Industry Contacts
Australian Pork Limited (APL)
PO Box 4746, Kingston ACT 2604
Nutrients
Nutrition Information: Trimmed Lean Pork *
Energy(kJ)
Protein(g)
TotalFat(g)
Quantity per 200g serving size
930
46.6
3.70
% Daily Intake per serving **
11%
93%
5%
1.95
18.5
1.01
0.69
3.69
1.44
42.4
% Recommended Dietary Intake
(Aust/NZ) per serving
178%
185%
63%
35%
31%
12%
61%
Thiamin(mg)
Niacin(mg)
VitaminB6(mg)
VitaminB12(µg)
Zinc(mg)
Iron(mg)
Selenium(µg)
Datasourcedfrom:
H.Greenfield,J.Arcot,J.A.Barnes,J.Cunningham,P.Adorno,T.Stobaus,R.K.Tume,S.L.Beilken,W.J.Muller.2009.NutrientcompositionofAustralianretailporkcuts
2005/2006.FoodChemistry117,721–730.
A.J.Sinclair,S.Barone,T.Stobaus,R.Tume,S.Beilken,W.Müller,J.Cunningham,J.A.Barnes,H.Greenfield.2010.LipidcompositionofAustralianporkcuts2005/2006.
FoodChemistry121,672–681.
*TrimmedLeanPorkiscalculatedusingthenumericalaverageofrawtrimmedleanporkcuts(LoinSteak,Fillet,RumpSteak,RoundSteak,TopsideSteak,Silverside
Steak,DicedPork,PorkStrips,LoinRoast,RoundMiniRoastandLoinChop)
**PercentageDailyIntakesarebasedonanaverageadultdietof8700kJ.Yourdailyintakesmaybehigherorlowerdependingonyourenergyneeds.
Bringing Home the Bacon
Did you know that pork is the most widely consumed meat in the world?
Crackling Facts!
Truths or Porky Pies?
•Australiaisthefirstnationintheworldtointroducethevoluntary
phase-outofgestationstalls.
•Porkaccountsforapproximately0.4%ofthenationalgreenhousegas
emissions-significantlylowerthanotheragriculturalsectors,includingbeef
at11.2%,sheepat3.4%,andcattleat2.7%.(Source:Garnaut,R2008,TheGarnaut
PORKY PIE! Pork needs to be cooked all the way through before
you can eat it
climatechangereview—finalreport,availableat:http://www.garnautreview.org.au/index.htm)
•Whetherhousedindoorsoroutdoors,apigspendsmoretimeresting
thananyotherdomesticanimal.
•Mostpigproducersusethemanureandeffluentontheirfarms
asanorganicfertilisertoimprovecropsandpasture,ortocapture
methanegasestoconverttoenergy.
•Australia’spigherdhealthisoneofthecleanestintheworld,freefrom
manydetrimentaldiseasesfoundinmostotherpigproducingcountries.
•Thefeedcomponent(mainlygrainssuchaswheat,barleyandsorghum)
makesupabout60%ofthetotalcostofproducingpork.
•Pigshaveaverywideangleofvision(310degrees)andaretherefore
easilydistracted.
•Onaverage,asowwillproduce10–12pigletsperlitter.
•TheaveragegrowthrateofAustralianpigsisaround600–650gadayfrom
birthtosale.
•Pigshavecolourvisionbuttheycan’tfocusbotheyesonthesamespot.
•Pigsareconsideredtobesmarterthandogsandareeasytotrain.
Thischaracteristichelpsproducersdevelopsafehandlingroutines.
•Growerpigseattheequivalentofabout3%oftheirbodyweight
anddrinkabout10%oftheirbodyweight,daily.
•Pigsareunabletoperspireandtheyloseheatthroughtheirmouths.
Theiridealgrowingtemperatureis20–22˚C.
3 TRUTH:TheideathatAustralianporkneedstobecookedalltheway
throughisamyth.WhilstthismaybetrueforAmericanorEuropean
pork,itisnottrueofAustralianpork.CaptainArthurPhillipobviously
showedsomeofhisfarmingbackground(Lyndhurst,Hampshire)in
selectingonlyhealthypigsbetransportedtoAustralia.Asaresult,
AustralianpigsdonothavetheTrichinella spiralisparasitethatcauses
trichinosis(theroundwormsourmothersalltoldusaboutwhen
wewerekids).(Reference:http://nahis.animalhealthaustralia.com.au/pmwiki/pmwiki.
php?n=Factsheet.80-2?skin=factsheet).
Sowhilstitmightfeelunfamiliar,freshAustralianporkcanbeeatenmedium
(withahintofpink).Ifyou'regameenoughtotryit,itissotender,you'll
probablycookitlikethateverytime.
•ThemainsourceoffoodforAustralianpigsisgrainssuchaswheat,barleyandsorghum,resultinginawhitefataround
theoutsideofthemeat.Incontrast,cornormaizefedpigsgrowninthenorthernhemispherewillproduceayellowcoloured
fataroundtheoutsideofthemeat.
Department of Primary Industries
in Each State
Queensland
www.dpi.qld.gov.au
South Australia
www.pir.sa.gov.au
Western Australia
www.agric.wa.gov.au
New South Wales
www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
pigsareverycleananimals.They’reknownforkeeping
3 TRUTH:Infact,
separateareasforsleeping,eatinganddunging.Thismythisprobably
Victoria
www.dpi.vic.gov.au
linkedtotheirlikingformud.Becausepigsdon’tsweat,whenit’shot
theycoverthemselvesinmudtohelpkeepcool.
PORKY PIE! Pork is a fatty and unhealthy meat
trimmedporkcontains1.7goffatand
3 TRUTH:A100gservingoflean,
23.3gofprotein(inotherwords,it’s98%fatfree!).Pigfeediscarefully
madeupofavarietyofgrains,vitaminsandmineralstoproducelean
porkwithaminimumamountoffat.Actually,thereareatleastseven
cutsofporkthatareasleanasskinlesschickenbreast.
Tasmania
www.dpiw.tas.gov.au
Australian Government—Department of
Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
www.daff.gov.au
Pork Co-operative Research Centre (CRC)
www.porkcrc.com.au
State Farming Organisations
National Farmers Federation (NFF)
www.nff.org.au
NSW Farmers
www.nswfarmers.org.au
SA Farmers Federation (SAFF)
www.saff.com.au
•EachyearAustraliansconsumearound23.5kgofporkperperson—thisismadeupof8.5kgoffreshporkand15kgof
processedhamproductssuchasbaconandsmallgoods.
•Australianfarmersproducearound4.75millionpigs(forecast number of pigs produced to the end of June 2012)fromasow
herdofaround261,000.
•TheAPLPigPassNVDTraceabilitydatabaseinMarch2012hadover2,200pigproducerregistrants.Howeverjustover1,500
producerscouldclaimtheyderiveanincomefromgrowingpigs.
Telephone: 02 6285 2200
Email:
[email protected]
Website: www.australianpork.com.au
www.pork.com.au
PORKY PIE! Pigs are dirty animals
•Australiaproducesaround344,000tonnesofpigmeateveryyear.Alittleover10%isexportedtocountrieslike
Singapore,NewZealandandHongKong,and25%issoldthroughrestaurantsandotherfoodserviceoutletsinAustralia.
•During2010–11,porkproductsaccountedforaround10%ofAustralia’stotalfreshmeatretailconsumptionandhada
grossvalueofproduction(GVP)ofmorethan$882million.(Source:AustralianBureauofAgricultureandResourceEconomics,ABARE2012)
Level 2, 2 Brisbane Avenue, Barton
ACT 2600
Pigtionary
Baconer/Finisher:
Porker:
Grower:
Sow:
Gilt:
Farrowing:
Boar:
Weaner:
Breeds:
Runt:
Sus:
Marketpigsthatweighmorethan55kgliveweight.
Marketpigsthatweighbetween24–55kgliveweight.
Commonlyusednameforpigsbetweentheweanerandfinisherphases.
Anybreedingfemalethathasfarrowed/givenbirthtoalitterofpigletsandlactated.
Afemalepigmatedforthefirsttimeanduptothetimeoffarrowing.
Thebirthofpiglets(after110–120daysofpregnancy).
Amalepigagedoversixmonthsandusedinthebreedingherd.
Apigletrecentlyweanedfromitsmotherataroundthreetofourweeks-of-age.Theweaneristhengenerally
transferredfromthefarrowingshedtotheweanerorgrowerfacility.
Whitepigbreedsinclude:LargeWhite;Yorkshire;andLandrace.Colouredbreedsinclude:LargeBlack;Berkshire;
Duroc;andHampshire.
Thesmallestpiginthelitter.
Thegenusthatpigsbelongto.
WA Pork Producers’ Association (WAPPA)
www.wappa.com.au
Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)
www.vff.org.au
Tasmanian Island Pork Alliance (TIPA)
03 6334 1070
Pork Queensland Incorporated (PQI)
07 4092 3014
All facts in this brochure were current at the time of
printing - July 2012.
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Australian Pork Limited is Caring
for the Future of Australian Pork
AustralianPorkLimited(APL)isauniqueproducer-ownedorganisation
supportingandpromotingtheAustralianporkindustry.APLdelivers
integratedservicesthatenhancetheviabilityofournation’spigproducers
atadomesticandinternationallevel.Thisisachievedthroughthedelivery
ofmarketing,exportdevelopment,researchandinnovationandpolicy
development,tohelpsecureaprofitableandsustainablefutureforAustralian
pork.
APLisfundedprimarilythroughstatutorypigslaughterleviescollectedunder
thePrimaryIndustries(Excise)LeviesAct1999, withadditionalresearch
specificfundsprovidedbytheAustralianGovernment.
Pigs and Food Safety
How Pigs are Farmed
ThehealthoftheAustralianpigherdisfreefrommanyseriousdiseases
afflictingotherporkproducingcountries.Thisiswhyproductintegrity
continuestobeoneofthemostimportantaspectsofAustralianpork
production.Theindustryhasquicklyrespondedtogrowingconsumerdemand
fortopqualityproducethatissafetoeat.TheAustralianPorkIndustryQuality
AssuranceProgram(APIQ3®)isanon-farmqualityassuranceprogramthat
allowsproducerstodemonstrategoodfarmingpracticeusingtheprinciples
ofHazardAnalysisandmanagingCriticalControlPointsformanagement,
foodsafety,animalwelfare,biosecurityandtraceability.Rapiduptakeof
APIQ3®byproducersthroughoutAustraliahasreached86%ofthenational
herd,andisincreasing.
Allpigsgrownforpigmeatarehousedindifferentsizedgroupsdependingon
theirageandweight.
Australia’sporkindustryisalsoleadingtheworldtoensureitsporkproducts
arefullytracedfrompaddocktoplate.Thishasbeenrealisedthrough
traceabilitysystems(PigPassNationalVendorDeclaration—NVD).ThePigPass
NVDprovideskeyinformationthatcanbeusedtotracepigsorporkbackto
thepropertyoforiginintheeventofanemergency,suchasananimaldisease
outbreakorafoodsafetyincident.
Pigs and the Environment
get the facts
on your pork industry
GHGemissionsproducedbytheporkindustryaresignificantlylowerthan
otheragriculturalsectors,suchasbeefcattle,dairycattleandsheep.Currently,
theindustry'semissionsandpotentialmitigationoptionsputsusinthe
positiontohavealow,ifnotthelowest,globalwarmingpotentialforpork
productionworldwide.Butwe,asanindustry,arestrivingtoreducethiseven
furtherbysettinganindustrygoalof1kg CO2 equ per kg of pork produced.
Fortunately,mostoftheindustry’sGHGrelatetoemissionsfromeffluent
ponds.Thisprovidesuswithafantasticopportunityforemissionscapture,
destructionoruse.Progressiveindustryresearchisdevelopinginnovativenew
technologiesandmanagementsystemstomitigateandutilisetheseGHG
emissions.Currentresearchshowsthata500-sowpiggeryhasthepotential
toproduceenoughenergytopower3.1million100wattglobesforonehour,
orproduceelectricitytorun62housesforoneyear.Andifcombustedand
destroyed,itwouldeliminatetheequivalentofthefossilfuelGHGemissions
from458ToyotaCorollastravelling20,000km/peryearburning7L/100km.
AswellasGHGemissions,theindustryisalsoproactivelyaddressingmany
otherenvironmentalissues,suchasnutrientmanagement,by-productreuse,
alternativewastemanagementandsoilhealth.
TherearethreemaintypesofpigfarmingmethodsusedinAustralia—indoor
housing,deeplitterhousingandoutdoorbred/freerangesystems.
Indoor housing systemsareforpigsfrombirthtoweaningandfor
lactatingandweanedsows.Thissystemallowspigsofsimilaragestobekept
together.Grouppensandindividualpensareoftenusedindoors.
Outdoor bred/free range systemsconsistofoutdoorpaddocks,
includingrootingareas,wallowsandshelterhuts.Theweaners,growerpigs
andsowshaveaccesstopaddocksatalltimesthroughouttheirlives.
Looking After our Pigs—We're
Leading the World
Australianpigproducershavethesameconcernsyoudowhenitcomesto
takingcareoftheirpigs.Todemonstratethattheyarelisteningtoconsumer
sentiment,inNovember2010theindustryannouncedthevoluntary
phase-outofsowstallsby2017.Australia’sporkfarmersarethefirstinthe
worldtomakesuchavoluntarycommitment.
Producersunderstandmorethananyonethatprovidingexcellentcareresults
inacontentedanimalthatprovidesahighqualityproduct—pigproducers’
livelihoodsdependonit.Theindustryinvestsmillionsofdollarseachyearto
researchnewtechnologiesandpracticestoimprovepigwelfare,andprovide
valuableeducationandtrainingtostockpeoplethroughoutAustralia.
TheModel Code of Practice for Welfare of Animals (Pigs)—(theModel
Code)—isaguidethathasbeendevelopedinconsultationwithalllevelsof
industry,regulators,RSCPAandscientiststodetailtheacceptablepractice
forthemanagementofpigs.Itoutlinesallresponsibilitiesinvolvedincaring
forpigs—includingtheirhousing,food,waterandspecialneeds.Standardsin
theModelCodehavebeenincorporatedintoAPIQ®andareindependently
auditedeachyeartoensureproducerscomply.
www.australianpork.com.au
www.pork.com.au
Pigsarehandfedonmostlygrainsandcontinuetogrowuntiltheyreach
between24–55kgandaresoldas‘porkers’.Pigsthatgrowlargerthan55kg
aresoldas‘baconers’/’finishers’.
Deep litter housing systemsareusuallylargeopen-sidedshedsor
hoop–likestructureswithdeeplitterflooring(ricehulls,straw,sawdust).These
systemsareusedextensivelyforgrowingpigsandforgrouphousingofdry
sows.
TheAustralianporkindustryisseriousaboutenvironmentalstewardship.
TheindustrybelievesithasadutytoensurethatAustralianporkisproduced
anddistributedresponsibly,whilealsoremainingcompetitiveandsustainable.
TheAustralianporkindustryhastakenproactivestepstohelpensureits
producerscarefullymanagethenation’spreciousenvironmentandresources.
Ineffortstoreducetheindustry'senvironmentalfootprint,ongoingindustry
researchanddevelopmentisfocusedonthecontinuousimprovementof
overallproductivity,wasteminimisation,pollutionpreventionandbeneficial
reuseofwastes.
Environmentalissuesposebothachallengeandopportunityforthe
Australianporkindustry.Theindustryhastackledthischallengehead—on
andismakingimportantprogressinaddressingtheseissues—especially
inacknowledgingandaddressinggreenhousegas(GHG)emissions.The
industryhasbecomethefirstinAustraliatohavedevelopedandapproveda
methodologyforthegovernment’sCarbonFarmingInitiative(CFI).
Asowraisedforbreedingwillhaveherfirstlitterwhenshe’sabout
one-year-old.Thegestationperiod(thetimefromconceptiontobirth)fora
sowisbetween15and17weeks.Shecanhaveuptotwolitterseachyear
andusuallyhasbetween9–10pigletsweanedperlitter.Thepigletsfeedfrom
theirmotherforthreetofourweeksbeforebeingweanedandgroupedwith
otherpigsthesameageinaweanerorgrowerfacility.
Gestation stalls:InNovember2010,theindustryoverwhelminglyagreed
thatAustraliawouldbethefirstnationintheworldtovoluntarilyphase-out
theuseofsowstallsby2017.Thismeanssowsandgiltsmustbekeptin
loosehousingfromfivedaysaftermatinguntiloneweekbeforefarrowing.
Thereasonproducershaveusedsowstallsinthepastisbecausepigscanbe
extremelyaggressiveanimals,especiallyduringtheearlystageofpregnancy.
Thebestandsafestwaytoensuresowsgetenoughfoodandaren’tbullied,
bittenandinjuredhasbeentoprotecttheminindividualstalls.Australian
producersarenowtransitioningtoasowstallfreestatus.Toseetheindustry's
progressgotowww.australianpork.com.au/pages/page233.asp
Farrowing stalls:Theaveragesowweighsbetween120–200kg(equivalent
tothreestandardfridges),andafterfarrowing,hernewpigletsareatserious
riskofbeingcrushedtodeath.Afarrowingstallallowsasowtostandup,lie
downandstretchout,whilekeepingherpigletssafeinaseparatesection.The
temporaryuseofafarrowingstallduringthepiglets’mostvulnerableweeks
playsavitalroleintheirprotection.It’sestimatedthattheuseoffarrowing
stallssavesoveramillionpigletseachyear.
How to Make Sure
You’re Buying
Australian Pork
AllfreshporksoldinAustraliais100%
Australiangrown.However,65%of
processedpork(ham,baconand
smallgoodsproducts)ismadefrom
frozenbonelessporkimportedfrom
placeslikeDenmark,Canadaandthe
UnitedStates.WhenbuyingAustralian
pork,lookforoneofthreethings:
•thepacketlabelstates
‘ProductofAustralia’
•thebrightpink
AustralianPorkMarklogo
•thegreenAustralian
Grownkangaroologo
OrvisittheAustralianporkconsumer
website:www.pork.com.au
andlookforabutchernearyouthat
sellsAustraliangrownporktomake
ham,baconandsmallgoodsproducts.