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Development of a learning network to enhance awareness and willingness to improve health management in pig production to reduce the use of antibiotics

Authority

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Federal State

Lower Saxony and Bremen

Contact

Calenberger Straße 2
30169 Hannover

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

Development of a learning network to enhance awareness and willingness to improve health management in pig production to reduce the use of antibiotics

Project description

The use of antibiotics has to be reduced to a minimum within the next years. To achieve this objective, pig-farmers have to conduct farm specific measures to reduce the use of antibiotics. As the use of antibiotics depends on many different factors, pig-farmers need an approach that takes into account the farm specific challenges as well as the variety of factors influencing on animal health. In mechanical engineering the concept “learning factory” is often used to improve continuously work processes and therefore to increase productivity and to reduce waste. Based on the findings and experience of the learning factory a learning network (including pig-farmers, advisors, veterinarians and scientists) will be developed to implement a continuous improvement process which focusses on reducing the use of antibiotics in pig production. To implement the learning network successfully, existing obstacles and fears of pig-farmers, advisors and veterinarians need to be detected. Furthermore, a guideline will be created to ensure the transferability of the developed methods and results to other workgroups/networks.

Results focusing on practiceorientation

Based on practical experience and scientific findings, the PIG HEALTH Learning Network has developed innovation strategies for a continuous improvement process in hygiene and health management.
The "Learning Network" has made a lasting contribution to improving economic efficiency and hygiene and health management. The willingness of farmers and veterinarians to change old habits has been encouraged by the learning network, especially when the habits, attitudes and preferences of those involved are incorporated into the optimisation process. The structured way of working in the "Learning Factory" tool simplified the planning process and the implementation of measures in the PIG HEALTH learning network. 

 

Key words

Animal husbandry

Main funding source

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

OG contact information

PD Dr. Hubert Gerhardy
Am Stahlbach 17
30826 Garbsen

Phone: 05031/949091

Email: msg-garbsen@t-online.de

Type of OG partners

  • Advisor
  • Researcher
  • Industry

Begin of project

2016

Project status

completed

Total budget applied for in EUR

353,380

Further information

Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Praxisblatt.

Link 1

Practice Sheet

Link 2

project website of EIP Lower Saxony

NUTS3 CODE

DE929

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