Stochastic partial budget analysis of strategies to reduce the prevalence of lung lesions in finishing pigs at slaughter.

ABSTRACT: Ante- and post-mortem inspections of food-producing animals at slaughter are mandatory activities carried out in many countries to ensure public health, animal health, and meat quality. In finishing pigs, lung lesions are the most frequent defects found in meat inspections. It is possible to implement managerial strategies on-farm to reduce the occurrence and spread of respiratory diseases, but such strategies come with additional costs that could impede implementation. This study assessed the economic impact of two strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of lung lesions in finishing pigs at slaughter by improving the health conditions of the animals during the production cycle. First, a farrow-to-finish pig farm with 355 sows was modeled based on the current standard practice for fini

SUBMITTER: Jerlstrom J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9614246 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature