DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY, A FINNISH EXAMPLE

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1 DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY, A FINNISH EXAMPLE By Hanna Hamina SUOMEN SIIPIKARJALIITTO RY FINLANDS FJÄDERFÄFÖRBUND FINNISH POULTRY ASSOCIATION

2 Hanna Hamina Executive Director of the Finnish Poultry Association since 2015 Broiler meat producer since 1999

3 FINLAND: HOMELAND OF ANGRY BIRDS BUT HEALTHY CHICKENS

4 CASE STUDY: FINLAND Healthy broilers No vaccinations nor severe diseases Excellent food health Good growth rate and FCR Safe meat for consumers No salmonella Low level of campylobacter and ESBL Only fresh broiler meat on the market Sustainability Welfare programme Home grown feeds Focus on environmental aspects 4

5 BROILER MEAT INDUSTRY AND MARKET

6 PRODUCTION CHAIN OF BROILERS Grand parent stocks in Sweden 11 Pullet farms 33 Breeder farms Around 190 broiler chicken farms (Including 3 organic farms) 2017: ~71 million broilers 122 million kg meat Consumption + 6 % ~22,5 kg/per capita/year Main breed ROSS 308 6

7 FARMS BROILER FARMS farms Average broilers/farm Number of farms has been stable for years Farm size is increasing max 800 max 1600 max 3200 max 4800 max 6400 Over 6400 M 2 PER FARM 7

8 THE BROILER MEAT INDUSTRY Production is based on contracts Strict control and development by the meat processors who determine the production Three broiler meat processors Four brands

9 16% SHARE OF IMPORT % BROILER MEAT 13% 7% 3% 1%

10 PRODUCTION STRATEGY

11 Healthy animals don t need medication and can use the whole genetic potential of production. They also have lower FCR and WFR and products are safe for humans.

12 THE NATIONAL QUALITY SYSTEM NOT CERTIFIED Statutory level European Union legislation National legislation National level Animal health ETT instructions INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPORTS OF ANIMALS AND HATCHING EGGS Reports, quarantine THE POSITIVE LIST Rules for feed operators for fulfilling the additional criteria to insure the safety of their products DISEASE PREVENTION INSTRUCTIONS Detailed requirements THE GOOD PRACTISE OF THE FINNISH POULTRY PRODUCTION Voluntary actions for health care 12

13 NATIONAL HEALTH CARE Basic principles Disease prevention THE WHOLE PRODUCTION CHAIN Animal imports, feed operators Positive list DOCUMENTATION Cooperation throughout the broiler industry Monitoring NATIONAL HEALTH CARE Animal welfare LEGISLATION Some measures exceed baseline requirements Beak trimming is forbidden CONTROLLING MICROBES Salmonella and campylo bacteria Food Safety Medication CONTROLLED USE OF MEDICATION Antimicrobial resistance 13

14 HEALTHY BROILERS IN PRACTICE ONLY FEW VACCINATION NEEDED FOR PS NO VACCINATIONS FOR BROILERS LOW PREVALENCE OF CAMPYLOBACTER In ,5 % NO SEVERE VIRUS DISEASES Few IB cases (D274 and 4/91) in and 2018 Never HPAI, LPAI or ND Vaccinations are forbidden 14

15 SALMONELLA PREVENTION PLAN European Union legislation and national legislation LOTS OF TESTING All the feed materials Imported animals Poultry programme is comprehensive Sampling Reports Notifications to municipal veterinarians Visitation and annual sampling by the control veterinarian All more than 2000 serotypes are tested No types are accepted in the production chain Positive flocks will be destroyed Vaccination and medication is prohibited The aim is to prevent the spread of Salmonella infections in humans through chickens, as well as food derived from them, but also keep the incidence of Salmonella infections in each flock group of up to one per cent annually. 15

16 Flocks SALMONELLA CASES BROILERS SOURCE: EVIRA

17 Flocks SALMONELLA CASES PS BROILERS SOURCE: EVIRA

18 ESCHERICHIA COLI Severe problems since 2014 first signs autumn 2013 Also seen in parent stock Lost of testing during the years for possible underlying causes nothing found The same serotype O78 than in other Nordic countries Many actions done in the chain: Improvements at farm and egg hygiene Egg desinfection at farm Formaldehyde at hatchery Extra vitamins to breeders E.coli vaccinations for PPS and PS Few cases of antibiotics given to PS Autogenous vaccine since 2017 for PS

19 RESPONSIBLE MEDICATION STRATEGY 25,0 MEDICATED BROILER FLOCKS (%) 20,0 15,0 10,0 5,0 0, Growers Pullets GPS/PS Parents GPS/PS Source: Animal health ETT 19

20 EFSA SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2018 doi: /j.efsa ESBL IN BROILER MEAT Belgium 78,3 Latvia 74,7 Spain 71 Italy 60,3 Poland 55,8 Ireland 49 Cypros 44,3 Germany 42,8 Slovakia 42 France 41,3 Luxemburg 39 Greece 36,4 Austria 32,7 Bulgaria 30,3 Great Britain 29,7 Croatia 28 Sweden 27,9 Czech 27 Lithuania 25,3 Estonia 25,3 Romania 25,1 Portugal 24,8 Denmark 21,4 Slovenia 20 Netherlands 16,9 Hungary 13,4 Finland 4,

21 SOME CHARACTERISTICS of the Finnish broiler production ALL IN ALL OUT 1-4 WEEKS DOWNTIME DENSITY All chicks delivered at once Also on-farm-hatching NO thinning Farms are empty between flocks and washed properly Depends on meat processors needs Max 42 kg/m 2 Average 17 broilers/m 2 Slaughter weight 1,7 kg = live weight 2,36 kg 21 Slaughter age is ~36 days

22 BIOSECURITY THE FINNISH WAY 48 hour quarantine after visiting a foreign country or another farm Cleaning and disinfecting everything you had with you abroad Sauna is a perfect place No visitors in broiler barns as a general guidance Strict rules for obligatory visitors 22

23 THE FIRST HYGIENE BARRIER THE SECOND HYGIENE BARRIER

24 TEMPERATURE MIGHT VARY FROM -35 C O TO +35 C O HIGH DEMANDS FOR POULTRY HOUSES

25 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SAVING ENERGY

26 CATCHING MAINLY BY MACHINE BY PROFESSIONAL CATCHING GROUPS

27 SHORT TIMES IN CRATES FARMS CLOSE TO SLAUGHTERHOUSES

28 PEAT AS LITTER MATERIAL AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE

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30 FOOT PAD HEALTH Influencing factors: Bedding material Housing conditions Diet and dietary factors Gut health of the broilers No vaccinations in Finland OVER 90% OF THE FINNISH FLOCKS REACHED THE PREMIUM CLASS UNDER 20 POINTS IN 2014, 2015, 2016 AND

31 Photo: Evira FOOT PAD EVALUATION Obligatory for every slaughtered broiler batch One foot pad of 100 birds per batch By official meat inspection veterinarians Standardized method Severity of the lesions based on the depth of the damage Class 0: healthy foot pad Class 1: mild superficial inflammatory changes Class 2: deep inflammation The score R of a flock is calculated R = 100 (n n2 2) / ntot n1 is the number of feet in class 1 n2 is the number of feet in class 2 ntot is the total number of feet estimated per flock. Score minimum 0, maximum 200 < 40 points = without remark points = remark low level measures needed to improve the housing conditions etc. - > 80 points = remark high level notification to an official veterinarian 31

32 FOOT PAD SCORES 2017 Source: Animal health ETT, represent > 99 % of the Finnish production Under 20 points 96,19 % Under 40 points 99,20 % Between ,75 % Over 80 points 0,05 % Under 40 points Points between Over 80 points 32

33 BROILER FEEDS

34 FEEDING BROILERS IN FINLAND BASED ON GRAINS NO MAIZE Main raw materials wheat, oat, barley and soya bean meal 20-30% of dehulled oats WHOLE WHEAT Is added on farms with feed scales Most farms produce their own wheat ANALYZING The protein content of feeds and wheat Recipies are strictly optimized according to digestible amino acids 34

35 FEEDING BROILERS IN FINLAND PROTEIN Mostly GM soya Also faba beans and peas ANTICOCCIDIALS Narasin, monensin sodium and salinomycin FEED PRICES Feeds /t = GBP Wheat /t = GBP Oats 210 /t = 183 GBP 35

36 AIMING TO FINAL WEIGHT Meat processors want uniform birds Feeding strategy supports the need for low mortality and low condemnations Weighing the birds automatically Making changes to the amount of whole wheat even daily if needed On the average Finnish broilers grow % more than standards FCR ~1,50 WE DON T CHASE AFTER THE FASTEST GROWTH RATE BUT TO AIM HEALTHY BIRDS REACH THEIR TARGETED SLAUGHTER WEIGHT, PRODUCE GOOD QUALITY MEAT AND BE PROFITABLE! 36

37 The whole value chain of the Finnish broiler production, including R&D, is transparent and working together towards more sustainable production. Innovations and best practices are delivered into use fast.

38 INNOVATIONS Progres TM based on resin acids of rosin (Hankkija) Competitiveexclusion product Broilact TM (Orion) Microcrystalline Cellulose MCC AaltoCell TM (Aalto university) Biorefining ensiled grass (Luke)

39 WELFARE PROGRAMME

40 High focus on animal welfare makes production more sustainable and acceptable.

41 WELFARE PROGRAMME FOR POULTRY SINCE 2015 Approved and partly funded by the European Commission Improve animal welfare and compensate the additional costs of the measures Promote animal keeping which supports species-specific behavior Increase awareness of farmers regarding factors that affect animal welfare also through farm advisory services Respond to consumer expectations Grazing has also an impact on landscape management Payments are based on losses of income, costs and benefits gained Measures must exceed baseline requirements 41

42 FEEDING AND CARE 42

43 IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS REJECTIONS AND FOOT PAD SCORES 43

44 ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT 4 OBJECTS/ 100 M 2 44

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46 PLATFORMS, RAMPS OR PERCHES PERCHES: FOR 10 % AND 15 CM PER BROILER. PLATFORMS AND RAMPS MIN. 10 % OF THE SURFACE AREA. 46

47 SUMMARY

48 RESPONSIBLE BROILER PRODUCTION IN FINLAND HIGH BIOSECURITY Healthy animals Good production results Safe feed and meat RESOURCES Recycling manure Renewable energy Saving energy Minimizing waste FEEDING SOLUTIONS Home-grown grains and grain legumes Natural, innovative products Research & Development 48

49 THANKS FOR LISTENING! HANNA HAMINA SIIPIKARJALIITTO