2. In the Moss Valley

3. A rolling landscape of hills and valleys

4. The farm has 200 acres of arable land.

5. The River Moss flows through the valley.

6. The farm has a wind turbine which produces some of the farm’s electricity

7. The farm is staffed by family and two employees, Hannah and Richard

8. The farm has 2000 pigs on site, with 200 breeding females.

9. The farm produces about 250 tonnes of pig meat in a year for pork, bacon, ham and sausages

10. The farm has 400 year old buildings… And modern buildings to house the pigs, which are all indoors.

11. The male pig is called a boar

12. The female pig is called a sow

13. SOW ON HEAT, Will stand for boar MATED SOW FARROWS (Gives birth) SOW WEANED (Sow and piglets separated) Conceives (90%) Fails to Conceive (10%) Gestation (Pregnancy) 115 days Oestrous Cycle 21 days Lactation (Suckles piglets) 21-28 days Weaning to mating interval 5 days Sow mated again Reproduction in the pig

14. Natural Mating!

15. Equipment for replacing the boar!!

16. Mating using artificial insemination

19. Replacing the weight of the boar!!

20. 115 days later… the babies arrive!

23. Mum’s got lots of milk!

24. Where’s the milk bar???

25. Ahhhh! Found it!

26. Contentment!

27. The placenta is no longer needed and is pushed out

28. 4 days old We have some medicine to keep our gut healthy (prevents coccidiosis – a parasite)

29. 1 week old and warm and snug under the lamp

30. Mother’s milk is SO good!!!! We grow really quickly!

31. We get a little solid food at 10 days old

32. 14 days old We have vaccinations to prevent disease. (Ileitis)

33. Piglets Weaned Nursery buildings Grower buildings Finishing buildings Abattoir Meat processing plant SupermarketConsumer (3-4 weeks old) 7kg (8 weeks old) 18kg (14 weeks old) 40kg (5-6 months old) 100kg After Weaning

34. Piglets after weaning, growing on well!

35. Moving on…now 3 months old

36. Now 5 months old, nearly market weight

37. All of our data is computerised for a quick and efficient way of managing the pig herd

38. Our computer software for recording all our pig data

39. Selective Breeding Characteristics Pigs for meat. (Semen from breeding company – A.I.) Fast growth Low back fat Good food conversion Good conformation (body shape) Pigs for breeding. (Semen from A.I. and own boars) Large litter size Good milking ability Successful breeder Good conformation (body shape)

40. All the farrowing pens are mucked out every day

41. Buildings are pressure washed and disinfected between batches of pigs to prevent disease spread

42. Sows being brought in to farrow

43. Young females for breeding (Gilts)

44. Feeding time! Most pigs are fed automatically, but these are fed by hand

45. A materials handler is an important piece of machinery on the farm

46. Most of the pig feed is bought from “BOCM Pauls”. We make some ourselves using our own wheat grown on the farm. The feed lorry

47. Assurance is about a commitment to doing things well and being able to prove what has been done in order to achieve high standards. The farm operates under a farm assurance scheme which monitors and regulates the way we farm our pigs. Genesis Farm Assurance

48. Genesis Farm Assurance requirements Farm worker health, safety and training Record keeping & animal identification Building maintenance Good agricultural codes of practice Pig space requirements Five freedoms Health plan Food safety testing Good management of stock

49. Thanks for listening. Hope you have enjoyed it.