Bovine supply chain Antibiotic free
The main objective of the project is to develop a new certified antibiotic free supply chain in the beef and veal sector of the Marche Region, which will guarantee an high level of animal welfare and bio-safety standards during all the rearing stages, improving also animal health. The final aim is to upgrade the quality and the safety of meat, developing economically and environement-friendly solutions.
- Coordination and technical-administrative management.
- Consumer antibiotic-free certification survey.
- Assessment of risk factors.
- Check prevention practices in pilot companies, identify breeding and biosecurity techniques.
- Verification of vitamin K and nutritional cofactors use for reducing the spreading of diseases.
- Identification of protocols to improve the effectiveness of antibiotics when unavoidable.
- Environmental impact assessment of the antibiotic-free supply chain.
- Guidelines preparation «Antibiotic free beef cattle breeding».
- Start of the antibiotic-free supply chain certification.
- Dissemination and transfer of activities and results.
In the Marche region, as in other Italian regions, the stock of beef cattle has experienced a process of contraction over the last decade. The number of beef cattle farms in the Marches has been reduced by about 28% compared to 3,187 companies active in 2013. The low profitability of the farms, subject to the unpredictable market dynamics of slaughterhouses and raw materials and the progressive reduction of the forms of income support provided for by the Community Agricultural Policy, exposes the farmers to great challenges. The difficulty in qualifying and distinguishing the meat products from Marche farms at the point of sale then determines the strong volatility of the markets at source and wholesale, increasing the uncertainty of the operating horizon within which the farmers and the other actors of the chain operate. In addition to this, it is necessary to consider the strong mass media pressure on beef with the aim of reducing the environmental impact, improving the respect and health of the animals and increasing the healthiness of the productions. The possibility of obtaining a breeding product without the use of antibiotics offers a solution to several of these problems, giving the possibility to the Marche beef cattle companies to propose an innovative and easily recognizable product on the local, national and foreign scene. , on the one hand, to respond to the growing demand of consumers and public opinion, which are pressing for a more prudent use of drugs, and, on the other, to strengthen the competitiveness of the local beef supply chain compared to that sold by the large-scale retail trade non-local origin
The innovations introduced with the present proposal concern both the production process on the farm and the quality of the final products.
Process innovation consists in the adoption of practical indications (guidelines) based on specific preventive practices (animal welfare and biosecurity) and care (innovative therapeutic protocols) that allow farmers to contain the use of drugs and better manage the diseases with modern solutions, but at the same time, sustainable from an economical and environmental point of view.
The innovations introduced with the present proposal concern both the production process on the farm and the quality of the final products.
Product innovation consists in identifying a new production enhancement system based on diversification and improving the quality of the final product (meat) obtained without the use of antibiotics.
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