n nasionale kwaliteitsmerk wat verbruikers

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HOUSINGKVPV AJV

Charl Opperman en Johan Bothma (Agri Wes-Kaap) en dr Gary Buhr-mann (direktoraat dieregesondheid)

André Jooste (Elanco), Ronel Joubert (Feedtek) en Matthys Joubert (Profile Feeds)

Pauli Heins (Stellenbosch), Alfie King (Meadow) en Jannie Schutte (Big Dutchman)

Jacques Gouws (Biomin), Barry Gibbs (SAVPO-voorsitter), Dale Heramb (Bi-omin) en Albert van Rensburg (Biomin)

Transformasie is ‘n werklikheid en die landbou sal maniere moet vind om die gesig van landbou in hierdie opsig te verander. Só het Dave Os-borne, ‘n varkvleisprodusent van die Oos- en Wes-Kaap by die algemene jaarvergadering gesê.

“Dit lyk vir my asof die regering wil hê ons moet met planne en alternatiewe vorendag kom. Ons sal sulke planne moet maak.” Volgens Osborne sal boere wat ‘n toekoms wil hê, onderhandeling moet

Die skema is ook internasionaal geak-krediteer. “Dit kan verbruikers die versekering gee dat Suid-Afrikaanse varkvleis op ‘n gesonde wyse geproduseer word, aan verbruikerswetgewing voldoen en die natuur in ag neem,” het De Jager gesê.

Transformasie en dierewelsyn is werklikhede wat produsente nie kan ontsnap nie

omarm en ‘n volhoubare plan op die tafel moet sit. “As ons nie hierin gaan slaag nie, gaan almal verloor.” Dierewelsyn

Osborne het na dierewelsyn verwys en gesê dat dit ook ‘n werklikheid is waar-mee boere sal moet saamleef. Die vele mediaberigte oor onder meer sogbe-huising onderstreep hierdie werklikheid. “Pork 360 gee aan die varkvleisbedryf ‘n goeie beeld en sê dat ons dierewelsyn op die hart dra.”

Osborne het gesê dat hy baie positief oor die toekoms van die varkvleisbedryf is, veral ook in die Wes-Kaap. “Maar ons sal goedkoper moet produseer, ons sokkies optrek en van rat verander. Ons kan nie meeding met goedkoop invoere van lande soos Brazilië en Argentinië nie. Daar is heelwat groeipotensiaal vir die bedryf en namate ons groei, sal ons winsgewendheid ook verbeter.” Uitvoere

Hy het gesê dat hy persoonlik baie opgewonde is oor die uitvoermoont-likhede vir die bedryf. “Ons sal na uitvoere moet kyk as ons ‘n toekoms wil hê.” Hy het gesê dat Winelands Pork heelwat geld belê het om uitvoermoont-likhede te ondersoek. “Sake lyk baie positief.

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die versekering gee dat hulle varkvleis van hoogstaande gehalte is. Sertifisering ingevolge die skema gee verbruikers en die handel ‘n waarborg dat ‘n produsent ‘n volgehoue produksiepro-ses in plek het wat aan voorgeskrewe minimumstandaarde voldoen omdat alle stelsels, praktyke en dokumenta-sie geoudit word. Deelname aan die skema is vrywillig. Daar word van die deelnemende produsent verwag om ’n standaard-werksprosedure te dokumen-teer volgens die vereiste van die skema. Die plaas word jaarliks deur onafhanklike ouditeure geoudit. Die volgende aspekte word aangespreek: toegangsbeheer, interne biosekuriteit, pesbeheer, voeding en voerkwaliteit, behuising en welsyn, sanitêre en higiëne-vereistes, bestuur van medikasie en entstowwe, afval en waterbeheer en vervoer.

KVPV AGM


Consumer communication is not an expense, it’s an investment. Without investment, there is no growth in as-sets or yield,” said Marieta Human, SAPPO promotions coordinator, at the Western Cape Pork Producers’ Association’s annual general meet-ing.

“It is not about what we do once in a while, it is about what we do day in and out that makes the difference. The indus-try earlier this year held a brain storming session to evaluate the current pork pro-motion campaigns. This resulted in good ideas, but most of them need full-time staff and a healthy budget,” she said. The following long-term goals were outlined:• Make pork an everyday meal choice for consumers.• Eliminate the stigma and myths around it.• Educate people on how to cook it.• Provide inspiration through recipes

and tips.• Give people a forum to ask questions.• Support butcheries and supermarkets to increase pork sales.• Retail campaigns and in-store promo-tions are vital.• Support every major campaign done with big retail groups. Human said it was also decided that extra focus should be put on town-ship supermarkets. As far as monthly consumer communication is concerned, pork advertisements appear between one and three times per month in promi-nent newspapers. In-store promotions are being con-ducted throughout the year in Spar and Pick n Pay Family supermarkets, where new tablecloths were introduced. New recipe holders for retail stores, as well as identification stickers and cooler bags are also in the pipeline, as well as new recipes that are being tested and com-piled for distribution by the promotions ladies.

In-store cooking is planned for Spar Khayelitsha, Shoprite Makaza and Mitchells Plain, Pick n Pay Family Nyanga, and Mitchells Plain. Human said the Bacon Fest Promo-tion is an exciting “pork festival” which will be launched during November at the 300 seat venue “Oblivion” in Clarement, Harfield village. The SAB will be a joint sponsor of the event and extensive public relations and publicity will sur-round this festival. Pork meals and pork snacks will be the main food attraction and will be advertised and promoted extensively. She also referred to the Spar cam-paign, which consists of a “Win Pork for a Year Competition”. It is to run for one year. Spar will promote this competition and will do the administration in terms of the logistics and initial newspaper announcements. SAPPO will inter alia supply demonstration ladies and pro-motional material. Winelands Pork will be the exclusive supplier for this.

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Quick guide to: Clostidium novyiBy Dr Andrew Tucker, CS Vet

What is Clostridium novyi? Clostridium novyi is a bacteria causing sudden death in large fattening pigs, as well as sows. How the organism causes the damage it does, is not currently known, but it produces toxins that are released into the pig’s body. Multiplica-tion in the liver appears to be associated with a decrease in liver oxygenation resulting from chronic pneumonia or enteritis.

How do you know if it’s on your farm?Affected pigs are often found dead and rapid decomposition of the carcass is often seen. Other typical signs are swelling of the throat, lung oedema as well as fluid in the abdomen and thorax.

The most typical sign is the formation of gas bubbles in the liver which also then has a light brown colour. A diagnosis is often made by post mortem findings, but laboratory confirmation is possible.

How do you treat or prevent it?Treating or preventing the predispos-ing conditions, namely pneumonia and enteritis, with antibiotics or vaccines

will help to reduce the incidence in the herd. There is a sow vaccine available to further protect sows and there are a few feed additives on the market which can also decrease clinical signs on the farm.

References:Pig Diseases – D.J. Taylor; Diseases of Swine – Straw, Zimmerman, D’Allaire, Taylor


PPP AGM

We need to keep our wits together

Many PPP functions

“As pig farmers we need to keep all our wits together and re-invent ourselves and our farming operations,” said James Jenkinson in his chairman’s report at the PPP AGM. He said that the industry has been through another challenging and demanding year. Input costs have been exceptionally high and produc-ers did not receive their fair share at the pay point. Together with a slowdown in the economy, higher fuel and electric-ity costs and the regulations relating to water usage, waste management and various other regulations, make it difficult to be a profitable pig farmer. “However, I think that we have man-aged quite well and we have made

Retail price monitoring is one of the services that the PPP management delivers on behalf of its members, said Jacobus Hoffman, manager of PPP. The retail price analysis indicat-ed that the price of pork bulk chops have increased by 20,36% during the past year. This was followed by pork roast, which increased by 14,04% per kilogram during the past year. Other PPP functions include:

Communication Hoffman said that the electronic newslet-ter and PPP’s website form part of the organisation’s information function.

Training As far as training is concerned, PPP has submitted all reports in terms of its function as skills development facilitator.

The annual general meeting (AGM) of the Premier Pork Producers (PPP) recently took place in Kempton Park. Some of the highlights appear below.

progress as an industry and as PPP members on a number of areas which will put us in a much stronger position to face the challenges ahead.” The drive by die industry to develop an export market is one way of reposition-ing the industry. This drive is driven from the PPP office, Jenkinson said. “In these interesting times that we are living, there is one commercial issue that still just does not make sense to me as a producer. Pigs are slaughtered in all provinces and then transported to other provinces to be sold. Would it not make sense to market pigs where they are and not have trucks run up and down with carcasses?”

He also congratulated the produc-ers who have already started changing their facilities and who are moving to a gestation stall free environment. “As an industry we have all agreed to the 2020 deadline and the quicker we change, the better it would be. Welfare of our animals has always been important to us.” Another way to secure long-term sustainability is that the industry needs to increase the per capita consumption of domestically produced pork. Jenkinson also said the Pork 360 industry quality assurance programme will be visible on carcasses and this will immediately differentiate locally produced pork from imported pork.

An application to Agri Seta for training to the amount of R100 000 has also been approved.

Membership Hoffman said that although PPP’s membership has declined from 65 to 56 members since the previous AGM, PPP is however now invoicing for 49 800 sows compared to the previous figure of 48 870 sows.

Other activities of PPP include the following:• Pork 360 – administration/marketing • Pork 360 audits • Industry protection • Trade negotiations • Harbour visits • Exports.

Dr James Meyer (Universiteit van Pretoria), Matthew Hayden (Trade Plus Aid) Charl Braak (GHB Farms) en Jan Smuts (Rooihoogte Boerdery)

James Jenkinson (PPP), dr Anna Roma-gosa (PIC) en Hoffies Hoffman (PPP)

Gerd Baum (Baynesfield), Jacobus Hoff-man (PPP) en dr Pieter Vervoort (CS Vet)

Ann Jacques (Topigs Norsvin), Gar-reth Salmond (Meadow Feeds) en Kinnear Marshall (Topigs Norsvin)

Dr Albert Schutte (Kanhym), Jurgen Reinders (Kanhym/PIC) en JP van der Walt (Walt Landgoed)

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Nothing quiet on the promotion front

Pig farmers have to interpret changes

PPP is still conducting promotions with the mission to pro-actively promote pork and pork products throughout the total value chain. The principal goals of the promotions committee are to inform and edu-cate consumers on the benefits of pork so that it becomes part of their diet. To this end, in-store promotions took place with Food Lovers Mar-ket, Checkers and Shoprite, while in-store promotions will also be conducted with Pick n Pay later in the year, said Jacobus Hoffman.

The feedback from the supermarket managers is very positive, while the executive feedback report revealed that the total sales of pork achieved over 40 promotional days per month was 2 326 kilograms, which translates into a daily average sale of 58 kilograms. PPP is also very satisfied with the

“There have been amendments in legislation pertaining to water management and pig farmers have to interpret these changes,” said Dr James Meyer, member of the PPP water committee at the AGM.

He said the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, Act 59 of 2008 and the National Environmental Manage-ment Act, Act 107 of 1998 have been amended to bring it in line with the new GN 665 of 6 September 2013. Pig farmers are now required to cor-rectly inform officials where necessary,

results of its school project, which is undertaken to educate school pupils on the value of South African pork. Out of a total of 427 pupils who participated in the questionnaire feedback, 80% eats pork. The rest provided the following reasons for not eating pork:• 3% said that they were “allergic” to pork • 3% believed pork causes tonsillitis • 6% has religious reasons • 3% believed pork is unclean • 5% believed pork is unhealthy. In reply to a question of whether their perceptions about pork changed after the presentation, 84% said that it did change, while 16% said it didn’t change. Some of the suggestion received in relation to PPP’s school programme, include the following:• More information on pork cuts and the butchery is needed for learners. • The programme should include all

Merriam Radebe (Frankfort), Rebecca Matloung (Frankfort), R Kgwedi (Burgersfort) en Chappy Nthabeleng (Limpopo)

Guzette Strydom (PPP), Rina Maree (Free-on-Trade) en Hannelie Kotzé (Ratzegaai)

Doug Bruce (Zimbabwe), Kobus Raath (Walt Landgoed) en Kobie Weideman (Walt Landgoed)

Dries Kotzé (Ratzegaai), James Jenkinson (PPP-voorsitter) en Dr Francois Siebrits (TUT)

Dr Albert Schutte (Kanhym), Jurgen Reinders (Kanhym/PIC) en JP van der Walt (Walt Landgoed)

grades. • Take the programme to the rest of the country. • Increase the number of schools (i.e. 50 schools for 2015). • Train an Afrikaans presenter and develop Afrikaans material to allow Afrikaans schools on board, especially if PPP plans to extend the programme to other regions. Hoffman said PPP is currently investi-gating the possibility to develop adver-tising on a pizza top box to promote pork. It will let the pork brand stand out uniquely and independently and consumers will take the message home. Perfect Pizza has 77 outlets in Gauteng, 12 in KwaZulu-Natal and two in the Western Cape. This medium offers high brand recall and an estimated audience of 725 000 high-end consumers.

substantiate their practices and motivate for authorisation. The PPP has submit-ted a waste classification update and position statement to the department of environmental affairs. Dr Meyer said interpretational assis-tance might be required from a municipal pollution officer. Pig farmers need to ob-tain and maintain compliance. Two of the key issues are monitoring requirements and quality variables. As far as quality variables are concerned, the following is of importance:• Microbiological indicator organisms. • Physico-chemical parameters.

• Inorganic chemistry. • N = 44 constituents. • Determining permissible application. • Formulating treatments required. • Demonstrating compliance. • A monitoring programme. Dr Meyer pointed out that the final discharge quality disposed of must still comply and be classified as per the rel-evant precautionary practice guidelines stipulated. Quality variables are needed for protecting farmers’ own water used and sustainable environmental rights.

PPP AGM


Biogas: Financial argument still questionable

Biosecurity remains the best way of keeping PEDv out of your herd

“The financial argument for the development of a biogas to electric-ity plant is still very questionable for many locations throughout South Africa when considering electrical savings as the only motivation,” said Matthew Hayden of Trade Plus Aid at the PPP AGM.

However, the recent reintroduction of load shedding put the spotlight on the sensitive balance of resources within the Eskom infrastructure, resulting in many rural bases businesses using diesel to power operations, he said. With the upcoming annual escala-tion and Eskom making noises that it needs to revisit these NERSA approved

Biosecurity remains the best way of keeping new viruses such as PEDv out of your herd and out of your country, said Dr Anna Romagosa of PIC at the PPP AGM. The Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) is known to survive in manure for 28 days. The virus also spread in the air for up to three miles, Dr Romagosa said. She pointed out that biosecurity would minimise the risk of viral spread from in-fected farms. External risks of spreading a disease include animals, transportation and fomites. New animals arriving on a farm must be kept in quarantine for at least six to eight weeks, where pre-entry testing for diseases such as PED should take place during the isolation period. As far as transportation is concerned, drivers should be trained to recognise biosecurity risks and have standard protocols to follow. It is important to establish a clean and dirty zone for farm and transport workers to follow during the loading and unloading of pigs and during feed delivery. Farm personnel

increases, along with the confirmation of R120 per ton carbon tax on supplied power, the accounting equation for a biogas to electricity plan will shortly be something for more serious considera-tion. Hayden said significant effort has been put into the development of other opportunities that are associated with agricultural based biogas production. The development of an off take agree-ment for the biogas generated at a swine farm with a multinational is in progress. The first two appropriate sites have been identified and discussions have commenced. The methane rich biogas will be transported from the farm to a nearby location of use in the production

of power in a power plant with the heat of the exhaust used for environmental control in the buildings. The biogas to electricity plant devel-oped at the Inhoek Piggery has process challenges that are currently being recti-fied and a solution is expected shortly, he said. The Capstone micro turbine at Swineline farm has recently passed the 12 000 hour operational mark with the only maintenance to date being the replacement of an air filter. Hayden said another two biogas to power plants are in development for this year, one in the Eastern Cape and one in North West.

should be empowered to reject and turn a driver away if protocols are not fol-lowed or the truck is not clean. Cleaning and disinfection of the loading dock after each operation is not negotiable, as is enforcing downtime requirements for trucks. Dr Romagosa said that as far as fomites are concerned, it is important to limit the traffic on the farm of both people and equipment. Anything coming into the farm must be disinfected and downtime requirements and maintain-ing a log of visitors must be enforced. Manure handlers should be careful not to track viruses between herds and contact with farm personnel must be limited. Environmental surveillance is always im-portant, as is the production staff’s focus on biosecurity. Dr Romagosa said the first cases of PED were reported in the USA in April 2013 and since the virus has spread across the country to affect 30 of the 52 states. The source of the infection is unknown and new variants of the virus were identified at the beginning of 2014. Later in the year, it has been reported in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru

and Canada. It was first thought that the PEDv was transferred from the USA to Canada on the many vehicles transporting pigs across the border, but investigations revealed that 18 out of the first 20 cases in Canada had a common feed supplier. The virus is thought to be spread via the oro-faecal route and can be present in high concentration in the faeces. A low infection dose is required for new cases. She advised pig farmers to start making changes now. It is important to follow the example of the Canadian pig industry and not the example of the USA pig industry that made a lot of errors in handling the PEDV situation. If PED occurs in South Africa, the following is important: • Work with your diagnostic lab to get the test kits. • The government needs to be involved. • Focus on containment and elimination plans. Pig veterinarians and farmers should be on the lookout for signs of the virus, because it has a devastating effect on pig production, she said.

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number of piglets born dead. It is also a time when sows are already in a negative energy balance before lactation and use back fat as an energy source. This means a large amount of free fatty acids need to be fi ltered from the blood in the liver and liver metabolism needs to be optimised.

LactationThere are high levels of immunoglobulins in colostrum. Getting maximal quantity of colostrum to the piglet through a good start-up of milk production will give piglets the best start. This can be achieved through following feeding schedule/s and balancing and including nutrients in the gestation and lactation diets. During lactation the subsequent litter is formed. Oocytes and follicles start to develop and too much weight loss in lactation negatively aff ects this process. Weight loss during lactation is accept-able, but more than 10-13% is negative for reproduction (Hoving et al 2012). It is important to control weight loss.

To successfully implement the pro-gramme, Cargill’s Provimi team will spend time on the farm gathering information such as current sow formulations, gestat-ing and lactating feeding practice, back fat condition of sows and gilts and current technical performance of the herd. Based on the information gathered the pro-gramme will be implemented, custom-ised to your farm. The new programme

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requires formulation of both the gestation and lactation diets and also the premixes or basemixes that balance these diets. A critical area in the LivelleTM pro-gramme is the transition phase. This phase is important for both sow and piglet health. Nutritional techniques that are utilised during this phase can have positive eff ects on the birthing process, leading to reduced piglets that are born dead and more viable piglets from birth and also ready the sow for colostrum and optimal milk production. Another strong focus point of the Livel-leTM sow programme is using sow body condition to optimise sow longevity and allow farmers to feed to the needs of the sow. In order to do so, Cargill off ers a

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Porcine Epidemic diarrhoea (PED) is a disease caused by a Group 1 Coronavirus of family Coronaviridae. Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE) and Porcine Corona Respiratory dis-ease (PRCD) also fall into this group.

PED type 1 was diagnosed in the UK for the first time in 1971. The disease was primarily a disease of fattening pigs. The initial name given to the disease was Epidemic Viral Disease (EVD). A second outbreak of acute diarrhoeas which now included suckling pigs (and all other ages of pigs) was investigated in Europe in 1976.This disease was called EVD type 2. In 1978 researchers were able to iden-tify that these outbreaks were caused by a coronavirus which was different to TGEv. In 1982 the name Porcine Epi-demic diarrhoea was adopted. The disease was identified in many countries in Europe in the 1980’s, India in 2003, China (1992), Korea (1993) and Japan (1983). 55% of Spanish farms were serologically identified to have PEDv in 1992/3. At that time there were no reports of PEDv in the Americas. (One must keep in mind that the years indicated are years that surveys/research was done and does not indicate a time-line of spread of the virus). Britain reported a clinical outbreak dur-ing 1998 and Hungary in 1995. In Czech Republic about 12% of samples tested in 2003/4 were in combination with other

Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea“New strains of an old disease rock many parts of Asia and the Americas

enteric viruses. In 2005/6 Italy expe-rienced acute outbreaks, while Spain experiences an average of five cases per year (European strain) causing 10-25 % deaths in suckling pigs Japan had severe outbreaks during 1993 and ’94 with mortalities ranging from 30—100%; followed by a severe outbreak on 108 farms in 1996 (70% mortality). Korea also had similar prob-lems in the 1990’s.

More recent situation (post 2010)

Until 2013 Americas were free of PEDv. After outbreaks in USA, slaughter pigs in the UK were tested serologically - 10% were positive to PEDv (European strain). During the period 2010-12 there was a rapid spread of an especially virulent PEDv in China which also affected Philip-pines and South Korea. During 2013 Japan experienced a severe outbreak after a seven-year lull. The PEDv virus that affected the USA was soon found in other countries in the Americas: 2013 in Mexico; spread into Colombia, Dominican Republic and Peru by March 2014. By March 2014, 30 US states were affected. The PEDv has been shown to be 99% similar to Chinese strains. Despite the best efforts to keep the disease out of Canada, the disease was diagnosed in Ontario in January 2014. In March 2014 a new virus was di-agnosed, causing diarrhoea, but not as virulent as PEDv. The virus was identified as a DeltaCorona virus (PEDv is an al-phacoronavirus). Porcine Delta Coronavi-

rus (PDCoV) has been identified in 17 US states by August 2014. How was the virus introduced and spread into the USA?

Many of the farms that became infected with PEDv were biosecure conscious and had good systems in place. The first case was on a farm in Ohio closely followed by three other farms. It soon became apparent that these farms shared feed sources. All fours sites became positive within one week of changing feed. Unfortunately feed tested negative for PEDv, but clinical signs suggest other-wise. The possibility of feed being the source was supported by the introduc-tion into Canada. Canada had been pro-active in attempting to keep the disease out: heightened biosecurity; inspections of trucks from the US, in-depth risk assessment and environmental surveil-lance. The Canadian suspected trans-portation of feed after case seven was identified on the remote Prince Edward Island (18 of 20 farms used the same feed supplier). The US now suspects that imported porcine plasma was probably the cause of the outbreak. Further research into plasma protein has revealed that PEDv is killed during processing which leads one to believe that if imported plasma protein was the source, it would have been contaminated post processing.

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Heat and wide fluctuations in tempera-ture can often cause immense stress for the animals, resulting in lower perfor-mance and health problems. “Even during the hottest time of the day, pigs are still producing additional body heat from eating and moving around the barn. Since pigs have few sweat glands, cooling off by perspiration is not much of an option,” said Russell Gilliam, US swine business manager for Alltech. “Respiratory rates begin to increase around 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and with high humidity it becomes dif-ficult for pigs to find relief from the heat on their own.” According to Gilliam, temperature fluctuations that continue into the fall season produce additional challenges. Wide variations between night and day temperatures can compound stress lev-els that the animals already experienced from increased temperatures. Besides monitoring the barn’s tem-perature, Gilliam said there are many signals that indicate a pig is too hot. Some of them include: faster breathing, fluctuations in feed and water intake lev-els, reduced activity and lying stretched on the floor, often separated from oth-ers. Maintaining barn temperature and increasing ventilation are key in keeping the pig’s stress levels to a minimum. “If you can avoid temperature shifts by a few degrees or more, you will be making the pig’s habitat more comfort-able, which can lead to better profits,” Gilliam said. Since pigs can generate an enormous amount of heat, focus on practices that produce less heat. Ensure each pig has enough space and ventilation. Keep

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motion minimal and do not disturb the animals during peak temperature times of the day. It is also important to make sure the pigs have unlimited access to fresh and cool drinking water, as drinking levels can also have a major effect on feed intake. Data has also shown that offering pigs a combination product of organic acids, electrolytes, enzymes and probiotics can address gut health issues during times of stress in young animals. It works quickly by lowering the pH of the water. Depending on the type of water and the target level for pH, the technology can work on its own or with a combination of other ingredients, such as probiotics to help optimise the gut environment. Organic acids can help grow probiot-ics in the gut and the enzymes can help enhance intake and digestibility. Electrolytes make sure the animal stays hydrated, especially in times of heat stress. In a recent study, Alltech’s Acid-Pak 4-Way™ was administered through drinking water for the entire nursery period as a replacement for an existing antibiotic, vitamin and mineral program (FRIO, A.J.L., YU, E., AND R. SANTOS; 2009). In terms of overall performance,

the researchers found the combination acidifier maintained optimum conditions for digestion in the stomach and small intestine to allow the pigs to maintain electrolyte balance and pH levels. “Addressing heat stress and be-ing prepared for its effects can have a major impact on the performance and overall value of your pigs when you take them to market. It can also help reduce the cost of added days on feed and additional health costs,” Gilliam said. “In times of stress, pigs can be more susceptible to disease and health chal-lenges. It is essential your pigs’ nutrition is equipped with technologies that build their natural immunity.” Maintaining barn temperature and increasing ventilation are key in keeping pigs’ heat stress levels to a minimum this summer. Data has also shown that offering pigs a combination product of organic acids, electrolytes, enzymes, and probiotics can address gut health issues during times of stress in young animals.


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are being developed, but in the interim a number of feed-back programmes were practiced.

ImmunityA big unknown at present is whether a herd with an endemic European strain in-duced immunity will be protected against the US strains (and Asian strains). What we do know is that there is no cross immunity with TGEV.

How is South Africa reactingSouth Africa has taken note of the situ-ation in America and Asia. We continue to monitor progress in diagnostic tests to ensure that we do not get the disease into the country. Although South Africa has never tested for European strains of PEDv we have not had any reported clinical cases. Our import protocols for genetic mate-rial are being amended to address PEDv. The risk in meat is considered low as we have a VPN for imported meat in place. References:Romagosa Anna. 2014. Presentation SAPPO congress.Barbara Straw et al. 2006. Diseases of Swine 9th Edition, KJ Yoon. 2014. The Emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhoea in US Swine: Surprises in the road to prevention and control. Proceedings of the 23rd IPVS congress, pp 64-66Website: University of Minnesota Swine Disease Eradication CenterWebsite: National Pork Board

The spread within the US is attributed to the high levels of movement of pigs in multi-site operations; from site to site and to abattoirs. Coupled to the highly infectious nature of PEDv. In addition, extremely high levels of PEDv are shed in faeces. It is calculated that 28g of PEDv infected manure has the equivalent viral load to 1t of TGEV infected manure. Thus indirect spread by mechanical vectors (cats and flies), contaminated equip and personnel, becomes significant. The risk odds of being infected by a neighbour are 8,4 @ 1 mile; 6,3 @ 2 miles; and from >3 miles no increase in odds between farms. Interestingly the size of farm has no role in risk level, but breeding farms have 8.8 odds of spread to other farms compared to farrow to finish where the odds are 6,4. PEDv is viable in slurry lagoons for 16 weeks (compared to nine weeks of shedding in sows). Highlighting the importance of environmental control and biosecurity is important.

Current researchCurrent research in the US and other countries is developing a basic under-standing of both conronaviruses. There is now development diagnostic tests both to identify the virus and to deter-mine exposure (serology of immune responses). Researchers also want to understand the transmission of the virus and in the

environment. This would allow one to improve prevention protocols.

What we know at this point is: • Only pigs• Pigs need to ingest the virus = Faeco

oral• Replicates in enterocytes• Short incubation period pigs are sick

with 48 hours• Virus is shed for seven to 28 days in

mucous from the intestines• Immune response takes seven to 14

days to develop• pH range 5-9 @ 4°C• Survives in: -Fresh faeces - 7days;

Manure 14- >28 days; water 7 days• Survive in: - Wet feed 28 days; dry

feeds < 14 days• Survives in: - Plasma protein 7 days

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• Sureties on truck surfaces for 24 hours at 20°C - 25% pigs become infected.

Clinical situationClinically the main symptoms are a wa-tery diarrhoea affecting suckling pigs; 50 to 90% die with the highly virulent strain of PEDv. If less virulent, 20-40% will die.Weaned/fattening have scouring without significant increase in mortality but some decrease in ADG noted. Within a period of 8-12 weeks the dis-ease become endemic, mortalities de-cline and growth rates return to normal. The reduction coincides with increase in maternal immunity once all breeding females have been exposed. Vaccines

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