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Viborg 11-14.9 2011

Viborg 11-14.9 2011. Finland – World’s northernmost agricultural country. Geographical location the greatest handicap Growing season (in the picture) 180 - 120 days Temperature sum 1 300 - 400 degree days - Germany 2 000 - 1 600 degree days - Spain 2 800 - 2 400 degree days

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Viborg 11-14.9 2011

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  1. Viborg 11-14.9 2011

  2. Finland – World’s northernmost agricultural country • Geographical location the greatest handicap • Growing season (in the picture) 180 - 120 days • Temperature sum 1 300 - 400 degree days - Germany 2 000 - 1 600 degree days - Spain 2 800 - 2 400 degree days • Natural conditions reflected especially in yield levels → only about half of those in Central Europe

  3. Dairy cows and milk production

  4. Structural change in agriculture in 1995-2008 • Total number of farms fell by 32% ( 95 121 → 64 910) • Average size of farms grew by 50% (22.8 ha → 34.2 ha) • Number of farms with over 50 ha doubled (6 490 → 14 227)

  5. Percentage of different dairy breeds in Finland between 1930 - 2005

  6. Development of farm numbers and outlook for 2010 Number of farms Dairy (-6.5%) Beef (-7.2%) Pig (-6.2) Chicken -9.5% Year Source: MTT

  7. What is Faba? • Faba is the trademark for animal breeding and artificial insemination in Finland. • Faba is the official breeding organization of cattle breeds in Finland with a license to keep herdbooks for 16 cattle breeds: • Ayrshire, Holstein, Finncattle, Jersey, Brown Swiss • Hereford, Limousin, Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Simmental, Piemontese, Highland Cattle, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Dexter, Galloway, Texas Longhorn • Faba is responsible for the gene resources of Ayrshire and Finncattle. .

  8. Mission • Faba’s mission is to serve farmers by providing and developing ethically sound, competitive breeding services of high quality that enhance the profitability of production. For its owners Faba brings added value by efficient operation and ongoing development of services and products. • Goals: • Excellent insemination and breeding services • Better serving the customers • Nordic co-operation • Research and development

  9. Services by AI technicians • Artificial insemination • Pregnancy control • Embryo transfer • Fertility services • Monitoring fertility at herd level • Finding problem cows • Monitoring fertility treatments • Instructions for heat control • Evaluation of heifers before first insemination

  10. Optimization • 2000 orders (1300-3000) • 1350 farmers (850-2000) • 28 a.i.techs receiving the orders (23-34) • 158 a.i.techs on work (121-198) • 200 km (65-450) • 1150 text-messages to farmes • About the time, when a.i tech is coming

  11. Faba Co-op • Herdbook (cattle, swine) • Indeces • Advising • Breeding plans • Beef recording • Bulldams – mating plans • Conformation scoring • Trade of animals and embryos • Export of animals • Export and import embryos • Magazine for cattle breeders • AI • Pregnancy tests • Embryo transfers • Fertility advising

  12. AI-services • more than 96 % of all cows and heifers are inseminated • most of inseminations are done by AI-technicians • 80 Ayrshire- and 15 Holstein-bulls are tested every year (earlier 130 Ay and 50 Ho) • 36 % of inseminations are done with test bull semen (Genvikplus 10 % and Young bulls 26 %) • large daughter groups, 150 – 250 daughters/bull

  13. FIELD AI WORK 286 AI-technicians includes 60 fertility advicors 50 embryo-technicians Daily work (average) 10 herds 14 insemination 5 pregnancy tests 200 kilometers Routes calculated by Data Processing Center Ltd

  14. A.I.Techs routes 2.2.2010 178 A.I TECHS 1955 ORDERS Workinghours8.21

  15. Challanges for the next years • EU quata system will end 2015 • Amount of customer will decrease • Bigger farms, new services are needed • Distances will incerase • Areal centralization • Increasing competition • Lack of employee

  16. Strategy 2014 • Production and breedingprogram together with VikingGenetics • NAV and genomic selection development • Increasing focus on Marketing and Sales • Development of new services for bigger farms • Segmentation of customers • Service agreements with farmers • Training of employees (professional and sales) • High investments to IT program (services)

  17. 25% 50% 25%

  18. VikingGenetics INTERNATIONAL Finland - Sweden - Denmark 1 mill. Reg.Dairy Cows ½ mill. Beef Suckler Cows 2.000 AI Bulls Convetionel Semen products: 6 million doses pr. year Sexed semen products: 200.000 doses pr. year 2 million inseminations pr. year Export more than 1 million doses pr year

  19. World Wide Export

  20. Viking Points • “ • The Profitable Choice • Viking Bulls breeds long lasting cows with superior high production • Viking Bulls create healthy and profitable cows • Viking Bulls create efficient cows in converting feeding components into milk production • A Long lasting cow means • She is easy to get pregnant • She calves easily • She has strong resistance against mastitis and digestion diseases • She has strong feet and legs with healthy hoofs • She is a medium sized cow in matching modern milking systems

  21. Association of Salaried Agricultural Employees Organisations MTJL MTJL represents officials who act in the field of A.I. Members are e.g. inseminators, also ones specialised in embryo transfers and fertility advising, animal tenders, laboratory workers, farm workers, office workers and drivers of cooperatives liquid nitrogen and animal trucks. As employers act cooperatives and limited companies, owned by cattle owners, and also different companies acting on the line. Collective agreement in A.I field is generally binding and negotiated by MTJL. In MTJL there are about 380 members.

  22. Questions?

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