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Aktueel
Quick Guide to: Ascarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Feed Intake – how can you improve? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fokus op promosies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bly by beproefde resep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TOPIGS SA uses a combination of techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
BLUP-driven selection techniques coupled with progeny testing. . . . 20
PIC has vast selection criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Highlights of PPP’s study tour to Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pork demand will grow steadily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
90% of top pig nutritionist believe that 30 pigs weaned
per sow per year is realistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Proe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rubrieke
Market conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pondering Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
PORCUS is die amptelike tydskrif
van die Suid-Afrikaanse Varkvleisprodusente-organisasie (SAVPO).
Redaksionele Komitee
Peter Mockford (voorsitter: SAVPO),
Barry Gibbs (vise-voorsitter:
SAVPO), Simon Streicher (hoofbestuurder: SAVPO)
Redaksie
Derick van der Walt (redakteur),
Tel: (012) 332 1589 of 082 770 5111
E-pos: [email protected]
Salomé Schutte. Tel: (012) 329 3764
Uitleg: Yolandé van Zyl
Advertensies
Doreen Jonker, Millerstraat 3, Pierre
van Ryneveld 0157.
Tel (012) 662 1006.
Faks (012) 662 1006
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Business Print Centre, Pretoria.
Uitgegee deur die Suid-Afrikaanse
Varkvleisprodusente-organisasie,
Posbus 36207, Menlo Park 0102.
Tel: (012) 361-3920.
Faks: (012) 361-4069
E-mail: [email protected]
Web-bladsy: www.sapork.com
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SAVPO onderskryf nie.
Opinions expressed in articles are
not necessarily endorsed by SAPPO.
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NUTRITION
Market conditions
Information supplied by Divan van der Westhuizen of the Bureau of Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)
High feed prices that channelled through the supply
chain, a weaker exchange rate and the high price for
other livestock meat caused the domestic price of pork
meat to reach its highest price level in the sample space.
The on-going high feed cost which, is mainly driven by
the yellow maize price, again placed enormous pressure on pork producers which caused for the dramatic
increase in the pork price. The economic crisis in Europe has encouraged a weaker exchange rate against
the major international currencies which led to a higher
import parity price of pork meat. Historic ratios between
pork and other livestock prices are currently in a correction phase since an imbalance was experienced in the
past couple of months. The domestic price of pork meat
for all classes has increased on average by almost seven
percent from October to November.
Farm level analysis
Figure 1: Index for requisites and auction prices
The requisites and auction price index focuses on the pork auction price on the hook and the pork input cost index. The key
driver in the pork requisites index is the yellow maize SAFEX
price followed by the soybean cake price. The latest update
from the BFAP pork industry index analysis for December
includes the latest projections based on the BFAP livestock
model. It is projected that the requisites index will increase by
31.75% from 2010 to 2011. The yellow maize price is the major
driver in the requisites index. The average pork auction price
on hook will increase by approximately 19.63% for the same
period. The index value for requisites and auction price on hook
was 280.8% and 220.9% respectively in December (base year
= 2000). The index combination further illustrates that input
inflation has outpaced the rise in the auction price.
The pork to maize price ratio as a profitability indicator has
changed from a downward to an upward trend in October.
This is to due to the sharp increase in the pork price. The high
yellow maize price however, still places significant pressure on
the profitability of pork production. The ratio for PP quality pork
meat has increased by 17.3% from September to November
to reach its highest level since July 2011. The same trend was
followed by BP products. The BP to maize price ratio has
increased by 10.4% for the same period. The ratio for PP and
BP meat classes in October was 9.14 and 8.62 respectively.
For the same period in 2010, the ratios were 11.41 and 10.89
respectively.
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Figure 2: Pork to maize price ratio
The domestic price for yellow maize continued its bullish trend
from September to November. The weaker exchange rate was
in a perfect hedge position against a bearish international yellow
maize price. This is due to a large Northern Hemisphere crop
which boosted international stock levels of grains. Domestic
exports to mainly South Korea further encourage higher price
levels. The average domestic yellow maize price has increased
by 1.12% from September to October. A further increase of
6.82% took place from October to November as can be seen
in Figure 3. The average yellow maize price in October and
November was R2 210 and R2 360 per ton respectively. On
a year to year basis, the November yellow maize price was
almost 70% higher. If selective Southern Hemisphere countries
such as Brazil and Argentina experience sufficient precipitation in December, a relatively large crop may be expected and
potentially causes the price for yellow maize to decrease.
The price for PP quality pork meat has increased significantly
from September towards November. The price for PP meat in
September was R17.03/kg and has increased by approximately
9.11% towards November to pass the R20/kg price level. On a
year-to-year basis, the price in November was 26% higher.
Figure 3: Pork price and YM SAFEX price
Abattoir level analysis
The abattoir analysis focuses on two aspects, namely the
total number of pigs slaughtered and number slaughtered per
province.
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Figure 4: Total numbers slaughtered (national estimates).
The total number of monthly slaughters has decreased from
August towards October. A total of 225 957 animals were
slaughtered in August. Towards September and October, the
number of slaughters has declined by 8.61% and 6.81% respectively. The total number of animals slaughtered in October
was 192 439. Figure 4 illustrates a three month moving average. The moving average has increased marginally from August
to September but then decreased by 0.66% towards October.
The moving average in October was 208 296 slaughters. There
was a dramatic decline in the number of slaughters in KwaZuluNatal. The total number of slaughters has declined by more
than 40% from August to September. Slaughters in Gauteng
have declined by 7.81% from August towards October. There
was an increase in the number of slaughters in the Western
Cape from August to September but it then declined by 8.30%
towards October. The total number of animals slaughtered in
October in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape was
79 505, 28 419 and 28 385 respectively. Actual slaughters of
cattle and sheep reported a decline from September to October. The actual slaughters of these meats in October were 179
324 and 325 092 animals respectively.
price of BO and BR pork meat during the week of 2 September
was R16.62/kg and R16.35/kg respectively. The price for these
two classes has increase by 14.62% and 13% respectively
towards the middle of November. The price for BP quality pork
meat has increase by 15.83% from the first week in September
towards 18 November. The price of BP meat on 18 November
was R19.38/kg, almost 27% higher for the same period in
2010. There was a significant increased in the price for PP pork
meat. PP meat reported a price of R16.45/kg in the week of
2 September and then gradually increased during September
to reach a price of R18.30/kg in the first week of October. The
bulls took over in October towards the middle of November. In
the week of 11 November, the price of PP has pass the R20/
kg level and further increased towards 18 November to reach a
price of R21.37/kg.
Figure 6: Average price for various classes1
Wholesale and retail price analysis
Figure 7: Margin analysis for porkers and baconers, 2010
& 2011
Figure 5: Slaughters per province
All meat classes reported price increases from the beginning of
September towards the end of November. The average increase
in the price of all pork meat classes from the first week of
October towards the week of 18 November was 10.73%. The
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Index Levels
The margin analysis in the sample for porker and baconer products focuses on retail and wholesale prices and the respective
margins between them. The combined basket index for porker
Continued on p 6
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Market conditions
Market conditions continued from p. 5
products has increased by 6.41% from October to November
mainly due to an increase in pork spare rib chops. The combined index for baconer indicated the same trend and has
increased by 3.51% for the same period. The main contribution
towards the increase was due to an upward trend in the retail
price of bacon cuts. The index margin for porker and baconer
products in November was 103.22% and 148.60% respectively
(base year = 2008).
Import analysis
The total imports of pork meat to South Africa have increased
from September towards November. The total number of imports
in November was 2 992 tonnes, almost 20% higher than imports
in October. Imports in September and October were 1 761 and
2 502 tonnes respectively. The three main countries of imports in
November were Germany with 14 968 tonnes, Canada with 7 269
tonnes and thirdly Spain with 2 456 tonnes. The total imports from
Germany have increased by almost 45% from October to November. There was a decline of 14% in the imports from Canada and
an increase of approximately 39.63% in the imports from Spain.
On a year-to-year basis, the total number of imports of pork meat
was 4.92% higher for the same period in 2010.
Figure 9: Imports of pork to South Africa
Figure 8: Total imports to South Africa
May 2010 price data has been estimated and may not be completely representative.
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ANIMAl HEAlTH
Quick Guide to: Ascariosis
By Dr Andrew Tucker, Charles
Street Veterinary Consultancy
What is Ascariosis?
Ascariosis is caused by the roundworm Ascaris suum. This worm
has a direct life cycle in pigs starting with ingestion of the egg. The
larvae hatch and enter the mucosa
in the pig’s caecum. Six hours after
being ingested these larvae have
already migrated to the pig’s liver
where they moult and then move
on to the lungs. Here they moult
again and are then coughed up and
swallowed by the pig. They now
move down to the small intestine
where they mature and will start to
produce eggs which then restart
the life cyle.
How do you know if it’s on your
farm?
Clinical signs are rarely observed
even in heavy infections. The pig’s
growth rate and feed conversion
can be affected – up to ten pecent
lower growth rate and higher feed
conversion is likely and dependant
on the level if infection. Sometimes
pigs will be heard coughing during
the migration stage. Other rare but
possible signs include jaundice and
congested extremities.
Ascariosis is usually diagnosed
on post mortem where the larvae’s
migration through the liver leaves
a characteristic lesion known as
a milk spot. Lung lesions are also
often present. In positive cases
worms can be found in the small
intestine. Diagnosis in live animals
can be done by microscopy of the
faeces where the worm eggs can
be seen.
How do you treat or prevent it?
Treatment is effective and is possible via injection or in feed medication. Which stage to treat at and
which pigs to treat depends on
the level of infection on your farm.
Proper washing, disinfection and
drying of buildings is essential if
ascaris is present. Control is made
difficult by the nature of the ascaris egg which can survive on the
ground for up to five years. Erradication is possible and has been
done by herd medication as well as
by depop repop of the herd.
References:
Pig Diseases – D.J. Taylor; Diseases of Swine – Straw, Zimmerman,
D’Allaire, Taylor
Geseënde Kersfees en ’n
voorspoedige 2012 aan al
ons lesers.
– Die Porcus-span
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NUTRITION
Feed Intake – how can you
improve?
By Tracy Meyer, Nutritionist
ADVIT Animal Nutrition Pty Ltd
Feed intake is the most important
aspect on the farm. If your pigs are
not eating, they are not growing. It
is well known that the feed intake
of weaning piglets changes as they
leave the sow and make the transition from milk to solid feed. It is at
this time that we need to intervene
nutritionally and on a management
level to make sure that the low feed
intake experienced does not hinder
the piglet later in the growth phase.
• The natural piglet:
Piglets in the wild will remain with their
mother until about ten days of age.
The milk supplied is their only source
of nutrients and water. As the piglets
are introduced to the herd they begin
to forage and root, learned by imitating
their mother. Their experience in foraging increases and so, solid food intake
increases. At about four weeks old, the
milk yield of the sow begins to dry up
and she stops lying down to offer milk to
her litter. This forces the piglets to drink
while standing, which essentially restricts
the intake of milk and forces the piglets
to forage. The process of weaning takes
up to eight weeks, and the piglets become more dependent on foraging than
sow’s milk. This gradual weaning allows
the piglet to learn how to forage and to
become independent of the sows milk.
It also allows the digestive system to
adapt to the change in nutrient supply.
• The commercial piglet:
In commercial piggeries, piglets will
remain with their mother until about three
weeks of age. Some countries will wean
as early as ten days old, and some as
late as 42 days old. But in most cases,
regardless of at what age weaning takes
place, it is an abrupt event. The piglets
are faced with nutritional, behavioural
and immunological challenges and
hence poor feed intake occurs. They
do not know how to associate dry food
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with acceptable nourishment. Following
weaning the piglets also need to decide
when and how much to eat. They need
to distinguish hunger from thirst and to
learn how to fulfil these needs via feed
and water respectively. The type of feed
they receive following weaning is also
far different from the sows milk they are
used to drinking. Immunity changes from
passive (via sows milk) to active (self),
with active immunity not complete until
pigs are several months old. It therefore
goes without saying that the depressed
intake following weaning is a natural response to challenges that the piglet has
not had time to adapt to.
Apart from the actual weaning
process affecting feed intake, there are
a number of other factors that can influence feed intake negatively.
1.Competition: If the piglet does not
have access to the feeder, it will be unable to consume adequate feed. Stocking density, pen design, feeder design
and placement of feeder/drinker are all
factors which may contribute to competition. Frequent handling and mixing of
the piglets can cause stress and aggression which may cause certain piglets to
be denied access to food.
2.Temperature: Young piglets don’t
have the ability to increase their feed
intake to compensate for low temperature (as grower and sows do) and will
use the energy in the diet to keep warm.
An example: piglets kept at 2°C under
comfort zone from 6-25kg divert energy
from about 600g of feed just to keep
warm.
3. Gut capacity: Highly digestible diets
must be offered to piglets to alleviate the
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NUTRITION
problem of gut capacity. A diet high in
fibre will keep the piglet full and therefore
feed intake will decrease.
4. Health status: Feed intake is often a
direct indication of whether the piglet has
a disease challenge or not. A sick piglet
(just like a sick human) will not want to
eat.
5.Palatability: Piglets prefer fresh food
to stale food.
6. Water intake: In general, pigs
consume water according to their feed
intake (3:1). But in young pigs feed
intake is driven by availability of water.
It is therefore of utmost importance that
piglets know where the drinkers are in
the pen. Also check that water is available from these drinkers at all time.
• Enhancing feed intake postweaning:
Following the points above it is likely
that there will be some level of appetite
depression following weaning. This can
increase production costs and decrease
performance. Hungry pigs are also more
susceptible to disease. Below is a list of
management tools to minimise the drop
in feed intake at weaning.
1. Health management: Biosecurity,
disease prevention, improved pig/human flow and staff training are all steps
that can be implemented to increase the
health status of the piglets.
2.Temperature: Keep piglets at their
critical temperature zone.
3. Diet digestibility: Feed highly
digestibly diets.
Table 1
Week of Body
age
weight (kg)
Feed
intake (g/
day)
Feed (kg/
week)
Estimated
FCR (feed/
gain)
Expected
growth rate
(g/day)
3
4-6
250
1.75
1.00
227
4
6-8
350
2.45
1.25
280
5
8-10
450
3.15
1.40
321
6
10-13
600
4.20
1.50
400
7
13-16
750
5.25
1.60
469
8
16-20
950
6.65
1.70
559
9
20-25
1150
8.05
1.80
639
10
25-30
1400
9.80
1.90
737
Ave = 734
Total = 41kg Avg = 1.62
6. Milk replacers: Milk replacers MUST
be combined with a high-quality solid
diet – if only milk is fed the piglet will take
longer to adapt to the dry feed.
7. Gruel feeding: This is a 50:50 ratio
of feed and water/milk replacer offered
to the piglets during the first few days
post-weaning. Make sure that this gruel
is gradually thickened to help adapt the
piglet to solid feed.
8. Water supplements: By including
additives via the water you can ensure
that the piglet receives a minimal level of
nutrition especially if it is not eating dry
food immediately post-weaning.
9. Mat feeding: This is a practical and
cost-effective way of increasing feed
intake. A small amount of feed is spread
on a floor mat to encourage the piglets
to rut and ingest solid food. This should
not be continued for more than three
days as the piglets must learn to eat
from the self-feeders provided.
An example of weekly feed intakes
and growth performance can be seen in
Avg = 454
table 1. These figures are for high-health
and well-managed piglets. From the
table one can deduce that piglets should
reach 30kg at 70 days of age with a feed
efficiency of 1.6 and overall growth rate
of 450g/day.
Feed wastage can have a negative
effect on estimated FCR. Under most
commercial conditions feed wastage can
be as high as five percent. To alleviate
feed wastage the correct feeder should
be used and adjusted as the pig grows.
Recording feed intake will enable your
nutritionist to formulate rations specifically for your farm. It does not require a
lot of time but can be a very important
information guide as to what is actually
happening on the farm. With the cost
of raw materials increasing, it would
be foolish to ignore this aspect. Your
nutritionist will be able to guide you in
setting up the necessary parameters for
the successful recording of not only feed
intake, but growth rate and overall FCR.
Information taken from “Applied
Nutrition for Young Pigs” by Ionnis
Mavromichalis.
4. Light vs heavy piglets: Feed
piglets according to their body weight –
heavy pigs are used to consuming large
amounts of sows milk and therefore take
longer to adapt to dry diets than the
lighter piglets.
5.Additives: Anti-microbial agents,
zinc oxide, copper sulphate, organic acids etc all show a positive contribution to
post-weaning feed intake. It is important
to note that the response is more intense
when the health and management are at
a suboptimal level. Also, each additive
has its own mode of action i.e. antibiotics are effective in high protein diets
whereas organic acids need low protein
diets to be beneficial.
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PROMOSIES
Dit kook in die Vrystaat
Die Vrystaatse Varkvleisprodusentevereniging het in 2011 gewoel
om die gebruik van varkvleis te
bevorder.
Die kompetisie wat in samewerking
met die sjefskool aangebied is, het
baie aandag getrek.
Elke keer wanneer die wenners
aangewys is, is hul name saam met ‘n
advertensie in die betrokke gemeenskapskoerantjie geplaas.
‘n Hoogtepunt vir die promosie van
varkvleis was die varkfees wat in Augustus by een van die gastehuise buite
Bloemfontein aangebied is.
Bloemfontein-abattoir het ‘n
stalletjie gehad waar vars varkvleis
verkoop is en varkvleis ook gebraai
is. Daar is ook demonstrasies oor die
In hierdie uitgawe van Porcus
fokus ons op nasionale en
provinsiale promosies.
gaarmaak van varkvleis gelewer.
Benewens die gewone resepteblaadjies wat deurlopend by slaghuise in die
Vrystaat uitgedeel word, is daar ook ‘n
resepteboekie met varkvleisgeregte by
die Desember-uitgawe van die tydskrif,
Rooi Rose, wat in die Vrystaat versprei
word, ingesluit.
Many successful projects launched in the
Western Cape by the promotion team
The pork boerewors and braaiwors
project which the Western Cape Pork
Producers’ Association launched in
partnership with Freddy Hirsch was
very successful.
The Western Cape promotions team
had a meeting with the trade in March
2011, which was very well attended. The
promotion ladies also participated in a
refresher course for in-store demonstrations.
A newspaper campaign was conducted in the Western Cape newspapers and
a big in-store promotion took place with
Deli Spices.
Young Chef competition results in lots of
publicity for pork
SAPPO in cooperation with other
sponsors this year presented the
Reach for Young Chefs Competition
that resulted in lots of publicity for
pork. The prize-giving function took
place on 30 September at the Reubens’ restaurant at the Waterfront in
Cape Town.
Second year students from the Cape
Peninsula University of Technology in
Cape Town who are studying cheffing
invented and practiced pork dishes for
many months before a three cook-off
session in July, August and September.
They were mentored by some of the
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country’s leading and acclaimed chefs
such as Reuben Riffel, Anette Kessler,
Bertus Basson and Wolfgang Leyer. The
end function and prize-giving ceremony
was well attended by members of the
media and well-known food and wine
personalities. Simon Streicher, Myles van
Deventer and Hennie Cronjé represented
SAPPO.
“It was incredibly heart-warming to see
the utter dedication and hard work of the
young chefs and the passion with which
everyone involved in the project,” says
Marieta Human, SAPPO’s promotion
coordinator.
The event received television cover-
age and lots of free publicity from the
media representatives who attended
the function. Human recommends that
SAPPO again participate next year.
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PROMOTIONS
KZN promotions: tons Gauteng
townships
of pork sold
targeted in
campaign
One of the highlights of the KwaZulu-Natal pork promotions projects
in 2011, was a promotion, which
was presented in cooperation with
Checkers. Seven pork specials were
available to customers.
More than eleven tons of pork packs
were sold during this two-week period.
A booklet with pork recipes in English
and Zulu was a hit at the 2011 Royal
show. The promotions team also participated in a show at the Beaumont Eston
Farmers’ Club as well as the Garden &
Leisure Show, the Parklane Wine Festival
and the Royal Agricultural Show.
Advertisements to promote pork appeared in various community newspapers.
Learn to cook pork
with Oprah
A promotion with Oprah Magazine
magazine took place in November. It
was in the form of a readers competition. A full colour announcement
was placed in the October/November issue of the magazine, and readers could send an SMS to take part
in the competition.
Twenty couples were chosen to travel to
Cape Town to take part in a hands-on
cookery event at The Cooks’ Playground
Food Studios in Green Point. Chef
Jenny Morris and her assistants trained
the participants in the art of preparing
delicious starters and main courses
with pork, and cuts such as pork neck,
pork shoulder, pork mince, fillets and
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stir-fry strips were used in the hands-on
training and preparation of the dishes.
The results were delicious, and all the
participants sat down to a three course
meal later in the day, enjoying the dishes
that they had prepared that morning.
The event again proved that people
from all cultural groups often lack the
knowledge and skills to cook pork. The
participants returned home inspired with
new knowledge and skills.
SAPPO was represented at the event
by Pieter de Jager, Marieta Human and
Eugene Pienaar, who chopped and
cooked and strutted their stuff admirably
with all the other Oprah readers in the
kitchen.
The Gauteng Townships Campaign
to promote pork will continue
in February until the end of May
2012.
Very positive feedback was received
on the previous campaign.
The new campaign will include a
Facebook element as well as a SMS
competition. DVD’s are going to be
distributed and cash prizes will be
given out on Facebook as part of this
campaign.
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PROMOTIONS
Pork on the coals during National
Braai Day
Dieticians to
SAPPO participated in National Braai
Day in September by joining the
Braai4Heritage publicity campaign.
Visitors visiting websites linked to the
campaign could win a pork hamper by
sending in photo’s of themselves braaiing pork and mentioning their favourite
pork recipe. Pick n Pay presented a 18
day pork braai campaign and distributed
100 000 pork booklets. Advertisements
advertising pork also appeared in newspapers that boosted the retailers’ pork
sales by 37%. The braai recipe booklets
were also distributed via the provincial
promotion teams. Feedback on the
booklet is very positive.
be informed
about healthy
pork
SAPPO registered as a full sponsor
of the SA Dietetic Association, which
means that the oganisation now has
access to 5 000 dieticians.
SAPPO’s promotions committee will
ensure that the dietitians will regularly
receive information on pork.
Promosies
skeep nie
tradisionele
verbruiker af
Marieta Human, SAVPO se promosiekoördineerder, sê SAVPO het nie
veel van ‘n keuse as om op die sogenaamde Black Diamond-sektor te
fokus nie. Die tradisionele varkvleisverbruiker word egter nie afgeskeep
nie.
Die Black Diamond-segment dryf reeds
in ‘n baie groot mate die omset van
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
in Suid-Afrika. Hulle is die snelgroeiendste groep wat dramaties toeneem van
jaar tot jaar. Dit sou ekonomiese selfmoord wees om nie die reklameprogram
in ‘n groot mate op hulle persepsies en
behoeftes te fokus nie. Die tradisionele
varkvleisverbruikers was hoofsaaklik
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blankes (meer Afrikaans as enige ander
taal) en Kleurlinge (veral in ‘n gekonsentreerde groep in die Wes-Kaap).
Laagenoemde groepe mense bly
belangrik omdat geen organisasie sy
tradisionele ondersteuners wil verloor nie. Daarom verskyn daar steeds
varkvleis-advertensies en heelwat
redaksionele resepte-artikels in tydskrifte
soos Huisgenoot en You wat SAVPO se
lojaliteit aan hierdie verbruikers bewys.
Elke jaar word daar ook varkvleisradio-advertensies op RSG uitgesaai,
wat die liefling-radiostasie van hierdie
tradisionele varkvleisverbruikers is. Die
TV-veldtog (en buitelug-reklameborde) is
egter op albei groepe gemik, met plasings in programtydgleuwe soos Pasella,
Oprah Winfrey, 7de Laan, Generations,
Jamie Oliver en Top Billing, wat uiters
gewild is onder albei teikengroepe.
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PROMOSIES
SMS competition draws
huge reaction
SAPPO’s SMS competitions in the
past drew reaction from thousands
of consumers.
Marieta Human, SAPPO’s promotions
coordinator, says that consumers had to
answer a question that was linked to the
SAPPO’s television campaign last year to
win a 1 000 pair of kitchen mittens, the
design representing soccer balls. “More
than 3 000 SMS’s were received within
three days and it is clear that consumers saw the television advertisements,”
Human says.
Educational campaigns
remain a priority
SAPPO’s Promotions Committee
launched an educational campaign
aimed at existing, loyal consumers
of pork as well as new pork eaters
who do not reject pork, but doesn’t
know how to cook it to provide a
tasty family meal.
The campaign kicked off at the end of
July and included advertisements in the
magazines, Huisgenoot, You, Drum and
Bona. The advertisements for instance
provided a step-by-step guide to how
to cook certain pork cuts such as chops
and also provide information on the
health benefits of pork.
A collection of twelve cooking lessons on one DVD on the quick and easy
preparation of all the important pork cuts
were also produced. These educational
DVD’s were distributed during promotional activities where personal contact
was made with consumers.
Effort versus
ignorance
“If one considers effort, time and
money and may be thinking that
advertising is expensive, one should
try ignorance, says Marieta Human,
national convener of SAPPO’s promotional activities.
She says the purpose of advertising
is to communicate with consumers,
reassure loyalists and to address the
perceptual shifts for untapped markets.
Resources used in SAPPO’s promotional activities the past two years
include four television advertisements,
advertisements on outdoor billboards,
in family magazines, on radio, and
in specialist magazines. There were
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also point of sale promotions, a joint
venture with Checkers, PR and press
liaison, electronic articles, a recipe
website, educational booklets and
DVD’s, regional promotions, township
promotions, and a World Cup soccer
oven glove competition.
Human said that feedback from
retail groups indicates that the promotions work. “There is also a positive
perceptual shift towards pork by the
media. The measurement of consumer
perceptions however remains a huge
challenge. The distribution of pork
to townships is also a challenge that
SAPPO will in future be focusing on,”
Human said.
Biggest TV
burst for
pork
SAPPO’s first television burst for
2010 was flighted during February
and March.
This was the biggest TV burst yet for the
pork industry. An SMS competition with
pairs of mittens up for grabs was linked
to the television advertisements. The ad
was filmed in Soweto and depicted an
actor who has to make a difficult choice:
The girl or the pork.
Braaiinspirasie
vir varkvleis
SAVPO het 13 insetsels vir die nuwe
televisie-kanaal, Top TV, vervaardig
wat vanaf Junie 2011 uitgesaai is. ‘n
Nuwe program, “Kom Braai”, het die
soeklig op Suid-Afrika se gunsteling buitemuurse aktiwiteit, naamlik
braaivleis, laat val.
“Kosprogramme word oor die wêreld
baie gewild onder televisiekykers en in
Suid-Afrika is dit een van die aktiwiteite,
soos sport, wat alle teikengroepe saamsnoer,” sê Marieta Human, SAVPO se
promosie-koördineerder. “Die braaimark in Suid-Afrika is baie
groot en ons het die geleentheid benut
om vir kykers inspirasie te bied oor wat
alles met varkvleis op die braaivleisvuur
gedoen kan word. TOP TV het ‘n baie
goeie en billike pakket aan SAVPO vir die
13 insetsels gebied. Dis ‘n geleentheid
wat ons nie kon mis nie,” sê Human.
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PROMOSIES
Pork promotions in a nutshell
• Magazines, newspaper and radio
advertisements
Advertisements, articles and recipes
appear regularly in consumer and specialised magazines and in newspapers
country wide. Radio is also a popular
medium used by SAPPO. These inform
consumers not only of a healthy, tasty
and modern pork eating experience, but
also of the nutritional value of pork.
• Television
Pork made its debut on television in
2010 with a series of television advertisements that were broadcasted on various
television channels. The advertisements
coincided with the 2010 Soccer World
Cup. The television advertisements
linked pork to a healthy lifestyle.
• Billboards
SAPPO used billboards country wide in
the past to advertise pork as a delicious
eating experience. The locations of the
pork billboards in all the major cities have
been thoroughly researched by SAPPO.
• Competitions and promotions
Consumer competitions to promote
pork, sometimes in conjunction with the
big super market chains, are conducted
regularly. In the provinces, the provincial promotions teams conduct regular
in-store demonstrations of tasty pork
dishes and inform consumers of the
nutritional value of pork.
DVD’s demonstrating basic pork
cooking skills are shown in some super
markets.
• Special publications
Special and educational publications
appear from time to time to coincide
with special occasions such as dur-
ing the Christmas period to ensure that
consumers are reminded of pork as an
excellent choice for the Christmas menu.
Pork recipes are also continuously distributed to consumers.
Educational booklets, not only
aimed at consumers but also among
others, health practitioners are also
distributed country wide. Certain pork
cuts are endorsed by the Heart Foundation.
• Training
Training on professional pork cutting
up techniques and cooking methods,
among others in townships, woman
groups, tertiary institutions and hotel
and restaurant schools are conducted
regularly.
Pork and a
healthy
lifestyle
SAPPO will next year participate in
the City of Gold Wors Challenge.
This is a road running event of a
large scale that will take place in
Johannesburg in March/April.
Educational DVD
promotes home cooking
The educational DVD commissioned
by SAPPO’s Promotions Committee
has been completed.
It will be showed on big screens in meat
outlets to promote in-home cooking.
A follow-up DVD is in the pipeline that
will demonstrate to consumers how to
prepare a roast and DVDs on preparing
other cuts, may follow.
SAPPO’s portfolio committee for promotions believe that this is an ideal opportunity to link pork with a healthy lifestyle.
The race will be a 42km marathon, a 12
km half-marathon, a family fun run as
well as a nappy dash for moms and tots.
Athletic clubs will be supplied with a
Cadac braai unit on the sport field and
will be encouraged to take part in a Kwai
pork wors and Amaroerie pork wors
braai competition after the event.
Promotions contribute considerably to move pork
PPP’s Porkalicious campaign and
the organisations’ participation in
the Good Food and Wine show made
an important contribution to sell
pork in the Gauteng area this year.
The promotion campaigns took place
during peak periods when there was no
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pork scarcity in the market, which proves
that the timing of the campaigns were
spot on.
Some of the requirements of the competition in the Porkalicious campaign
were the compulsory submission of a
portfolio by the participants.
Demonstrations also had to be done
and additional advertisements had to be
placed.
PPP presented the campaign in partnership with Deli Spices and 38 participating butcheries.
The Good Food and Wine Show was
done in partnership with Lynca Meats/
New Style Pork.
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RESEARCH
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teling
Longside bly by die
beproefde resep
1. Wat is die belangrikste tegnieke
wat julle in julle telingsprogram gebruik en hoe voorsien julle gaan dié
tegnieke in die toekoms verander?
4. Hoe sien jy die toekoms van genetika en hoeveel sal kommersiële
produsente moet verbeter om in die
toekoms mededingend te bly?
Niks besonders nie. Ons bly by die
beproefde tegnieke wat nog altyd van
toepassing was.
Produsente sal hulle bestuur en behuising voortdurend moet verbeter om aan
die eise van die toekoms te voldoen.
2. Watter persentasie van die mark
voorsien julle?
5. Watter invloed het gesondheidstatus op die produksiepotensiaal van
genetika?
Arthur Webber, Longside
Ons teel uitsluitlik vir ons eie kudde.
‘n Aansienlike invloed.
3. Hoe voldoen julle genetika aan die
huidige behoeftes van die kommersiële produsent en sal dié genetika in
die volgende tien jaar relevant bly?
Ons teel geharde diere en dié genetika
sal beslis oor tien jaar nog relevant bly.
6. Dink jy KI is kostedoeltreffend vir
die gemiddelde kommersiële boer?
Ja, beslis, maar die skenkerbeer moet
van uitstaande gehalte wees.
7. Dink jy robuustheid en lewenskrag
(vitality) word genoeg deur genetiese
maatskappye aangespreek?
Ons doen ons seleksie onder geharde
toestande. Ons bere is dus nie opgepiep
nie.
Report shows southern Africa
FMD control failings
The results of a Corus (cooperation
for academic and scientific research) project on foot-and-mouth
disease (FMD) in southern Africa has
revealed many failings in the control
of the disease and suggests several
recommendations.
The main culprits in the non-eradication
of FMD in southern Africa are wild buffaloes. African buffaloes are healthy
carriers of the disease, and as such
are a permanent source of infection
for livestock around the region’s many
protected areas. The veterinary authorities primarily use two complementary
methods to control the disease: installing
physical barriers to separate buffaloes
and livestock, and vaccinating livestock.
The combination of these two methods had given good results, but the
disease has re-emerged throughout the
region over the past decade or so.
To validate this assertion, the French
institute for agronomical research, Cirad,
developed ways of assessing the efficacy of these methods and the risk of
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virus transmission between wildlife and
livestock.
The results were unequivocal.
The researchers involved recorded
the main failings in maintenance of the
veterinary barriers built to separate wildlife from livestock. The fences are mainly
damaged by elephants, which are growing in numbers in southern Africa, by
rural communities keen to access natural
resources, and by annual flooding.
To improve their efficacy, the researchers suggested introducing regular
checks on the fences and transferring
fence management to rural communities.
With regard to vaccination, the
protocol drawn up by the only vaccine
manufacturer in the region is too expensive for most countries. Instead of the
recommended five annual vaccinations,
animals are given only two, in the hope
that this will provide sufficient protection.
However, the study by Cirad and its
partners showed that even if the first
vaccine dose was followed by a booster
a month later, the antibodies triggered
had all but disappeared four months
later. This knowledge will help countries
make valid decisions about how much
of the budget should be allocated to
vaccination.
Lastly, infected zones are often rural
zones bordering on protected areas, in
which there are buffaloes that carry the
FMD virus. Thousands of families live
there, and the zones act as buffer zones
between protected areas and areas in
which cattle are produced for export.
The farmers concerned have little in
the way of knowledge, but it is vital that
they collaborate in applying disease surveillance measures. Moreover, since they
live in zones near wild reservoirs that are
thus seen as infected, they are excluded
from both national and international
markets.
It is therefore crucial to reverse the
trend if we are to contribute to their
development and make virus surveillance
and control systems in the region more
effective.
The PigSite
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Promosies
www.TOPIGS.com
Health
After sale
service
Customer
service
Reliable
products
On time
delivery
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Top of
the line
genetics
Credible
Bio-security
Contact:
Francois du Toit
082 379 2153
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breeding
TOPIGS SA uses a combination
of qualitive and quantitive genetic
techniques
1. What are the most important
techniques that you are using in
your breeding program and how
do you think this will change in
future?
TOPIGS uses a combination of
qualitive and quantitive genetic techniques in its genetic programmes.
Furthermore genomic selection
makes it possible to directly link
genotipycal and phenotypical traits.
This genomic selection is linked
to an enormous database which
includes phenotypical information of
more than 23 million pigs. TOPIGS
believes that genomic selection will
continue to form the backbone of
pig breeding programmes in years to
come.
2. What percentage of the market do you supply?
South Africa has a total sow population of roughly 104 000 sows. 74
000 of these sows are viewed as
the addressable market for genetic
companies, of which TOPIGS SA
currently owns 47%.
3. How do your genetics satisfy
the current needs of commercial
producers and will this genetics
stay relevant over the next 10
years?
TOPIGS pigs are characterised by
its ease of handling and robustness.
They are strong yet easy to manage. Investing in TOPIGS genetics
is the best value for money choice
primarily due to high production, low
mortality and longevity of sows. Our
balanced breeding programme insures that TOPIGS genetics produce
the most kilograms of slaughter
weight per sow per year with low
total feed consumption per kilogram
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of meat produced. In future TOPIGS
will further improve on cost-efficient
production while improving meat
quality characteristics.
4. How do you see the future
of genetics and how much will
commercial producers have to
improve to stay competitive in
the future?
Commercial producers will have to
keep up with international trends as
South Africa is not the lowest cost
producer. We will need to concentrate on improved production and
efficiencies. 28 to 30 piglets weaned
per sow per year are now within
reach of all commercial producers
with 2200 kg per sow per year sold
at a dead weight feed conversion of
3.4.
5. What effect does health status
have on the production potential
of genetics?
The genetic potential of pigs will
never be fully exploited in a herd with
diseases. This does not only negatively influences production and efficiencies but has a serious negative
effect on profitability. Disease free
animals express their total genetic
potential and allow piggery staff to
concentrate on real production issues. This is a fact that TOPIGS has
always believed in and we perceive
superior health status, a huge competitive advantage of our product.
6. Do you think AI is cost effective for the average commercial
producer?
Stefan Vermaak - managing director
TOPIGS SA
ing AI, breeding targets are easy
attainable and consistently achieved.
As the semen of only top boars is
used it has a huge positive influence
on profitable finisher production.
7. Do you think that robustness
and vitality are adequately addressed by genetic companies?
TOPIGS has for many years placed
constant emphasis on these traits.
Due to our huge database of supporting characteristics, the company
is in a position to accurately select
for and constantly improve both.
AI has become a “fact of life” in
commercial production as it has
proved not only to be cost effective
but also labour saving. By introduc19
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BREEDING
BLUP-driven selection
techniques coupled with
progeny testing
1. What are the most important
techniques that you are using in
your breeding programme and how
do you think these will change in
future?
We make use of BLUP-driven selection
techniques coupled with progeny testing coupled with constant selection for
functional phenotypes and meticulous
recording. We are busy expanding our
genetics base so that we have a bigger
selection pool to chose from and so
accelerate genetic progress. It is our
goal to arrive at 2000 pure-bred sows
by 2020.
2. What percentage of the market
do you supply?
We currently supply about five percent
of the market in South Africa. We are
planning to increase our market share
(in an expanding industry).
3. How do your genetics satisfy the
current needs of commercial producers and will this genetics stay
relevant over the next ten years?
eny testing concomitant with paying attention to detail and involving accuracy,
passion, and commitment. In order to
stay competitive, commercial producers will have to move with the times and
address animal welfare, food safety,
meat quality, environmentally friendly
and sustainable methods of production,
sound labour relations and profit sharing, etc along with the obvious considerations of financial security, stockmanship, and competitive advancements.
Genetics addresses only a small (but
important) part of this.
5. What effect does health status
have on the production potential of
genetics?
Health will play an increasingly important role in the future of pig farming –
the less energy a pig needs to spend on
fighting disease, the better it will grow.
However, it is also important not to be
breeding disease-naïve pigs: the risk of
disease running through a high health
herd is always very real. There must
therefore be a balance.
6. Do you think AI is cost-effective
for the average commercial producer?
Yes, one of the important benefits of AI
is to close the gap between production of top quality sire line genetics and
delivery on commercial farms. Nucleus
boars can double as terminal boars
through the distribution of semen. In
this way, the average producer can now
afford top genetics at a similar price that
would apply to keeping active boars onfarm. There are also other benefits to
doing AI (as well as disadvantages).
7. Do you think that robustness and
vitality are adequately addressed by
genetic companies?
Although there is always room for
improvement, functionality is a crucial
consideration that should constantly be
receiving the attention of the stockmen.
In particular, the cost of gilts failing to
produce a second litter should not be
ignored by commercial producers.
Our genetics hopefully give our customers the performance they require to
be profitable and competitive. We are
constantly looking for ways to improve
the quality of our genetics and we have
seen great progress over the last 15
years and hope to see this continue.
4.
How do you see the future of
genetics and how much will commercial producers have to improve
to stay competitive in future?
The success of genetics in the future
depends on marrying technological advances with all the traditional methods
of genetic improvement including progPeter Mockford of Leanside/
Mockford Farms
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Phillip Spencer of Leanside/
Mockford Farms
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BIOGAS
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PIC has vast selection criteria
1. What are the most important
techniques that you are using in your
breeding programme and how do you
think these will change in future?
PIC distinguishes itself from its competitors by the level of technologies that are
incorporated in improving genetics, as well
as the scale on which these technologies
are being performed. The integrated PIC
global genetic network incorporates performance test data, carcass evaluations,
gene markers and commercial testing
data into BLUP. The PICTraqTM database
contains more than 12 million pig records,
of which more than 1 million is that of pedigreed sows. More than 400 000 animal
indices are being updated per week. Gene
marker technologies has played a major
role in PIC’s consistent genetic improvement trends. More than 130 000 markers
have been identified, evaluated, quantified
and eventually more than 220 had been
implemented into breeding products.
PIC’s GNX-bred program, which relates
commercial performance data to pure
line selections, has been a breakthrough
initiative which added unparalleled value to
producers across the world.
2. What percentage of the market do
you supply?
Based on the assumption of 110 000 technified sows in SA, PIC SA supplies 41% of
the market for female breeding material and
47% of the market’s requirement for male
products. Of this male component, artificial
insemination has increased drastically as this
technology has been embraced by South
Africans as an efficient and economical
tool. More than 75% of services done with
PIC Genetics is done through AI. Recent
improvements and expansion of our Gene
Transfer Center supports this fast growing
market segment.
3. How do your genetics satisfy the
current needs of commercial producers and will this genetics stay relevant
over the next ten years?
PIC, being the largest pig breeding company in the word, competes very successfully in all major markets around the world.
PIC genetics hold healthy markets shares
across all continents on the globe. The
reason for PIC’s success lies in the full-programme focus of its breeding programme
and the holistic approach to creating
well-balanced products. PIC products
have been created with cost of production as well as production outputs in mind,
providing customers with a large range of
high quality, highly competitive products
to select from, in order to serve every producer’s and every market’s needs.
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PIC achieves genetic improvement
across a vast spectrum of selection criteria. This means that no important trait like
robustness or meat quality is left behind in
the process of selecting for cutting edge
future generations. Successful selection
for a wide range of traits is only possible
when the accuracy of selection is at a high
level achieved through the technologies
that PIC use. This holistic, sustainable
approach towards genetic improvement
secures PIC’s relevance in the global pork
industry for decades to come.
4. Hoe sien jy die toekoms van genetika en hoeveel sal kommersiële
produsente moet verbeter om in die
toekoms mededingend te bly?
Globale tendense toon dat die reële
varkvleispryse dalend van aard is, en dat
varkvleisprodusente dus deurlopend moet
verbeter ten opsigte van produksie-uitsette
en koste van produksie. Met markte wat
elke jaar meer toeganklik raak, moet produsente bewus raak van die feit dat hulle
nie meer net met ander Suid Afrikaanse
produsente meeding in die mark nie, maar
al hoe meer kompeteer met buitelandse
produkte wat die land binnekom.
Genetika is een van die hoof komponente wat die sukses en vooruitgang van
enige produsent beïnvloed. Deurlopende
investering in wêreldklas genetika verseker
dus dat ons produsente op dieselfde
speelvlak as mededingende lande sal kan
deelneem.
5. What effect does health status have
on the production potential of genetics?
Health remains one of the five chief components in pig production, namely Genetics, Nutrition, Environment, Stockmanship
and Health. Poor health status can indeed
mar optimal genetic outputs. Experience
has shown, however, that on commercial
level, PIC genetics perform at outstanding
production levels, even with health challenges such as Mycoplasma Hyopneumonia. Comparisons have shown that such
herds often outperform high health herds.
On a global scale, South Africa is
blessed with outstanding health status,
being free from diseases such as PRRS,
CSF, TGE and Aujesky’s disease. These are
diseases with real economic impact and we
can be glad that we do not have to contend
with these diseases.
6. Do you think AI is cost-effective for
the average commercial producer?
AI is a very accessible technology. Semen
delivery logistics has improved greatly in
the last five years. All farmers can now
Teling
Arthur Gee, PIC/
Kanhym
reap the benefit of this tool, which has an
immediate impact on 50% of the genetic
composition of a producer’s commercial
slaughter stock. Advances in extender
technologies and AI techniques has also
helped in making it a more accessible
technology for all farmers.
On a rand-and-cent comparison, AI
comes in as the more economic option,
at around R105 for a double insemination
per sow, where two natural services would
cost around R144. This cost excludes
overhead costs such as additional housing
to perform natural services as well as any
veterinary expenses and labour costs.
Further, the genetic potential of AI holds
the real value. The impact of top-class AI
boars’ semen on the producer’s FCR and
growth rates is where the real value lies.
With the outstanding quality control
systems at PIC’s GTC’s, the producer can
also know that AI no longer does “just
as well as the boar”, but that AI should
outperform natural service matings on reproductive efficiencies. AI definitely makes
economic and production sense, hence
the growth in the use of AI.
7. Dink jy robuustheid en lewenskrag
(vitality) word genoeg deur genetiese
maatskappye aangespreek?
Onverbeterde varke is meer gehard as
gevolg van hoër vetvlakke en laer wisselvallige produksie. Soos wat genetiese
vordering toeneem en al hoe meer en
beter uitsette van diere verwag word, raak
gehardheid ‘n al hoe belangriker faktor om
in berekening te bring vir teelmaatskappye.
PIC het so lank terug as tien jaar in die
verlede begin klem lê op gehardheidseienskappe in hul teelprogramme. PIC se
GNX-bred program neem ware kommersiële data van honderde duisende slagvarke in ag wat bydra to die teelwaardes
vir die seleksie van suiwer lyne. Uitbreiding
van hierdie prestasietoetsdatabasis het
dit moontlik gemaak om spesifiek vir
robuustheid en lewensvatbaarheid van
klein varkies te selekteer – iets wat in die
verlede nooit moontlik was nie. Die GNXbred program maak dus die teelwaardes
van suiwer lyne meer relevant vir die kommersiële boer, deurdat die waardes kommersiële prestatsie van gekruisteelde varke
verteenwoordig oor ‘n wye veskeidenheid
van omgewings en produksiestelsels.
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Electronic Sow Feeding
The solution for
DYNAMIC GROUPS
NEDAP VELOS ESF
also forms the perfect solution
for dynamic groups
allowing individual sows to be
introduced into the group after
insemination and then to be
separated at the right time at the
end of their gestation periods.
Nepad Velos ESF
makes automated monitoring
and feeding of each sow
possible at an individual level.
Each sow therefore gets the
attention that it needs,
while pen space and feeding
stations remain utilized to the
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study tour
Highlights of PPP’s study tour
to Europe
A PPP delegation attended the IMS
conference in Germany in October
2011. They also used the opportunity
to investigete alternative sow housing. Shaun Mockford of Mockford
Farms reports.
On 30 September 2011 we l anded at
Schipol in Amsterdam, rented a car and
headed out for our first farm visit.
The farm was a unit with 650 sows,
farrow to weaners ± 23kgs.
The farmer recently completed a
new pig stall for servicing, farrowing and
gestation for his sows, all under one
roof. The farm is completely automated
and mechanised. The farmer even has
an automatic high pressure washer on
wheels.
Boar to sow contact is done automatically, once a day, with the use of
electronics and pneumatics. The boar
starts his circuit at a certain time of the
day. He spends roughly three minutes in
front of six sows, between two closed
gates. Once the time is up, the gate in
front of him opens to the next six sows.
He then continues his round past all the
sows in the boar house, as well as the
gilts.
The whole house is nearly completely
fully slatted. This is another reason why
he only needs three labourers to run
everything on the farm.
The farmer has a dynamic group
sow herd. He has two separate groups,
one consisting of 250 sows and the
other of 150. We had a look at the
Nedap designed ESF, electronic sow
feeders. Each feeder can take up to
50 sows, as suggested by Nedap. The
farmer also installed a sorter, which is
handy to separate sows that are not
pregnant, those due for vaccinations,
those due to farrow, or those who have
to be inspected. The farmer installed a
separate single pen for a boar. The boar
is strategically placed where sows can
easily be attracted by him if they come
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back on heat. A computer indicates if
she is pregnant or not. The farmer has spared no money
in making the pens as comfortable as
possible for the sows. He has big yellow balls for them to play with and nice
hard bristle brushes that the sows can
scratch against and clean themselves
with. He had also installed big, plastic
water drinking nipples in a bowl, which
the sow can easily drink from. They are
also not able to hurt themselves when
fighting. We also visited the gilt pens. The
farmer plans to train the gilts to get used
to the feeders, as well as the crates for
servicing. He stressed how important it
was to train gilts. He believes that this
will make life a lot easier once they get to
the gestation stage.
continued on p 26
From left: Shaun Mockford, Arthur Gee, Jacobus Hoffman, Peter Mockford
and Stephan Heyl.
The group was impressed with the efficiency of the European farmers.
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study tour
Highlights continued from p 25
The sponsors who sponsored our
visit spoilt us with a beautiful bacon
roll with a tangy mustard sauce and a
Heineken.
We spent the rest of the day at the
hotel.
The following day we were off to see
the second farm. This was a grower
site. This farmer also installed Nedap
equipment. He uses the Velos sorting
equipment. There are many variations
as to how extensively one can use the
sorter. This varies from sorting lighter
and heavier growers for specific rations,
to sorting boars and gilts. It can also
completely monitor average daily gain
per pig, and even monitors specific litters
from different mothers and fathers for
genetic purposes.
This sorter would also be very useful and completely accurate for trial
purposes. The computer picks up a pig’s
number from the transponder in its ear.
It then weighs the pig. This happens in a
matter of seconds. The growers are then
sorted as one requires them to be. This
sorter can be used as from 23kg.
We also visited an older farm with
about 500 sows. We paid specific attention to the sows that this farmer keeps
in big groups with a lot of straw for bedding. He uses electronic sow feeders. The sows looked very happy and
comfortable, but the pens were very
messy. The farmer also complained
about the extra work that the straw
entails and the management challenges
with these big, dynamic groups. Abortions are a problem and individual sows
can easily be neglected. The farmer only
cleans out the bedding twice a year. This
is time consuming and he pays another
farmer to remove the used straw.
We spent the rest of the afternoon
exploring Amsterdam. We walked down
interesting streets. We spent most of Monday with a
farmer who has set up a new pig stall in
2007 for 1 000 sows, farrow to wean.
He also uses the Nedap sow feeders,
but with a static sow herd. It was interesting to see how relaxed
and comfortable they were. There was a
short queue outside most of the feeders
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where the sows were waiting patiently
for their turn to eat.
When one sow has had her feed for
the day, the computer stops dropping
down feed. The sow will then usually
walk out herself through a spring loaded
gate. If she does not want to go out the
computer will electronically open the
gate behind her to let in another sow.
This will then encourage her to exit the
feeder. The layout of the pens could be improved, but the house seemed to work
It was nice to see how
organised and efficient
this farmer was. Since it
was still a relatively new
herd with a high health
status, the farmer focuses
on keeping it that way.
He had a strict biosecurity protocol. Time to relax.
One of the farms visited.
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study tour
well. When I asked the farmer how much
maintenance was needed over the past
few years, he said that nothing more
than the occasional spring had to be
replaced. It was nice to see how organised and
efficient this farmer was. Since it was still
a relatively new herd with a high health
status, the farmer focuses on keeping
it that way. He had a strict biosecurity
protocol. We had to shower in and we received
blue crocs. When we went to the farrowing house we were given green crocs,
and then again red crocks for the gestations houses and light blue ones when
we visited the weaners.
We then went back to our hotel in a
small village, called Lievelde. The following day we visited two
farms, which are permanently open to
the public. The public views the activities on the farm, such as how the sows
are housed, through windows. Anybody
comes and goes as they please. It was good to see how the public is
invited to get involved and be interested
in a pig farm. From here we had a long
drive to Germany. Our destination was a
hotel in Bonn.
We spent the next two days at the
conference of the International Meat
Secretariat. There were delegates and
speakers from all over the world. The
talks were interesting and positive. A
definite growth curve in pork consumption is expected. We were also stunned
by the statistics about China, and the
way in which the country is growing.
China will soon become economically
dominant.
On Friday night we found a
brilliant, traditional German restaurant,
where we were spoilt on good beer and
large, tasty meals, including eisbein.
On Saturday we were met by
representatives of Big Dutchman who
introduced us to their equipment for the
next few days. The first night they pleasantly surprised us by taking us to an indoor skiing
slope. After a training session that lasted
a few hours we realised that this was
not as easy as it looked. After a couple of falls and bruises most of us only
managed the beginners slope. The rest
of the tour included visits to two farms
where Big Dutchman’s ESF’s had been
installed. The farmers were very happy
with their equipment. The layout of the
pens were well organised with a nice lying area and areas where the sows could
easily escape to and feel safe. The Big Dutchmen sow feeders work
with pneumatics to open the entrance
gate. Once a sow enters, the feeder and
the computer will ensure that there is not
more than one sow. The feeder will then
open and start dropping down feed for
the sow, 100g at a time. This is adjustable. The computer program that comes
with these feeders are limitless as to
what they can be used for. The program
also seemed very user friendly, and easy
to configure. One can set up a feeding regime on
the computer according to the sows’
back fat at the end of her lactation period.
One can then calculate how one wants
the thin, medium and overweight sows
to eat. This will be a great help to getting
and keeping sows in the right condition
and to ensure a uniform herd. There is little to no food wastage with
these feed stations.
There are also PDA’s that one can use.
This connects wirelessly to the computer.
If one spots a really overweight sow, one
can reduce her feed using the PDA, while
one is still in the pen. One can also record
all the relevant info about the sow, such
as if she is pregnant, lame, any other
information about the particular sow. The trip was very worthwhile. We
brought back a lot of information to
South Africa. I would definitely like to
try and implement the German and the
Dutch ways, when it comes to farming,
especially their efficiency.
Pork demand will grow steadily
Long-term pork demand is sound
and will continue to grow steadily through to 2020 and pork consumption is to grow with 25% from
between 2008 and 2020. This was
one of the key messages at the 2011
conference of the International meat
Secretariat in Germany in October,
says Jacobus Hoffman, manager of
PPP, who attended the congress. The conference brings together meat
and livestock organisations throughout
the world to exchange ideas and experiences on the issues affecting the international meat and livestock sector.
Every two years, meat profession-
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als from throughout the world gather to
interchange ideas, meet their counterparts from other countries, discuss the
state of the industry and analyses trends
and issues, which are set to influence its
future. Internationally renowned experts
in their field address delegates.
Other
messages of importance to South
African producers are the following, says
Hoffman:
• The current cost of grains put a
squeeze on producers worldwide.
• There will continue to be growth in demand in Asia and South African producers should include this in their long-term
strategy – developing of export markets.
All countries focus on China.
• Though bio-fuels’ most significant impact is on the cattle industry, the knockon effect will continue to contribute to
world grain market volatility.
• Animal welfare is high on the agenda
of all EU and Australasian countries.
This includes tail docking, castration and
group housing amendments.
• Disease is a key issue. The AFS outbreak in Georgia and can spill
over to Hungary. South Africa imports
from Hungary and SAPPO should take
this up with the Department.
• Our industry should start making use
of the social media such as Twitter and
Facebook to communicate with each
other and our customers.
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90% of top pig nutritionists
believe that 30 pigs weaned per
sow per year is realistic
Performance vs. profit – why can’t
we have both? This was the question addressed by 110 top industry professionals at Alltech’s Pig
Solutions Seminar, held in Alltech’s
European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, Ireland on 11 October 2011.
The seminar looked at how drastic
changes in the human population,
such as Asia’s growing middle class
and the extra 200 000 people globally
per day will affect the pork industry.
Specifically, it focussed on how to
adjust existing paradigms to keep up
with the new demand for meat while
staying profitable.
“A change of focus is required,” said
Patrick Charlton, Alltech’s European
Regional Director. “70% of the growth
in global meat demand will come from
Asia. Who will produce this meat?
Europe has held its ground in terms of
technical development and ability but
Brasil and the USA continue to have
the lowest cost of production. It’s time
for all regions to find the performanceprofit balance to be able to provide for
this new population dynamic and keep
pork as the number one global animal
protein.”
Key messages from each of the five
speakers:
“The global food system will experience an unprecedented confluence of
pressures over the next 20 years. Our
challenge therefore is to produce more
for the growing population; produce
better with a focus on food safety, health
and wellness; and to do this with fewer
resources and an emphasis on sustainability and animal well being” – Dr Luciano
Roppa, Provimi, Brazil.
“These are new concepts that do not
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teristics, altered meat composition and
consistency, antibiotic-free nutrition
improved shelf life and moisture content, without compromising the cost
of production” – Dr Karl Dawson, vice
president and Chief Scientific Officer,
Alltech, USA.
“Amino acid requirements are greater
in late than in early and mid gestation
and greater in young than in older sows.
Energy requirement increases in late
gestation. Parity-segregated phase feeding means the right amounts of nutrients
at the right time. It saves feed cost
and improves production and results in
improved production economics” – Dr
Soenke Moehn, University of Alberta,
Canada.
“Our main finding is that you can
predict the extent of heat damage in
any feed ingredient if you calculate the
lysine to crude protein ratio. This is very
easy to utilise in the field, all you need
is a standard for each ingredient. If you
realise that you have a lower lysine to
crude protein ratio, then you know that
you need to add extra synthetic lysine;
allowing you to maintain performance by
reducing variability.” – Prof Hans Stein,
University of Illinois, USA.
“Diseases go where pigs go. Long
distance pig movements will complicate disease control and prevention. In
addition, high density pig production
increases disease complexity and the
evolution of more virulent diseases.
Rigorous monitoring for changes in herd
immune status, and identification of virus
strains is essential for making strategic
decisions for control and prevention.”
– Prof Michael Murtaugh, University of
Minnesota, USA.
“We increasingly realise that the
boundaries of the pig, for example
growth capacity or disease susceptibility, are programmed by its early nutrient
supply. Better understanding and quantification of the mechanisms involved will
help us to develop customised feeding
programmes that further improve the
health and performance of the animals.”
– Dr Paul Bikker, Wageningen UR Livestock Research, The Netherlands.
110 top industry professionals attended the Alltech Pig Solutions Seminar, of
those surveyed:
• 80.5% believe that 30 pigs weaned
per sow per year is realistic.
• They were divided over whether the
carbon footprint of pork will become
increasingly important over the next
decade, with 69% agreeing that it will
be increasingly important and 20%
disagreeing.
• 88% of attendees agree that managing herd health is one of the industry’s
biggest challenges.
• In terms of programmed nutrition and
metabolic imprinting, 23% think that
it will impact greatly on feed efficiency
alone and 44% think that it will impact
greatly on feed efficiency, pig health
and product quality.
• Attendees were divided again on the
issue of feed costs, with 57% agreeing that low feed costs are a thing of
the past and 35% disagreeing with
this statement.
• 35% think that the recent contamination scares in China will result in more
stringent regulations enforced on
feed suppliers, animal producers and
processors.
• 29.5% also think that the contamination scare will make consumers
more aware of potential contaminants
within the food chain.
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PROMOTION
International
Expectations
and perspectives
Swine toilet
launched
The Swine Research Farm, Sterksel
(Wageningen UR) in the Netherlands
recentlystartedtotestthefirstprototype of a swine toilet.
The idea behind the concept is that
pigs can defecate on a relatively small
surface. This way the manure can be
directly transported away from the pig
house, in turn leading to a lower ammonia emission.
The prototype was officially launched by
Esther de Lange, Dutch Member of the
European Parliament.
PigProgress
China’s economic trends
drive change to modern,
efficient agriculture
With a growing population but a
shrinking rural population, China’s
farmers are changing from manpower to iron horse-power as they
move to a more contemporary approach to agriculture.
China is clearly experiencing a rise
in their standard of living, which is
resulting in a change in their consumer
habits, said Alexander Haus with VDMA
at the Sino-European Conference. “The
Rising Professional Approach to China’s
Agriculture” held during Agritechnica in
Hannover, Germany.
“We see China’s households moving towards higher quality food and
their everyday food mix is changing to
include more meat, milk, wheat noodles
and potatoes,” Haus said. “Self-sufficiency for basic food products one
of the main targets for China’s central
government.”
Larger state-owned and private farms
are already dominating the leading
areas for field crops. China’s made
no secret of the fact that state-owned
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and private companies are investing in
agriculture outside of China in an effort
to ensure food security.
The average farm size in China is increasing rapidly. And with fewer farmers
living in rural areas, China has compensated by increasing their accessibility
and use of agricultural equipment. The
average agricultural mechanisation use
in 2000 was only 20 percent, but annual
growth of the last ten years was about
three per cent. However, Haus said the
use of farm equipment varies dramatically depending on the area, noting that
it’s as high as 90 per cent in Heilongjiang.
China is also seeing a growing demand for contracted services with small
and medium-sized farmers contracting
for different types of field work in the
arable sector. Contractors are very well
equipped with agricultural machinery,
and the general decision about which
machinery to invest in is based on
return of investment.
The PigSite
“The structural changes in agriculture and growth of mechanization will continue to move forward,
increasingdemandforefficient
machinery,” Haus said. “The main
customers for high-tech machinery will be larger state-owned and
private farms as well as contractors
and cooperatives.”
Haus believes China’s central government will continue to strongly support
the farming sector. And machinery
investment decisions will depend not
solely on price, but more on the priceperformance ratio, return on investment,
product quality and service provided.
Agricultural
machinery
market in
China
China’s agricultural machinery
market is the second largest global
market after the US. Over 95 percent
of agriculture machinery is locallymade.
The main scope for the last five years
has been on the basics - tractors and
harvesting machinery. However, the core
scope for the next five years will be on
more modern implements, including
soil-working, seeding and plant protection machinery as well as livestock
equipment. Various international brands
are successfully operating in China
and European suppliers are playing an
important role in the agricultural machinery sector. China is already among the
top five countries exporting tractors and
agricultural equipment and continues to
see growth, said Haus.
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PROMOTION
International
PLF project focusing on control
of aggression
Monitoring and controlling aggressive behaviour in pigs – that is the
ambitious goal of new initial research using the Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) approach. It
was presented in early September
at the second BioBusiness workshop in Brussels, Belgium.
Despite being natural behaviour, aggression is generally considered to be
unwanted pig behaviour. In grower and
finisher houses, aggression can lead
to both physiological stress and also
physical injuries – and in extreme cases
even death.
One way of dealing with this problem
would be to find its causes and try to
stop it from happening. Since it is quite
a common problem, however, another
approach could be to learn more about
the dynamics of aggressive behaviour
and use this as a basis for a targeted
approach.
Livestock environment manufacturer
Fancom, headquartered in the Netherlands, has been one of the driving
forces behind this research, of which
the first results were published in Brussels, in early September. A sophisticated management approach called
Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) is at
the heart of their approach.
PLF aims to use monitoring equipment in livestock operations to identify
developments, label these and act
upon them. A good example of a PLF
approach, not related to aggression,
would be the company’s “eYeScan”,
launched to the European market last
year. By the use of a camera on top
of feeding facilities in finisher houses,
several parameters of an animal can be
measured, like weight and size. These
data can then be used to determine
e.g. what kind of feed should be used.
PigProgress
Antibiotics in swine feed encourage
gene exchange
A study which was published in the
online journal mBio® shows that
adding antibiotics to swine feed
causes microorganisms in the guts
of these animals to start sharing
genes that could spread antibiotic
resistance.
Livestock farms use antibiotic drugs
regularly, and not just for curing sick
animals. Antimicrobial drugs are used as
feed additives to boost animal growth, a
profitable but controversial practice that
is now banned in the European Union
and under scrutiny in the United States.
Using antibiotics in animal feed saves
farms money, but opponents argue the
practice encourages antimicrobial resistance among bacteria that could well be
consumed by humans. Today, livestock
producers in the U.S. use an estimated
24.6 million pounds of antimicrobials
for nontherapeutic purposes every year.
The US government accountability office
recently urged the federal government
to follow up on plans to evaluate the impacts of the use of antibiotics as growth
promoters.
The study by Heather Allen and her
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colleagues at the USDA National Animal
Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa,
adds to the sum of knowledge about
what happens to the microorganisms
that populate animal digestive tracts
when they are exposed to low, persistent
levels of antibiotics. The researchers
studied how two in-feed antibiotic formulations affect prophages, segments of
DNA found in bacteria that can encode
antibiotic resistance genes and other
genes that bacteria may use.
Prophages can cut themselves out
of the larger chromosome of bacterial
DNA in a process called induction, then
replicate and package themselves as
viruses. These viruses explode the cell
from the inside, then move on to infect
other organisms and deliver their genes.
Allen, who is lead author on the study,
says when pigs were fed antibiotics, the
actual numbers of antibiotic resistance
genes carried by the phages remained
steady, but the microorganisms still
reacted to the presence of antibiotics. Prophages underwent a significant
increase in induction when exposed to
antibiotics, indicating that medicating the
animals led to increased movement of
prophage genes among gut bacteria.
“Induction of the prophages is showing us that antibiotics are stimulating
gene transfer,” says Allen. “This is significant because phages have previously
been shown to carry bacterial fitness
genes such as antibiotic resistance
genes.”
Studies that explore the impacts of infeed antibiotics most often focus on the
bacterial residents of the gut, according
to Allen, but phages and other viruses
move a significant amount of genetic
information around the community. This
makes changes in prophage induction
an important collateral effect of antibiotic
treatment, she says. Resistance genes
are the unit of currency among microbes
experiencing the duress of an antibiotic,
so following the movement of genes is
arguably more important than following
certain changes in bacterial communities. And if bacteria in humans acquire
resistance genes from animals, there can
be serious health consequences.
“What’s important is the transfer of a
gene that could get into the wrong place
at the wrong time,” says Allen. “Increased gene transfer is a critical event
in the evolution of gut bacteria.”
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yskas om te stol.
8 Versier met geklopte room en aarbeie.
2 Bederf die boud. Voorverhit die
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vetlaag. Maak 15 diep snye oral oor
die boud en druk ’n bevrore pruimedant by elke keep in. Geur die boud
met sout en peper en sit dit op ’n
rakkie in ’n oondroosterpan.
3 Gooi 125 ml water in die pan en
rooster die boud vir een uur. Draai die
hitte af na 160 ºC en rooster dit vir nog
1½ uur of totdat die vleis sag is. Verf
die boud af en toe met die pansappe
en gooi nog water in die pan, indien
nodig. 4 As die vleis gaar is, kan jy die ergste
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sonneblomolie
• 300 g varkfilet, in repies gesny
• 1-2 knoffelhuisies, gekneus
• 1 bossie sprietuie, gekap
• 2 steranyssade
• 1 rooi brandrissie, gekap
• 1 duimgroot stuk vars gemmer,
gerasper
• 1 bossie jong wortels, geskil, in dun
repe gesny
• 20 ml heuning
• 15 ml sojasous
• 30 ml hoenderaftreksel
• 1 bossie bok choy
• ‘n hand vol vars koljanderblare
1
Verhit die olie in ‘n wok oor hoë hitte. Roerbraai die varkfiletrepies saam
met die knoffel en sprietuie vir sowat
2-3 minute tot goudbruin. Skep dit uit
en hou eenkant.
2 Voeg die steranys, brandrissie,
gemmer en wortels by en roerbraai vir
sowat 2 minute.
3 Voeg die heuning, sojasous en hoenderaftreksel by en prut vir 2-3 minute
of totdat die sous begin dik word.
Roer die varkfilet by, gevolg deur die
bok choy, en roerbraai totdat dit sag
is. Haal van die plaat af.
4 Garneer met vars koljander en sit
voor.
(Resepte: Sarie)
Champagne cup
This drink is deliciously refreshing
with a melange of fresh fruits that
will please the tastebuds of your
Christmas guests.
Porcus December 2011
* 1/2 cup each fresh pineapple pieces,
seedless grapes, halved, and orange
segments
* 1/3 cup brandy
* 1/2 cup Grand Marnier
* 12 ice cubes
* 1 bottle champagne, well chilled
* 1 1/4 cups soda water or sparkling
mineral water, well chilled
* A few cucumber slices
* 6 maraschino cherries
1. Put the prepared fruit into a large, glass
jug. Pour in the brandy and Grand
Marnier and stir well. Cover and chill
for 1 hour. Just before serving, add the
ice and pour in the champagne and
the soda or mineral water. Decorate
with the cucumber slices, add cherries
and serve immediately.
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STUdy gROUP
Pondering Points
So how was
it for you
this year?
Politics?
This is being written on “black Tuesday”, the day that our parliament
passed what may be as bad as some
say, the end of democracy, a return
to the worst of apartheid and so on,
unless the Constitutional Court can
save us.
• It is, of course, the Protection of State
Information Bill and it seems clearly to be
aimed at the press and other media who
give the government a bad time. Apparently it has a great team of informers,
whistle-blowers and fearless investigators
who dig and verify and “publish and be
damned” as the Duke of Wellington said
when receiving threats from a London lady
of low morals and high expectations when
she tried to blackmail him.
When we look at the records published
by the media about the unending spate of
fraud, graft and corruption by our public
figures and how easy it is to escape notice
and/or punishment, one wonders how
bad things must be that we don’t yet
know about, if it needs a new and vicious
act to hide behind.
• And what about Juju then? Let’s not
be naïve and think that at last he’s got
his come-uppance by being suspended
and will disappear into the Soutpansberg
mists. He thrives on notoriety and has
plenty of gullible friends and supporters who will piggy-back on his Limpopo
popularity in order to dislodge the present
top man, who was fired by Mbeki remember, and look what happened next.
So politically the 2011 score definitely
favours the bad guys although the Arab
Spring got rid of a handful of pretty durable
and wicked dictators, opening the way for
the usual tussle between the liberating military junta and the people who believed them
when they said there would be elections
and a civilian government in a few months.
What was good? Sport?
Not too bad if you are prepared to be
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generous to some non-SA winners, like
New Zealand and the Rugby World Cup; if
we couldn’t win then it had to be them. If
you think about it they don’t have much to
take their eye off the ball – tame politicians, pretty lousy weather, a bunch of
sheep but now, at last, the Trophy.
• They could have waited a bit longer
before giving that referee an award
though, it was somewhat obvious and we
always thought they were so honest —
perhaps they are?
Agriculture?
• Good news is that there are now seven
billion people on earth, and counting. They
all have to eat, don’t they, and why not
pork which is healthy, available, South African (mostly) and inexpensive —the best
deal at the butcher for sure?
Not such good news is that we are still
struggling to get a Minister of Agriculture
who knows anything about animal production. Our latest confounds the problem
further by appointing a Director-General
who knows even less; but they are political comrades after all so there is plenty to
talk about over tea — probably rooibos.
• For pigs, the year is ending better than
it started, with a healthy though overdue
rise in prices and continuing demand.
Long may it last, even in the face of
increasing importation from countries that
admit to heavy input subsidies for their
products.
In the knowledge that virtually everything a politician does is influenced by the
necessity to win votes for the party and
thereby hang on to this nice job, PP is not
surprised at the lack of foresight exhibited
by government when it comes to offering
protection for farmers producing this
increasingly vital commodity, food.
Sure, if the EU or Brasilian pork producers can land meat in Durban for less
than we can grow it, there must be some
grateful voters out there who will see the
advantages of low import tariffs. But has
anyone pointed out that unless you have a
job, you can’t afford anything at any price
… er, what is our greatest problem again?
• And don’t let government kid itself that
handing over slabs of land to non-farmers
will produce anything good unless there
is a huge prior investment in training and
mentoring.
What is the best news to end the year
with?
Why, Table Mountain, of course!! Talking of trophies, the voting of this noble
relic of the ice age (only a big glacier could
do a levelling job like that) to be amongst
the seven natural wonders of the world
puts all our minor complaints and losses
into perspective.
• PP’s bouquet of the year goes easily
to the support committee and particularly
to Frans Stroebel who, as the unpaid,
inspired and tireless head of the team who
worked for years, months, days and hours
to pull off this huge international coup has
earned the thanks and admiration of the
whole of this fascinating land.
Have a good break, next year could be
really interesting!
Porcus Desember 2011
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Porcus Augustus/September 2010