Integrated On-Farm Decision Making: Economic Implications of Increased Variation in Litter Size

Nicole Widmar, Nicole J. Olynk, Brian T. Richert, Allan P. Schinckel and Kenneth Foster

No 98817, 2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Increased litter sizes and associated piglet performance consequences, challenge swine producers. Stochastic modeling captured bioeconomic performance of individual piglets. As average litter size increased from 8.8 to 20.8 piglets, costs and revenues per head marketed from the demonstration herd decreased and total profit increased at a decreasing rate.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 2011-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98817

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