Thinking and Experience of Dairy Development in Australia

Around the world, Australian dairy products are trusted by consumers who pursue high-quality, safe and nutritious products. Its good reputation is mainly due to Australia's advanced dairy research, production, and management technology, strict biosafety and food safety systems, and openness Transparent supply chain system. In order to facilitate the Chinese domestic industry to further understand the relevant situation of the Australian dairy industry, the business office of the Chinese Consulate General in Melbourne collects and compiles relevant information for reference.

1. Industry Overview

dairy is Australia's third largest agricultural industry. The entire industrial chain (pasture breeding, dairy processing and export) creates an annual output value of 13 billion Australian dollars.

From 2013 to 2014, the value of Australian dairy exports reached 3.21 billion Australian dollars, and its main export destinations include China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East.

2. industry advantage

the Australian dairy industry is not only known for its fresh and high-quality dairy products, but also cooperates with dairy companies around the world to help them improve their production capacity in various climates and geographical environments by providing technology, equipment and services.

Australia has experience and technology in dairy cattle raising in temperate and tropical regions, especially in pasture grazing. Although Australian cows adopt pasture grazing-based feeding methods, its efficient operation mode and good feed conversion rate mean that its experience and technology can be well applied to dairy farming practices under various environmental conditions.

In addition, the Australian dairy industry enjoys a high reputation in the international dairy industry in terms of livestock genetic research, breeding and reproductive performance of new dairy breeds, product traceability and farm electronic management technology.

The Australian dairy feeding service support system can meet the needs of the development of the industry, especially in improving the milk yield of dairy cows, improving individual genetic genes of dairy cows and improving the quality of dairy cows, health and nutrition of dairy cows, pasture improvement, soil and water resources utilization management, sewage management and other aspects of technology leadership.

Australian dairy farmers have extensive experience in improving efficiency, strengthening animal health management, and optimizing milk production and quality. For example, the average milk production of cows in Australia more than doubled in 2012-2013 compared to 1968-1969, from 2430 litres/head to 5389 litres/head. In the temperate regions of southern Australia, the average milk yield of dairy cows has remained stable at more than 7000 liters.

(I) live cow exports.

Australia exports live cows (mainly pregnant young cows) to many countries and regions around the world, including China, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Mexico. Australia has never had a major cattle outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease and mad cow disease.

Australia's diverse climate allows it to breed livestock adapted to tropical and temperate climates. Australia's livestock industry places a high priority on food safety, product quality, animal health and welfare, and sets and enforces stringent livestock export standards to ensure that livestock are still in optimal health when they arrive at export destinations. Australia has a number of dairy exporters, as well as a number of related organizations that provide assistance and services for all aspects of import and export.

(II) animal nutrition and feed aspects

australia has long studied the role of animal feed nutrition in improving the performance of dairy cows. Australia's strengths in this area include suitable forage for dairy cattle, feed, nutritional supplements, related services and technologies, and animal nutrition management.

Thanks to its development and implementation of strict quarantine standards, Australia has never had an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, so the forage produced in Australia is recognized as safe forage with less use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Australian dairy cattle feed includes cereal feeds such as oats, barley, corn, wheat and cotton seeds. Oat grass, wheat grass, vetch, alfalfa, ryegrass and clover are widely grown in Australia to support grazing and feed supply. In recent years, Australian oat grass has become more and more popular. Its sweetness is suitable and its texture is soft, which has good palatability and easy digestion. It can promote the ruminant function of dairy cows, maintain the health of dairy cows and increase their milk production. By combining pasture, forage, crops and other supplemental feeds in the dairy cow's diet, dairy farmers are able to achieve optimal performance, improve feed conversion efficiency and maintain the health of their cows.

(III) population optimization.

About 1/3 of the capacity gains achieved by the Australian dairy industry in the past decade can be attributed to the continuous optimization of cow genes.

Dairy Australia (DairyAustralia) runs a number of programs, including the Australian Dairy Improvement Program-which provides data to dairy farmers to help them select the best strains to breed the next generation of cows.

Australia's strengths in dairy genetics and fertility-enhancing technologies include:

bull selection, cow comparison and dairy herd records;

to improve the level of young bull breeding and descendant determination;

monitoring of young bull information, including traits such as fecundity;

breeding excellent reserve young cows in the early stage.

Breeding techniques, such as improving fecundity, bull management, estrus determination and embryo transfer;

artificial insemination and related technical support services.

(IV) education, training and research and development.

Australia provides education and training in a wide range of professional skills in dairy production and is heavily engaged in research and development related to dairy farming and the dairy industry.

The Australian National Dairy Education Centre (TheNationalCentreforDairyEducationAustralia) provides vocational education and training for the dairy industry and works with registered training institutions to provide dairy farm training and advanced dairy processing training throughout the country.

In addition, Australian universities also offer higher education in agriculture, livestock production and related fields, and carry out related research.

CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, collaborates with Australia's dairy industry on research and development, including resource inputs, milk production and processing, product innovation, animal health and genetic research.

(V) supply chain management and food safety.

The entire supply chain of the Australian dairy industry adopts a strict management system to ensure that the quality of Australian dairy products meets strict food safety requirements. The Australia-New Zealand Food Standard (FoodStandardsAustraliaNewZealand) requires all dairy farms, dairy producers and processors to have a sound food safety plan document.

In addition, dairy farms must implement a quality assurance plan in accordance with the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), which covers areas such as food safety, animal protection, chemical contamination and environmental responsibility.

Regular audits ensure that dairy farmers assess food safety risks and develop and implement measures sufficient to address them, including full traceability throughout the supply chain.

(VI) software and ICT aspects.

Relevant Australian companies provide various software and information and communication technology (ICT) solutions for dairy and animal husbandry companies to support the management of the company and all aspects of production, such as financial software, pasture management, genetic evaluation, breeding and reproduction management, Breed registration, etc.

(VII) farm management and soil improvement techniques.

Australian consulting services can provide a wide range of services and advice on dairy farm management solutions, including dairy farm management, animal health and performance improvement. In addition, a variety of soil and pasture management products and services are available to dairy farms, including grass seeds, fertilizers and soil management advice. The diversity of Australia's climate and geographical environment makes its management experience applicable to milk production in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions.

(VIII) engineering services and water, energy and resource management.

Australian companies provide a range of design, engineering services and materials for the construction, construction and maintenance of dairy farms, as well as a range of technologies, equipment and services for excreta and resource management in the dairy production process.

(IX) milk animal husbandry special equipment.

In addition to providing a range of design and engineering services for dairy companies, Australian equipment manufacturing and supply companies also supply the technology and equipment needed for all aspects of dairy farming, fattening, milking and processing.

2015/8/2 China Agriculture News Network