Table 3.
Farm data and economic data describing the fattening part of 18 herds endemically infected with PRRSV and suffering from corresponding disease in sows, weaners, growers or finishing pigs
| Fattening | Median | Min. | Max. | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm data | |||||
| Duration of fattening until pigs go to slaughter (days) | 112 | 88 | 190 | 115.6 | 21.4 |
| Downtime between turns in the fattening units (days) | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5.3 | 3.5 |
| Weight of fattening pigs at slaughter (kg) | 120 | 118 | 130 | 121.5 | 3.7 |
| % fatteners clinically affected by PRRS (including those later dying)a | 10 | 0 | 50 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Mortality in fatteners (%)a | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Economic data | |||||
| Price per kg live weight of a fattener sold (€) | 1.44 | 1.18 | 3.80 | 1.64 | 0.78 |
| Total veterinary cost per fattening pig (€) | 0.60 | 0.11 | 1.70 | 0.84 | 0.55 |
| Fatteners’ feed price per 1000 kg | 245.00 | 210.00 | 390.00 | 259.96 | 57.85 |
| Energy cost per pig produced (€) | 3.69 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 3.49 | 1.60 |
| Transport cost per kg live weight slaughter pig (€) | 0.027 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.023 | 0.016 |
| Labour cost per pig produced (€) | 7.30 | 3.00 | 9.00 | 5.94 | 2.79 |
| Building cost per pig produced (€) | 6.00 | 3.00 | 18.75 | 9.68 | 6.50 |
| Equipment cost per pig produced (€) | 2.00 | 0.10 | 2.44 | 1.71 | 0.92 |
| Inspection, Levy and Insurance cost per pig produced (€) | 0.80 | 0.10 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.70 |
| Any other variable cost per pig produced (€) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.04 | 0.20 |
| Any other fix cost per pig produced (€) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 0.57 | 2.19 |
aParameters in italic are the ones potentially altered if the farm affected by PRRS