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Figure 1. SunPork: Total doses of antimicrobials used 2016-2020.
SunPork shining light on antimicrobial stewardship
strated that it is possible to remove medication from feed without adverse im- pact on pig health, welfare or performance providing air quality, hygiene, pig flows and pig care are attended to, and farm-to-
IN only three and a half years, SunPork Fresh Foods has developed an antimicrobial meas- urement system and ap- plied it across their nine pyramids in three states across 41,000 sows.
veterinarian communica- tions prioritised.
“SunPork’s antimicro- bial stewardship journey started with the veteri- nary team who wanted to do the best they could do for the animal and the consumers,” Dr van Barn- eveld said.
Using good farming practice and judicious use of antimicrobial medica- tion, SunPork has dem- onstrated a substantial re- duction year on year in the number of antimicrobial doses used.
Detailed analysis of mortality rates on farms during veterinary visits showed that week by week variation was independent of the addition of antimi- crobials to feed.
“It wasn’t done to save money.
Over the pork produc- tion business on 38 sites, antimicrobial usage has been reduced by about 65
The work was led by SunPork’s veterinary team, with strong support from the Board and site managers.
Pyramids 1, 2 and 3 still have opportunities to re- duce medication further.
“We have historically kept these data in-house but we are very proud of this achievement so it is time to talk about it more widely.
percent over the period from 2016-2020.
The significant early decline in antimicrobial usage in several herds indicates that reductions can be achieved relatively easily.
“The SunPork Board endorsed the approach because it was the right thing to do.
SunPork has demon-
Improvements are in- dependent of piggery age and herd health status, which vary substantially across the spectrum of sites involved.
“Our farming operations are seeing better produc- tivity than ever, our car- casses are better than ever and we are able to manage respiratory health so that abattoir chain speeds can be maintained.”
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These data were pre- sented to the Australian chief veterinary officer Dr Mark Schipp by Sun- pork’s chief executive of- ficer Dr Robert van Barn- eveld and veterinarians Drs Kirsty Richards and Bernie Gleeson.
Dr van Barneveld em- phasised that SunPork’s antimicrobial stewardship policy is all about sustain- ability rather than mar- keting.
The meeting took place in December 2020, after it became clear that Aus- tralian livestock pro- ducers have an important role to play in keeping government veterinary leaders directly informed about achievements in an- timicrobial stewardship at the farm level.
It is a matter of opti- mising human and animal health and the welfare of our animals.
Sunpork chief executive officer Dr Robert van Barneveld.
The contributions of Dr Kirsty Richards and Dr Bernie Gleeson are ac- knowledged.
The best way for Aus- tralian farmers to start their antimicrobial stew- ardship journey is to talk to their herd veterinarian.
For additional informa- tion go to australianpork. com.au/industry-focus/ product-integrity/antimi crobial-stewardship
SunPork has given ap- proval for the author to share these data with the Australian pork industry as an example of antimi- crobial stewardship good practice.
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