PigFare: An economic model for comparing sow housing systems
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-2011
Conference Title
Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association
Place of Publication
Adelaide, Australia
ISBN
978-0-9806880-1-6
ISSN
1324 9177
Keywords
pigs, swine, sow housing
Disciplines
Meat Science | Other Animal Sciences
Abstract
There is discussion in the Australian pig industry regarding alternative sow housing systems. To assist decision makers evaluate options, PigFare, a cost-benefit, spreadsheet-based simulation model, was designed to provide an indication of the possible net benefits of different sow housing systems. The purpose of this paper is to reveal PigFare and present results that provide an indication of how the model can be used to generate outcomes and how parameter values can be altered to indicate the sensitivity of the results to such changes.
Recommended Citation
Pluske, J M,
Payne, H G,
and
Pluske, J R.
(2011), PigFare: An economic model for comparing sow housing systems, Thirteenth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association, Adelaide, Australia, pp.240-240.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/conf_papers/237
