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Finland – World’s northernmost agricultural country Geographical location the greatest handicap Growing season (in the picture) days Temperature sum degree days - Germany degree days - Spain degree days Natural conditions reflected especially in yield levels → only about half of those in Central Europe

Dairy cows and milk production

Structural change in agriculture in Size class distribution of farms Arable area haNumber% % < > Total number of farms fell by 32% ( → ) Average size of farms grew by 50% (22.8 ha → 34.2 ha) Number of farms with over 50 ha doubled (6 490 → )

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Development of farm numbers and outlook for 2010 Dairy (-6.5%) Beef (-7.2%) Pig (-6.2) Chicken -9.5% Number of farms Year Source: MTT

What is Faba? Faba is the trademark for animal breeding and artificial insemination in Finland. Faba is the official breeding organization of cattle breeds in Finland with a license to keep herdbooks for 16 cattle breeds: –Ayrshire, Holstein, Finncattle, Jersey, Brown Swiss –Hereford, Limousin, Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, Simmental, Piemontese, Highland Cattle, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Dexter, Galloway, Texas Longhorn Faba is responsible for the gene resources of Ayrshire and Finncattle..

Mission Faba’s mission is to serve farmers by providing and developing ethically sound, competitive breeding services of high quality that enhance the profitability of production. For its owners Faba brings added value by efficient operation and ongoing development of services and products. Goals: –Excellent insemination and breeding services –Better serving the customers –Nordic co-operation –Research and development

Services by AI technicians Artificial insemination Pregnancy control Embryo transfer Fertility services –Monitoring fertility at herd level –Finding problem cows –Monitoring fertility treatments –Instructions for heat control –Evaluation of heifers before first insemination

Optimization 2000 orders ( ) 1350 farmers ( ) 28 a.i.techs receiving the orders (23-34) 158 a.i.techs on work ( ) 200 km (65-450) 1150 text-messages to farmes –About the time, when a.i tech is coming

Faba Co-op Herdbook (cattle, swine) Indeces Advising Breeding plans Beef recording Bulldams – mating plans Conformation scoring Trade of animals and embryos Export of animals Export and import embryos Magazine for cattle breeders AI Pregnancy tests Embryo transfers Fertility advising

AI-services more than 96 % of all cows and heifers are inseminated most of inseminations are done by AI-technicians 80 Ayrshire- and 15 Holstein-bulls are tested every year (earlier 130 Ay and 50 Ho) 36 % of inseminations are done with test bull semen (Genvikplus 10 % and Young bulls 26 %) large daughter groups, 150 – 250 daughters/bull

286 AI-technicians includes 60 fertility advicors 50 embryo-technicians Daily work (average) 10 herds 14 insemination 5 pregnancy tests 200 kilometers Routes calculated by Data Processing Center Ltd FIELD AI WORK

A.I.Techs routes A.I TECHS 1955 ORDERS Working hours A.I TECHS 1955 ORDERS Working hours 8.21

Challanges for the next years EU quata system will end 2015 Amount of customer will decrease Bigger farms, new services are needed Distances will incerase Areal centralization Increasing competition Lack of employee

Strategy 2014 Production and breedingprogram together with VikingGenetics NAV and genomic selection development Increasing focus on Marketing and Sales Development of new services for bigger farms Segmentation of customers Service agreements with farmers Training of employees (professional and sales) High investments to IT program (services)

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Finland - Sweden - Denmark VikingGenetics INTERNATIONAL 1 mill. Reg.Dairy Cows ½ mill. Beef Suckler Cows Convetionel Semen products: 6 million doses pr. year Sexed semen products: doses pr. year AI Bulls 2 million inseminations pr. year Export more than 1 million doses pr year

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Viking Points “ The Profitable Choice Viking Bulls breeds long lasting cows with superior high production Viking Bulls create healthy and profitable cows Viking Bulls create efficient cows in converting feeding components into milk production A Long lasting cow means She is easy to get pregnant She calves easily She has strong resistance against mastitis and digestion diseases She has strong feet and legs with healthy hoofs She is a medium sized cow in matching modern milking systems

Association of Salaried Agricultural Employees Organisations MTJL MTJL represents officials who act in the field of A.I. Members are e.g. inseminators, also ones specialised in embryo transfers and fertility advising, animal tenders, laboratory workers, farm workers, office workers and drivers of cooperatives liquid nitrogen and animal trucks. As employers act cooperatives and limited companies, owned by cattle owners, and also different companies acting on the line. Collective agreement in A.I field is generally binding and negotiated by MTJL. In MTJL there are about 380 members.

The Federation of Salaried Employees Pardia Members of Pardia are a substantial group of both state and private sector employees. There are members in our organization. The majority of them work in governmental offices and institutions, and some of them work in public utility companies and enterprises, universities and the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. Federation of Salaried Employees Pardia is a trade union with 24 member unions. Pardia is a member organisation of the The Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK, an umbrella organization in which there are 21 other trade organisations. The Finnish Confederation of Professionals STTK

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