Page 30 - 2018 Annual Report Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

Collective Innovation Sustainable Management Unit 2: Building Agricultural Models butchers’ stalls. The overall improvement from the carcass holding areas to end-user consumers has generated a new image for domestic pork, while the construction of cold chain logistics to preserve the freshness of domestic pork has effectively upgraded its quality and safety and raised the competitiveness of the domestic livestock industry. (2) Stabilizing the supply and marketing of live pigs A. Raising the livability rate of pigs To upgrade pig livability starting from germplasm performance, in 2018 there were 3,275 registered head, while 3,297 breeding pigs were tested and veried. The COA has also established a demonstration testing station with a group-feeding individual- testing system, in order to increase our capabilities for testing breeding pigs. We also did follow-up tracking of 3,062 head of descendants of breeding pigs in order to conrm the performance of the breeding pigs. The COA further promoted a core group of minimal disease breeding pigs and 12 breeding pig farms were free from pseudorabies. Moreover, we continued to implement a program for pig-raising experts from Denmark to come to Taiwan to give training sessions, with more than 300 participants, thereby encouraging modernization of pig farms. Finally, the COA guided 32 farms of pig-raising businesses to adopt new production methods based on different places, batches, and ages; the livability rates for pigs at the guided farms increased by more than 10%. B. The transformation and modernization of the pig-raising industry To advance the transformation and modernization of the pig-raising industry, the Agricultural Technology Research Institute (TARI), working with the Livestock Research Institute and domestic experts and scholars, formed consultation teams of experts in pig-raising. The COA (i) introduced pig-raising production technology meeting international standards, (ii) organized training classes for raising pigs using 4-stage modularization, (iii) organized a pig-raising production medicine website with relevant information database and effectively provided this for the use of industry, and (iv) continued to guide pig-raising businesses to adopt a new model of pig-raising based on different batches, ages and places. We also resolved the problems of environmental protection, disease, and poor operational efficiency at small- and medium-sized pig farms, guiding them toward modernized and sustainable operations. The COA moreover assisted the Taiwan Sugar Corporation to continue to improve their pig- breeding farms, to serve as demonstration points for small scale “circular agriculture pig production designated parks.” In 28