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Fattening Iberian Pigs Indoors vs. Outdoors: Production Performance and Market Value.
Horrillo, Andrés; Gaspar, Paula; Muñoz, Ángel; Escribano, Miguel; González, Elena.
  • Horrillo A; Department of Animal Production and Food Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain.
  • Gaspar P; Department of Animal Production and Food Science, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suarez, s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain.
  • Muñoz Á; Department of Animal Production and Food Science, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suarez, s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain.
  • Escribano M; Department of Animal Production and Food Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain.
  • González E; Department of Animal Production and Food Science, School of Agricultural Engineering, University of Extremadura, Avda. Adolfo Suarez, s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain.
Animals (Basel) ; 13(3)2023 Jan 31.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2224998
ABSTRACT
The current Quality Standard regulating the Iberian pig provides for various differentiated farming systems subject to the type of management implemented and the breed of the pigs. This study attempts to analyse the differences between two of these production systems, i.e., the outdoor and the indoor rearing systems by comparing the main technical and economic factors of six farms, three operating under each system, in order to ascertain the most profitable production system. This analysis is based on the information provided by the farm owners. It also evaluates the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak had on profitability. The results show that both systems spend the same resources on animal feed, which represents nearly 60% of the expense, with the price of purchase of piglets representing 30-32% of the total; however, there are differences in the cost of labour, which is higher in the outdoor variant. In economic terms, outdoor farms obtained a higher gross margin than indoor farms did. Although their production costs are higher, these are offset with larger incomes due to the higher market price of the pigs at the time of slaughter. Lastly, all the farms under study reveal large financial losses on account of COVID-19, given that there was a general decrease in the revenues due to the decrease in the selling price of the pigs, which seems to be the most determinant factor for the economic profits made by these kinds of farms.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Language: English Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ani13030506

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Language: English Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ani13030506