April 2024 :audit of around ten farms in Ivory Coast
Audit by two AVe experts of pig farms prior to the introduction of High Genetic Value breeding stock
As part of the partnership agreement signed between Ave and French pig genetics leader Axiom Choice, B. Bernicot and G. Perez carried out week-long audits in mid-April on 8 of the 12 farms due to receive 46 breeding stock the following month.
Among the many difficulties identified in supporting this fledgling pork industry were the profile of investor breeders and the onset of an African swine fever epidemic in certain regions.
The day was also used to visit the Agboville multiplication farm, which will be populated in October 2023 by 50 Axiom breeding animals. Gilbert Perez, pig building technician, identified the priorities to be implemented on the site of the breeding farm under construction, while Bernard Bernicot, breeding management technician, diagnosed the errors to be corrected as quickly as possible in the monitoring of young breeding stock.
Audit of Mr Sié Coulibaly's farm in Agnibilékrou |
Oral summary by the 2 experts at the end of the visit with employees and management staff of the Agboville breeding farm.
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View of the Agboville breeding site In the foreground: the 3 temporary breeding buildings for young gilts and boars In the background: earthworks and the start of construction of the future workshop. |