Happy Animals, Happy Farmers Dr. Martin C.Th. Scholten & Dr. Hans Spoolder
What I will tell you WHY MODERN PRECISION FARMING FOSTERS CAREFUL LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION @mcthscholten Livestock Farming with Care Blaming, Framing, Naming or Aiming? New: Smart Animal Welfare Credibility of Good Welfare Care
My Background Wageningen University & Research Ranked World #1 in AgroFood Sciences Ranked World #2 in Animal Sciences
My Concept: Livestock Farming with Care M.C.Th. Scholten, I.J.M. de Boer, B. Gremmen, C. Lokhorst; Livestock Farming with Care: towards sustainable production of animal-source food NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, Volume 66, November 2013, Pages 3 5
Sustainable Nutrition Security Healthy Food Sustainable Production
No Sustainability without Animals Maximum production of human edible proteins per hectare of land without depletion of productivity and biodiversity Potential Impact of Resource Efficiency
But only Sustainability with Happy Animals Robust Animals Efficient Animals Productive Animals
How to make Animals Happy? Secure Good Care Respect Animal Integrity Give Room for Adapting Provide a Good Start Precise and Sharp Observations Early Diagnostics Customized Interventions
Animal Welfare: Input or Output Control? Directives Performance Regulations Standards Requirements On Paper In Practice Benchmarks Surveillance Iceberg Indicators
Blaming, Framing, Naming or Aiming? EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 19.1.2012 COM(2012) 6 final COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012-2015 (Text with EEA relevance) {SEC(2012) 55 final} {SEC(2012) 56 final} Blaming: Campaigning to Shame Framing: Regulating within Legislation Naming: Labelling to Select Aiming: 24/7 Observing & Recording
Dealing with Politics One Issue Policies Public Demands Environment vs. Welfare Well-feeling vs. Welfare Welfare Regulations vs. Welfare Innovations Efficiency vs. Welfare
Welfare Issues related to Cattle Grazing? Dehorning? Calf with Cow? Longevity?
Amazing Grazing? Economics Health Welfare Nutrition Breed Soil & Gras Grazing Management Breed Soil Breed Feed
Welfare Issues related to Pigs Bio Industry? Detailing and castration? Grub & Chew? Piglets mortality
Tails: Enriched Barn & Social Breeds 1 intact 2 hear loss 3 bite marks 4 wounds Barren N S N Enriched S
Good Animal Care: Preventive Strategies
In a World full of Disruptive Technologies
Animal Based Measures Four principles and 12 criteria Absence of prolonged hunger Hunger Thermal comfort Comfort around resting Absence Absence Thirst of of prolonged prolonged thirst thirst Good feeding Good housing Ease of movement Expressing social behaviour Expressing other behaviour Appropriate behaviour Good human-animal relationship Good health No disease No No painful management procedures Positive emotional state No injuries 18
From Consumer to Farmer
Precision Livestock Farming is Supportive
Farmer s Connection and Adoption for PLF Smart Farming for Europe Demonstrate the proven benefits Use reliable instruments Training is needed Demonstration farms as lighthouses PLF does not replace Farmer Remember you don t grow 1000 pigs, but 1000 times 1 pig Dedicate the PLF work to a technical person, and let animal oriented stockmen focus on the barn
A concerted Journey of Improvement Science
Innovation Centres
Show Case Farms
On Farm Technologies
Post Harvest Technologies Video image at slaughter Foot pad lesions 0 1 2 3 4 Photos: Butterworth and De Jong
Post Harvest Technologies Video image at slaughter Skin Sores Foot pad lesions 0 1 2 3 4 Photos: Butterworth and De Jong
Disruptive Business Models PLF as Service: Service Provider buys from Technology Provider PLF data as a Product for: Suppliers (Feed, Breed, Veterinary Sectors), Buyers (Abattoirs, Retailers), Scientists ABM s are the bit coin of animal welfare
Technology in Food Production?
Open Innovation needs Adaptive Regulation INNOVATION REGULATION
Credibility of Animal Welfare Care Happy Farmers Happy Consumers Food Integrity One Health Climate Smart
Return of Investments in Animal Welfare? Ask: Robert Hoste