Financial impact of production diseases in poultry production systems
In contrast to pig production, the poultry sector suffers from the lack of available information on the financial impact of common production diseases. This has been highlighted in a recent PROHEALTH study1. So-called “production diseases” may have infectious or physical basis (caused by e.g. genetic ...
Pig performance and welfare – why does hygiene matter?
As described in more detail in this month’s accompanying PROHEALTH review article, a recently published paper from economics work in the project[1] highlighted the importance of good hygiene for pig farm profitability. At the farm level, improved hygiene was determined as the most cost-effective intervention ...
Enhanced biosecurity benefits pig farmers and consumers financially
Production diseases can cause substantial economic losses to pig producers in the long term because they have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the pig sector. Improved control of production diseases can both enhance productivity of farming and provide opportunities for concepts which create ...