1. PC-AI experiences from AI stations and farmers in Spain AIM Ibérica
Alfonso Bolarín Guillén
Quality and Development Manager
12 september 2013

2. Introducing AIM IBÉRICA

3. 1359 STATIONS DOSES AIM CALASPARRA 317.797 AIM CENTRO 646.183
AIM DIFFUSION
AIM SORIA
AIM EXTREMADURA
96.479
AIM CIALA
TOTAL

4. AIM Ibérica – Breedings

5. AIM Ibérica - Sales
PC-AI outbreak

6. AI STATIONS Objetives

7. RAISON D’ETRE OF AI STATIONS
DISSEMINATION OF GENES BY SELECTION OF BEST BOARS
MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY OF BEST BOARS
BEST REPRODUCTIVE RESULTS POSSIBLE FROM AI DOSES
ENSURE BIOSECURITY IN BOARS
NECCESARY LINK BETWEEN GENETICS AND FARMS

8. History of pig productivity
Monta natural
IA tradicional
IA PC
Futuro?
Cerdas / Verraco 15
308
749
1685
Espz totales / Dosis (x10e9)
100
2.5
1.0
0,8
Ins / Verraco / Año 91
1872
4493
5391
Nº IA / Cerda / Año 6
3,2

9. PATHS TO BOAR EFFICIENCY

10. PC-AI Review

11. PC-AI: Review

12. PC-AI: Review Few studies comparing traditional 2-2.5 bill spz
2. Few studies comparing traditional and PC-AI at the same time
3. Big studies of commercial companies do not find differences
4. No uniform use of PC-AI nor Traditional AI
5. Some contradictory results. Variable experimental design

13. PC-AI in Spain
Traditional AI
AI METHOD
PC - AI
Manipulated doses

14. What does “Traditional” AI dose means?
Tubes
Cochettes PC
Multidoses
Gedis
Encapsulated
Microscope
C.A.S.A.
Colorimeter
Bürker
Nucleocounter
Citometer
C.A.S.A.
Motility at d1
Motility at d2
Motility at d3
Motility at d4
70 ml
80 ml
85 ml
90 ml
95 ml
100 ml
70% mot at collection
80% mot at collection
Viable cells counted
Abn discounted
Abn included
50% mot d4
60% mot d3
50% mot d5
Morfology every jump
Morfology every 4 w
40% abn accepted
30% abn accepted
20% abn accepted

15. ? So, PC-AI ? Concentration? 1 – 2.5 bill Abnormalities? 20 – 40%
Compensables / not
Volume?
30 – 60 ml
Contamination?
How does it affect?
Who knows, who decides?
Station?
Customer?
Products sellers?
Pig consultants?

16. AIM Ibérica – Goods X X = 1080 ARTICLES! BLISTER 80 ML PC BLISTER
ADN
DANBRED
IBERICO
L65
LDADN
LDSE
LWACMC
LWADN
LWSE
MAXSEG
MBF MF
MFCOP
PAF
PIETBAT
PIETBATF
PIETPIC
PIETUPB
PIETUPB S-A
PIETUPBJJ
TAAAA
TBBBB
TDDDD
TEEEE
TNNNN
TPPEE
TPPPP
TPPXL
TUUUU
TZZZZ
UPBLD
UPBLW
PAC
LWACMCME
DUPIC
PIETUPBCA
PIC ROBIN
PIETSERGAL
TPPXLF
BLUEACMC
TDDPP
SEMPHY
MBFCOP
PIETAUSPIC
AND
80 ML
60 ML
45 ML
30 ML
BAGS 1400 ML
BAGS 2100 ML
BLISTER
PC BLISTER
TUBE
PC TUBE
BAG MULTIDOSES
1080 ARTICLES! X X =

17. PC-AI advantages 1. Better spread of best genetics
2. Uniformity in fattening units
3. Quicker AI procedure. Labour save (Spain)
4. Cheaper AI cost ?

18. LET’S TALK ABOUT AI COSTS

19. BOAR POPULATION

20. BOAR COST

21. Costs overview

22. Costs overview
Economical situation same station with all traditional or all PC-AI
The problem is the selling price

23. AIM scenario

24. The future PC-AI means 2.4 times less variable costs: Less boars
Less extender
Less collection labour
But
- More expensive boars (= cost)
Same distribution
Same filling time
Same or more quality
Variable+benefits
1.15€
3.3€
2.63€
Fix
2.15€
When boars are more expensive, PC-AI price could be like former traditional AI price
It is a mistake to offer PC-AI doses at half price
Keep in mind AI as investment!

25. AI is the best investment…
But genetics is more important
The AI protagonist is the boar!!!!!!!!!!!

26. CONCLUSIONS

27. CONCLUSIONS
PC-AI IS NOT A THREAT, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY. RE-ORGANIZATION IS FORCED
PC-AI IS NOT HALF THE PRICE OF TRADITIONAL AI
LESS BOARS ARE USED. A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR BREEDING COMPANIES TO PUT IN PLACE THEIR BEST BOARS AND BOOST THE PIG PRODUCTION AS A WHOLE
MORE EXPENSIVE BOARS. PC-AI IS NOT INTERESTING FOR AI COST SAVE, BUT FOR THE OTHER KNOWN BENEFITS, NOT VERY MUCH OBSERVED UNTILL NOW
AI STATIONS ARE NOT IMPORTANT. WE ADDAPT. PC-AI SHOULD NOT BE POSSITIONED AGAINST GENETICS, BUT COLLABORATE IN A COMMON BENEFIT FOR THE MARKET

28. CONCLUSIONS
GOOD SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL SEMEN QUALITY CONCEPT, BUT…
…LOW UNIFORMITY IN EUROPEAN MARKET FOR THIS TRADITIONAL SEMEN QUALITY CONCEPT, AND…
…NO SCIENTIFIC DECISION TAKEN YET FOR PC-AI SEMEN QUALITY CONCEPT

29. Thanks for your attention