Table 6.

Economic inputs by different production systems

	Production system
Input variable	Conventional	Volwaard	Better Life 1*/Puur & Eerlijk	Better Life 2*	Better Life 3*/Skal	Organic
Feed price1 (€/100 kg)	31.839	30.883	30.883	30.883	45.211	45.211
Price of 1-d-old chick1 (€/chick)	0.302	0.320	0.320	0.320	0.438	0.438
Litter1 (€/chicken)	0.008	0.030	0.028	0.026	0.040	0.040
Product board levies2 (€/100 chickens)	0.290	0.290	0.290	0.290	0.290	0.290
Carrion collecting service2 (€/100 chickens)	0.200	0.200	0.200	0.200	0.200	0.200
Manure disposal2 (€/100 chickens)	2.400	2.400	2.400	2.400	2.400	2.400
Labor cost2 (h)	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00	25.00
Electricity1 (€/chicken)	0.023	0.023	0.023	0.023	0.012	0.012
Heating1 (€/chicken)	0.045	0.068	0.068	0.068	0.090	0.090
Coccidiostat3 (€/chicken)	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007	0.007
Vaccination coccidiosis4 (€/chicken)	0.120	0.120	0.120	0.120	0.120	0.120
Vaccination IBD5 (€/chicken)	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.020	0.020	0.020
Re-vaccination IB5 (€/chicken)	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010	0.010
Antibiotic treatment NE and Escherichia coli3,6 (€/chicken)	0.027	0.027	0.027	0.027	0.027	0.027
Fixed costs2 (%)
Depreciation of buildings	4	4	4	4	4	4
Depreciation inventory	8	8	8	8	8	8
Interest	5	5	5	5	5	5
Interest livestock	6	6	6	6	6	6
Maintenance of buildings	1	1	1	1	1	1
Maintenance inventory	2	2	2	2	2	2
Maintenance outdoor access	2	2	2	2	2	2

¹Gocsik et al. (2013).

²KWIN-V (2011).

³Puister (2009). NE = necrotic enteritis.

⁴Steenhuisen and Vossen (2001).

⁵Standard tariff for Dutch veterinarians. IBD = infectious bursal disease; IB = infectious bronchitis.

⁶PVE (2011).