Conference paper
PigFare: An economic model for comparing sow housing systems
Manipulating Pig Production XIII. Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Biennial Conference. R. van Barneveld (ed) (Adelaide, South Australia, 27/11/2011–30/11/2011)
2011
Abstract
There is discussion in the Australian pig industry regarding alternative sow housing systems. To assist decision makers evaluate options, PigFare, a cost-benefit, spreadsheet-based simulation model, was designed to provide an indication of the possible net benefits of different sow housing systems. The purpose of this paper is to reveal PigFare and present results that provide an indication of how the model can be used to generate outcomes and how parameter values can be altered to indicate the sensitivity of the results to such changes.
Details
- Title
- PigFare: An economic model for comparing sow housing systems
- Authors/Creators
- J.M. Pluske (Author/Creator)H.G. Payne (Author/Creator)J.R. Pluske (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Manipulating Pig Production XIII. Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Biennial Conference. R. van Barneveld (ed) (Adelaide, South Australia, 27/11/2011–30/11/2011)
- Identifiers
- 991005542909207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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