verbivar bvba nevele, belgium
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Verbivar bvba Nevele, Belgium. Kristof and Angelique Verschelde – D obbels (36 and 37) H enri, L ouis and E lise (13, 12 and 10). Verbivar bvba. Development of the farm 1. 1968: Leon and Rosa Verschelde : 35 sows and 25 dairy cows - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Verbivar bvba Nevele, Belgium
Kristof and Angelique Verschelde – Dobbels (36 and 37)
Henri, Louis and Elise (13, 12 and 10)
Verbivar bvba
Development of the farm
1. 1968: Leon and Rosa Verschelde : 35 sows and 25 dairy cows
2. 1968 – 1995 : expansion till 375 sows, 1960 pigs and 80 dairy cows
3. 1995: Kristof and Angelique : take over the pigbusiness from the parents
4. 2006: Take over the second part of the farm from the parents
5. 2007: Transformation to 700 sows and 3000 fatteners
Implantation of the company
± 500 m tot woonuitbreidingsgebied
± 450m tot woongebied
Agrarisch gebied
sows : 5 groups : 140 in farrowing house140 in mating area140 in 4 w gestation140 in 8 w gestation 140 in 12 w gestation
piglets : 2 groups : 1750 4 w weaned1740 8 w weaned
fattening pigs: 4 groups : 1700 10-14 w1700 15-20 w1700 21-24 w1700 25-30 w
replacement gilts : in the same weaner house, afterwards to a specific rearing house (different from the fattening stable), then after 30 weeks to the gestation room
Different age groups in a 4-week system
Day 1 weaning & cleaning do Day 15Day 2 moving & washing S vrij Day 16Day 3 stimulating za Day 17Day 4 stimulating zo Day 18 Day 5 mating ma Day 19 selling fattening pigsDay 6 mating di Day 20 cleaningDay 7 farrowing woe Day 21 Day 8 farrowing do Day 22 moving pigletsDay 9 farrowing vrij Day 23 cleaningDay 10 za Day 24Day 11 start regumate zo Day 25Day 12 castrating ma Day 26 selecting F1- sowsDay 13 castrating di Day 27 scanning, moving SDay 14 woe Day 28 piglets to weaner h
Work proces in a 4-week system :
advantages:
- fixed operation scheduling- Work efficiency- Only 1 age of piglets in farrowing area - 2 weeks hard-working, 2 weeks easier
disadvantages:
- Less opportunities to change planning - weaker position in trading, the places must become free
4-week system :
700 productive sows : 630 F1 (sows) en 70 YY (grand-parents)
F1 * Piétrain : to produce fattening pigs
YY * LargeWhite : to produce YY sows, mothers
YY * Danish Landtype : to produce F1 sows, grandmothers
40 % substitution per year = producing 280 sows/yr
advantages own breeding : - own selection criteria- sanitarily closed
Closed herd:
Entrance control and delivery of raw materials
Verbivar bvba : The sows mating area
Verbivar bvba : The sows gestation room
Verbivar bvba : The sows farrowing area
Verbivar bvba : Early weaning area
Verbivar bvba : The weaner house
Verbivar bvba : The fattening
Varbell cvba : Former stables (1500 pl)
Varbell cvba : New fattening stable (1500 pl)
Verbivar bvba : The feeding system
Verbivar bvba : Storage of the liquid raw materials
60 ha maize for CCM
Verbivar bvba : Airwashing and denitrification
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Strong points :
• 2-site production
• Batch farrowing : 4 weeks system
• Liquid feeding
• 1 fulltime and 1 parttime employee
• 90 ha land (60 ha maize for CCM)
• Cooperation with VC-energy
Verbivar bvba :
Biological key data : Piglet production
Number of live born piglets/sow and litter : 14,67
Number of dead born piglets/sow and litter : 1,6
Number of litters/sow : 2,48
Piglet loss until weaning (%) : 11,1
Number of weaned piglets/sow and year : 32,07
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Biological key data : Fattening
Feed conversion : 2.28
Daily increases : 810
Feed intake : 1.95
Loss rate % : 2.1
Lean meat % : 61
Verbivar bvba
What is important to me, my priority areas in pig production
1. Animal health
2. Take care of each stage in the production
3. Feeding optimalisation
4. Economical optimalisation
5. Attention to meat quality and taste
6. Exchance of experiences with european pig producers
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How do I see my future?
• Managing an economical farm
• To maintain our farm with pleasure
• Quality will be more important than quantity
• More act together with the client
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Challenges:• Making progress in marketing, the whole chain must have equal profit
• To control the cost price and keeping the production high
• Keeping the positive reputation in our sector
Opportunities• To take all chances to reckon the higher costs into the selling price
• More act together with the client to make a better product for a fair price
2006 :
Nomination Pig Award
2007:
Agrafiek
2007:
Meetjeslander
2008:
Eurotier Pig Farmer
- Retailers lower the prices to the consumers by paying less on the level of the producer
- Higher demands of the consumers and the authorities, despite of the same prices as 30 years ago
- Everyone needs everyone, everyone is responsible on all levels
- Upscaling, efficiency, good healthcare is important but not enough
- Policy makers must realize that impermissible speculations on raw materials lead to, on the one hand the impossibility to conceive a good agricultural policy and, on the other hand, to more hunger.
- Guarantee the continuity of the farming sector
CRISIS, also in agriculture…