From research to farm: ex ante evaluation of strategic deworming in pig finishing

J. Van Meensel, A. Kanora, L. Lauwers, J. Jourquin, L. Goossens and G. Van Huylenbroeck
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J. Van Meensel: Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
A. Kanora: Moldergem 65, B-9630 Zwalm, Belgium
L. Lauwers: Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Merelbeke, Belgium
J. Jourquin: Janssen Animal Health Beerse, Belgium
L. Goossens: Janssen Animal Health Beerse, Belgium
G. Van Huylenbroeck: Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Veterinární medicína, 2010, vol. 55, issue 10, 483-493

Abstract: This paper upgrades generic and partial information from parasitological research for farm-specific decision support, using two methods from managerial sciences: partial budgeting and frontier analysis. The analysis focuses on strategic deworming in pig finishing and assesses both effects on economic performance and nutrient efficiency. The application of partial budgeting and frontier analysis is based on a production-theoretical system analysis which is necessary to integrate parasitological research results to assess aggregate economic and environmental impacts. Results show that both statistically significant and insignificant parasitological research results have to be taken into account. Partial budgeting and frontier analysis appear to be complementary methods: partial budgeting yields more discriminatory and communicative results, while frontier methods provide additional diagnostics through exploring optimization possibilities and economic-environmental trade-offs. Strategic deworming results in a win-win effect on economic and environmental performances. Gross margin increases with 3 to 12 € per average present finisher per year, depending on the cyclic pig price conditions. The impact on the nutrient balance ranges from +0.2 to -0.5 kg nitrogen per average present finisher per year. The observed efficiency improvements are mainly technical and further economic and environmental optimizations can be achieved through input re-allocation. A user-friendly spreadsheet is provided to translate the generic experimental information to farm-specific conditions.

Keywords: partial budgeting; frontier analysis; pig finishing; strategic deworming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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