AHPS: Week 1 - Lec 1 and 2: Intro and General Industry Structure.

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  1. 4. Peak ___________s (eg cattle _________ and sheep meats _______ in Australia) – represent industry to liase and influence government and regulatory bodies. Compulsory or voluntary levy for funding. May provide additional services to members eg EHS (environment, health and safety) services.
  2. 5. _____ can actually play a part in spreading disease (moving from property to property, dealing with sick animals, etc).
  3. 6. complementary sheep/wool-wheat zone: crops can be grazed n winter (feed limiting), harvested early summer, sheep graze ______ in summer (feed limiting). This allows increase in sheep stocking rate, with minimal impact on grain production.
  4. 7. _____________ of industries varies across state/state, country to country. Some are more tightly regulated, some more self-regulating.
  5. 11. __________ research centres (CRCs) : government and industry. Provide funding to tackle challenges faced by end-users and researchers, etc etc. Eg Australian Seafood CRC, Sheep Industry Innovation CRC, Invasive Animals CRC.
  6. 12. despite only producing about 2.6% of the worlds beef, (7th or 8th), Australia is the ________ biggest beef exporter after Brazil (we have low population).
  7. 13. _______ _________ groups such as PETA: pressure on international retailers regarding actions viewed as unethical eg mulesing in Australia.
  8. 15. currency fluctuations, international trends (eg trend towards different types of beef (Waghu etc)) and ________ can all impact on farmers income. Hard to predict.
  9. 16. health of an animal has both physical and ___________ components
  10. 17. should see slide 19 of lecture 2, week 1 – general industry structure, for all of the bodies that influence a _____.
  11. 19. (2 words) ________ ______ groups such as the RSPCA: work in conjunction with govt – policy devt. Can also have investigation/prosecution powers.
  12. 23. research funding: the levy on ______ prices is 2% for each sheep sold over $5.00. maximum of 20c. Lambs, maximum of $1.50.
  13. 24. this country has the most cattle by FAR, and is the 3rd largest beef exporter.
  14. 27. can look at animal health with different perspectives: individual level – herd or flock – local community – state level (eg QLD has the most beef cattle – 11.6million head) – national level - _____________ level of focus (eg Australia second biggest beef exporter).
  15. 31. Australian agricultural exports are worth around $32.1 _________
  16. 32. in many ways, plant and animal production can be used in complementary ways eg the sheep-_________ belt in north-west VIC, extending up the eastern flank of Australia, and in southern WA.
  17. 35. Anything that is needed to effectively manage an enterprise. Animal health products (vaccines etc), animal ID, genetic testing, feed, labour, insurance, infrastructure, utilities, livestock agents, transporters.
  18. 37. the degree of human control is higher in _____________ production systems.
  19. 38. plant and animal growing systems can complement each other so much so that the ____ of both is greater than each on their own.
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  1. 1. animal production systems can have financial, medical, psychological, environmental and ___________ value.
  2. 2. intensive production systems generally have a higher ___________ density compared with extensive systems.
  3. 3. veterinary faculties within ___________ and non-vet facultites (eg biomedicine, agriculture, science) can be part of cooperative research centres (CRCs) or commercial research.
  4. 8. _________ bodies fund research. Eg MLA, AWI. Levy on produce. This means more research money in large animal production systems than small pets etc – don’t have levy on dogs/cats. Some industry funds matched by government funding.
  5. 9. ______ societies provide: information/marketing/pedigree registration/youth development/_____ standards/risk review for the _____ and some regulatory roles.
  6. 10. the FDA and APVMA regulate veterinary _____________. (Food and Drug Administration, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority).
  7. 14. breaches in biosecurity include FMD in the UK, _______ influenza in Indonesia, and abalone viral ganglioneuritis.
  8. 18. the role of ___________ in animal production systems: varies across commonwealth/state/local. Biosecurty Australia, DAFF, AQIS (quarantine), AHA (animal health Australia), PIMC (primary industries).
  9. 20. countries requiring _________ assistance for food include: many middle African countries, Mongolia, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea.
  10. 21. wheat, and beef/veal export, both fetch around _____ billion dollars for the Australian export market. Wool 2.3 billion. Lamb almost 1 billion.
  11. 22. _________ eg by wild dogs/foxes and other external influences are significant factors in extensive (but not intensive) systems.
  12. 25. in animal production systems can undergo fire brigade work eg help out with cows having trouble calving, as well as bigger picture – offering _______ on nutrition and genetics to avoid calving problems.
  13. 26. the _____ (Australian) and INRA (European) are both large research institutes, and can conduct research on agriculture/environment/etc.
  14. 28. (3 words) this state has the highest number of farms. (31.5% of total farms in Australia)
  15. 29. when considering disease risk, a major risk can be ___________ of new animals into the system. Systems can be closed eg. Self replacing merino flock, open, or partial.
  16. 30. the government support to the Australian agricultural industries is relatively ____ compared with some other countries. Around 4%. NZ = 1%. Japan, Korea, Iceland, Switzerland and Norway between 47-61%.
  17. 33. an animal production system can be many things, ranging from agricultural animal production, ___________ animal production, or even wildlife.
  18. 34. _________ and South East Asian countries are major importers of Australian agricultural products. Also China, the Middle East, US, Europe and other Asian countries.
  19. 36. why do ____________? – _______ can provide significant returns on investment due to increased productivity/health. Vital for maintaining competitiveness in the industry.
  20. 37. farmer has some control over cost of production (amount of feed utilised an important determinant), less control over _______.