Table 3.
Comparison of trade profit and loss accounts obtained from the Teagasc Pig Production Model [30] for the simulationa of effects associated with different prevalence of pleurisy and lung scars on slaughter pigs on farm performance and profitability
| Item | €/year | €/pig produced | €/kg meat | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPLSCb | LPHSCc | HPd | LPLSC | LPHSC | HP | LPLSC | LPHSC | HP | |
| Sales | |||||||||
| Finisher pigs | 2,582,595 | 2,526,610 | 2,518,277 | 134.6 | 134.6 | 135.7 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 |
| Culled sows | 40,972 | 44,641 | 41,059 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Total Sales | 2,623,567 | 2,571,250 | 2,559,336 | 136.7 | 137.0 | 137.9 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.65 |
| Variable costs | |||||||||
| Gestation feed | 126,460 | 126,403 | 126,348 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| Lactation feed | 94,750 | 94,711 | 94,674 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Creep feed | 71,235 | 70,689 | 70,506 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Link feed | 84,540 | 83,892 | 83,676 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Weaner feed | 296,067 | 338,451 | 326,804 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
| Finisher feed | 753,112 | 749,258 | 803,019 | 39.2 | 39.9 | 43.3 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| Replacement gilts | 60,232 | 68,829 | 60,219 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Dead animal Disposal | 9170 | 11,274 | 12,213 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Health care | 41,961 | 41,689 | 41,547 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Reproduction | 37,309 | 37,309 | 37,308 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Manure handling | 16,093 | 15,866 | 15,706 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Transport | 18,183 | 17,845 | 17,603 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Total variable costs | 1,609,112 | 1,656,215 | 1,689,624 | 83.9 | 88.2 | 91.0 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.09 |
| Gross margin | 1,014,455 | 915,036 | 869,712 | 52.9 | 48.7 | 46.8 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 0.56 |
| Fixed costs | |||||||||
| Admin and accounting | 2500 | 2500 | 2500 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Electricity, heating and light | 81,614 | 81,614 | 81,614 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Insurance | 20,533 | 20,533 | 20,533 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Repairs | 20,533 | 20,533 | 20,533 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Annual subscription to EPA | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Labour | 279,136 | 279,136 | 279,136 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
| Loan repayments (interest) | 75,780 | 75,780 | 5780 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Depreciation | 175,021 | 175,021 | 175,021 | .1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Total fixed costs | 665,117 | 665,117 | 665,117 | 34.7 | 35.4 | 35.8 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Total costs | 2,274,229 | 2,321,332 | 2,354,741 | 118.5 | 123.7 | 126.8 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| Net Profit | 349,338 | 249,918 | 204,595 | 18.2 | 13.3 | 11.0 | .22 | 0.16 | 0.13 |
aA 728 sow farrow-to-finish farm with weekly farrowing batches was simulated to represent three different scenarios
bScenario 1: a farrow-to-finish farm with prevalence of pleurisy < 25% and prevalence of lung scars < 8% with a wean-to-finish average daily gain (ADG) of 760 g and reaching target slaughter weight at 24 weeks of age
cScenario 2: a farrow-to-finish farm with prevalence of pleurisy < 25% and prevalence of lung scars ≥8% (LPHSC) with an ADG of 725 g and reaching target slaughter weight at 25 weeks of age
dScenario 3: a farrow-to-finish farm with prevalence of pleurisy ≥25% (HP) with and ADG of 671 g and reaching target slaughter weight at 26 weeks of age