ALL IN ALL OUT for BEEF PRODUCTION Tuovinen

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 • 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)

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

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

ALL IN – ALL OUT • • • 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!