HardiTamm,Chairman4June2019,Brussels.

ENRDworkshop“Pathwaystofarmcompetitiveness”

EstonianDairyCluster

expresstestsofmastitisandlessonsfrom2015-2019

NGO

v  Established8.10.2015v Members(22)

v  Cooperationofdifferentabilitiesandneeds

v  PajumäePiimLlc,AdavereAgroLtd,HalingaLlc,JärvaPMLlc,KehtnaMõisaLlc,KuivajõeFarmerLlc,KõljalaLlc,Kärneri-JõeLlc,OrgitaPõldLlc,PaisteväljaLlc,SooneFarmLlc,TartuAgroLtd,VaoAgroLlc,ViraitoLlc,VooreMõisLlc,VändraLlc,WeissLlc,KaiuLTLlc

v  FarmiPiimatööstusLtd,E-PiimTootmineLtd

v  DairySocietyofSaaremaa

v  TheEstonianChamberofAgricultureandCommerce

Partners

v  EstonianUniversityofLifeSciencesv  Ants-HannesViiraPhD,Instituteofeconomicsandsocialsciencesv  KerliMõtusPhD,Instituteofveterinarymedicine,clinicalveterinary

v  Prof.MeelisOts,Animalnutritionv  Prof.HaldjaViinalass,Animalbreedingandbiotechnology

v  Prof.ÜlleJaakma,Animalbreedingandbiotechnology

v  TorroSenLlc,ToonikaRinken,PhDv  CompetenceCentreonHealthTechnologies,

prof.AndresSalumets

v  AnimalBreedersAssociationofEstonia,Tanel-TaaviBulitkov  LingentLlc,AlarMeltsovv  BioCCLlc,EneTammsaar

4yearsprogramme,2016-2020

v  Exportcapacity(Thedevelopmentoftheproductionofbreedingheifersasanewproductcategorywithhighexportpotential)

v  Milkquality(Newsetofqualityindicatorscriteriaofrawmilk;Theassessmentontheimpactofdrymattercontentofmilkontheactorsofthevaluechainandpriceformationmechanism)

v  Herdhealth(Herdhealthprogrammesalongwithdevelopmentofmethodologyforeconomicimpactassessment;Thedevelopmentofrapidbiosensor-basedmastitistestplatform)

v  Breeding(AstudyforestablishinganewgenomicselectionconsortiuminEasternand/ornorthernEuropeandpreparationforEstoniandairycattleevaluationsystembasedongenomicbreedingcriteria,GeneticassessmentofyoungEHheifers)

v  Feeding(Youngstockfeedingstrategyforeffectiveandsustainablereproductionofdairyherds,feedingcostsoptimisationmodel)

Thedevelopmentofrapidbiosensor-basedmastitistestplatform

v  Thedevelopmentandtestingofbiosensor-basedtechnology(lab-scaleprototype&method)fortherapididentificationof3majormastitis-causingpathogensinmilkv  Simultaneousdetectionofdifferentpathogens

v  Detectionrange102–108CFU/ml

v  Analysistime(incl.systemregeneration)<20min

v  Samplevolume<0.1ml

v  EDCmembersapproval2017,phaseIIprojectdesign2018

Lab-scaleprototype

MAVAS(1/2)

v  Biosensordevelopmentforthedetectionofmastitis-causingbacteriaandearlyidentificationofmastitis-infecteddairycows

v  CarriedoutbytheEDC-EIPgroupv  2dairyfarms– KuivajõeFarmerLlcandKaiuLTLlc

v  PartnersTorroSenLlc,EstonianUniversityofLifeSciencesv  cooperationwithFinnishEIPgroupÄLYREHY,Kajaaniv  Duration4years(September2018–August2022)

v  FinancedbyEstonianRuralDevelopmentPolicymeasure16.2andcoordinators

MAVAS(2/2).Theaims

v  Implementation and prototyping of novel biosensing systemallowing rapidmultiplex detection ofmost commonmastitis-causing bacteria in milked milk (the selection of detectablepathogenscanbemodifiedfarmbyfarm)

v  correlation the system with other mastitis biomarkers,validationofobtainedresults

v  identification of dairy cows suffering from preclinical andclinicalmastitisduringmilking

v  Developmentofanautomatedsystemformastitisdiagnosticsin farms allowing to make the treatment of infected cowsmore efficient, reduce costs and decrease the amount ofantibioticsused

ActivityreportEDC,2015-2019

v  EDC2016-2020,I–800000€v  December2017,firstprojectcompleted

v  Allactivitiesinitiated/fullprogrammewillbecompleted

v  EIPgroupregistration2017,principlessincestartv MAVAS,2018-2022jointlywith2members– 451039€v Digitalisation2019-2023,II– 799789€

v  ContributiontoEstonianRDP2030,etcv  Currentmanagementstyleisstronglysupported

v  EDChastokeepgoingandfurthergrowth,isinmembersinterest

Thankyouforyourattention

HardiTammT:+3725150857hardi.tamm@piimaklaster.eeEstonianDairyClusterAretuse2,Märja,Tartu61406