Impact of different approaches to calculate the economics of disease in pig farming

Rougoor, C.W.; Dijkhuizen, A.A.; Huirne, R.B.M.; Marsh, William E.

doi:10.1016/0167-5877(95)00545-5

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“…Quantifying losses at one stage of a chain of interdependent processes is an inaccurate science [ 59 , 60 ]. There are numerous stages in the farm to fork continuum where disease or injury can occur and subsequently result in losses (Table 4 ).…”

Section: Quantification Of Losses Borne From Porcine Carcass Condemnamentioning

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Good animal welfare makes economic sense: potential of pig abattoir meat inspection as a welfare surveillance tool

Harley

Boyle

et al. 2012

Ir Vet J

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During abattoir meat inspection pig carcasses are partially or fully condemned upon detection of disease that poses a risk to public health or welfare conditions that cause animal suffering e.g. fractures. This incurs direct financial losses to producers and processors. Other health and welfare-related conditions may not result in condemnation but can necessitate ‘trimming’ of the carcass e.g. bruising, and result in financial losses to the processor. Since animal health is a component of animal welfare these represent a clear link between suboptimal pig welfare and financial losses to the pig industry.Meat inspection data can be used to inform herd health programmes, thereby reducing the risk of injury and disease and improving production efficiency. Furthermore, meat inspection has the potential to contribute to surveillance of animal welfare. Such data could contribute to reduced losses to producers and processors through lower rates of carcass condemnations, trimming and downgrading in conjunction with higher pig welfare standards on farm. Currently meat inspection data are under-utilised in the EU, even as a means of informing herd health programmes. This includes the island of Ireland but particularly the Republic.This review describes the current situation with regard to meat inspection regulation, method, data capture and utilisation across the EU, with special reference to the island of Ireland. It also describes the financial losses arising from poor animal welfare (and health) on farms. This review seeks to contribute to efforts to evaluate the role of meat inspection as a surveillance tool for animal welfare on-farm, using pigs as a case example.

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Section: Quantification Of Losses Borne From Porcine Carcass Condemnamentioning

confidence: 99%

Good animal welfare makes economic sense: potential of pig abattoir meat inspection as a welfare surveillance tool

Harley

Boyle

et al. 2012

Ir Vet J

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“…A small size pig farm has average herds with less than 10 pigs, while a backyard farm has even fewer pigs. Even though, backyard farms accounts for about 65% of the nationwide pig production, it is estimated that over 90% of the pig producers with the rural household sector have pigs with an average of 3-5 head per householder (Rougoor et al 1996). In general, the pigs which are housed in small pig farms are usually the one belongs to low-input pigs of indigenous breeds or hardy crossbreds.…”

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Current status and development prospects of India’s pig industry

Thomas

Singh

Gupta

2021

Indian J of Anim Sci

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Pig production and marketing have been driven by the growing consumer demand for high quality and low cost animal protein. As a result, organized and industrial piggery has been rapidly developing globally. For the Indian piggery sector, there exists a well-defined domestic market as well as an enormous market for international trade by stimulating its production activities. To meet the need for developing domestic as well as the international pig production and pork trade, this article describes the current status of the pig industry, its production in India and the factors that may affect its development. Production systems, quality of germplasm, urbanization, available farmland, grain production, water resources, bio-security issues and management practices encompass some of these factors. In addition, the effects of the culture and education of the populations on the development of pig sector in India are also discussed. Understanding the development of the pig production system and its associated factors is critical for assessing India's impact and implication in the emerging international agricultural market.

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“…He used these earlier studies to begin research on the use of economic analysis techniques for animal disease (Renkema et al, 1981;Renkema and Dijkhuizen, 1985;Berentsen et al, 1992b;Dijkhuizen et al, 1994Dijkhuizen et al, , 1996Dijkhuizen et al, , 1998Buijtels et al, 1996;Horst et al, 1996;Rougoor et al, 1996;Jalvingh et al, 1998). This work culminated in a co-edited book on animal health economics (Dijkhuizen and Morris, 1997), of which full details are provided in the following section.…”

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The economics of animal health and production

Rushton¹

2008

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Impact of different approaches to calculate the economics of disease in pig farming

Cited by 6 publications

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Good animal welfare makes economic sense: potential of pig abattoir meat inspection as a welfare surveillance tool

Good animal welfare makes economic sense: potential of pig abattoir meat inspection as a welfare surveillance tool

Current status and development prospects of India’s pig industry

The economics of animal health and production

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