| Registro completo |
| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
|
| País: |
United States
|
| Título: |
ANIMAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC OPTIMISATION OF FARROWING SYSTEMS
|
| Autores: |
Vosough Ahmadi, Bouda
Baxter, Emma M.
Stott, Alistair W.
Lawrence, Alistair
Edwards, Sandra
|
| Data: |
2010-04-30
|
| Ano: |
2009
|
| Palavras-chave: |
Livestock Production/Industries
Alternative housing systems
Animal welfare
Economic optimisation
Farrowing systems
Pig
|
| Resumo: |
5
Currently, farrowing crates dominate indoor pig farrowing in the UK (~ 60% of herds). Such systems raise welfare problems due to close confinement of the sow. Although, many alternative housing systems have been developed in different countries, no commercially viable/feasible option has emerged for large-scale units. We have reviewed current scientific and practical knowledge of farrowing systems to identify alternative systems, their welfare and production potential. Our aim is to establish acceptable trade-offs between profit and welfare within alternative farrowing systems using linear programming, hence designing high welfare but commercially viable alternatives to the farrowing crate. System-specific results of interactions between welfare components and financial performances have been analysed and presented in this paper.
|
| Tipo: |
Working or Discussion Paper
|
| Idioma: |
Inglês
|
| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/61124
|
| Relação: |
Scottish Agricultural College>Land Economy Research Group>Working Papers
Working Paper
36
|
