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know about this particular vaccination appears on-screen and data can be fragmented, analysed or summarised in any way desired, which also includes details like how long each worker took for the vaccination or e.g. expiry date of certain products used. Endless different types of reports can thus be generat- ed, for instance to comply with government requests for an overview of available stocks or, in case of antibiotics, about usage and withdrawal times. As practical advantages, she mentions a vastly reduced volume of paperwork as well as a higher level of accuracy, which in turn will avoid mistakes. While the V-Etic system can also be used as a stand-alone ap- plication on any farm worldwide, OPP is aiming for further optimisation of the system within its own Farm’s Mother
Optimal Pork Production
The veterinary consultancy company Optimal Pork Pro- duction (OPP) has been existing since 1997. From being a veterinary-only company, over the years, OPP developed itself to get involved in other aspects of pig production, like management, farm design of pig house buildings and staff training, believing that good health and welfare start with a good basic philosophy at the start. Currently the company is active in 28 projects in eight countries world- wide, apart from Spain including e.g. Canada, Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
overhead programme. The company is now developing artifi- cial intelligence modules to make sure that farmers will be able, amidst piles of generated data, to extract the figures that are important for them to know.
Technology and welfare Summarising – ten years of combining technology and wel- fare, how does owner Dr Sanmartín Suñer look back on these developments? He says, “The system Farm’s Mother has helped management of Albesa as well as other technological farms we constructed in different ways. First it interconnects the software of the feeding system with the management software, synchronising all information of the farm. Secondly it brought us new parameters of piglet feed efficiency based on precise sow feed efficiency calculations. Thirdly, it is prob- ably the first web based platform that allows you to navigate from reports to individuals. Fourth – it contains specific mod- els for integration managers, which allows the ranking of farms according to certain parameters.” So all in all, is he proud of all these developments? Dr San- martín Suñer says, “Yes. We have chosen a technological road that responds best to animal welfare requests. Not only be- cause animal welfare brings health and productivity goals, but also because it addresses the more stringent consumer re- quests of new generations. I am convinced that the Albesa Ramadera farm is the first farm of a new generation that man- aged to harmoniously balance animal welfare, technology, efficiency and sustainability.”
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Group housing for gestating sows. Note the Duroc influence in the sows.
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