Economic optimization of pork production-marketing chains. II. Modelling outcome

Economic feasibility of animal welfare improvements in Dutch intensive livestock production: A comparison between broiler, laying hen, and fattening pig sectors

“…In broiler, laying hen and fattening pig production, the main cost items are feed costs and purchase of livestock (Den Ouden, 1996;Mollenhorst et al, 2006). These prices are characterized by high volatility, therefore it is important to account for this volatility.…”

The importance of straw for pig and cattle welfare: A review

“…The cost of rearing pigs in such straw-based systems is (slightly) greater than in slatted systems because the lower building costs do not outweigh the extra costs of straw and labour (Gourmelen et al, 2000;Bornett et al, 2003). Moreover, small increases in production costs may have large effects on farmer incomes (Den Ouden, 1996). The EU's Scientific Veterinary Committee (SVC, 1997), therefore, concluded that the provision of straw is a relatively expensive way to improve pig welfare (with the exception of countries where labour and straw are cheap).…”

The Relationship between Animal Welfare and Economic Performance at Farm Level: A Quantitative Study of Danish Pig Producers

“…Most of the existing studies within production economics use a modelling approach based on expert information to assess the additional costs of production systems that increase the well‐being of farm animals compared to currently prevailing production systems (e.g. Den Ouden et al ., ; Bornett et al ., ; Lund et al ., ; Seibert and Norwood, ; Vosough Ahmadi et al ., ; Guy et al ., ; Majewski et al ., ; Harvey et al ., ) . While most of these studies use resource‐based animal welfare indicators, Jensen et al .…”