The impact of alternative feeding strategies on total factor productivity growth of pig farming: Empirical evidence from EU countries

• Ait-Sidhoum, Amer ^[1] ; Guesmi, Bouali ^[3] ; Cabas-Monje, Juan H. ^[2] ; Gil, Jose M. ^[4]
  1. [1] Technical University Munich

     Technical University Munich

     Kreisfreie Stadt München, Alemania

     
  2. [2] Universidad del Bío-Bío

     Universidad del Bío-Bío

     Comuna de Concepción, Chile

     
  3. [3] Center for Agro-Food Economics and Development (CREDA-UPC-IRTA). Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, Edifici ESAB, Avinguda del Canal Olímplic s/n, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain University of Carthage, Mograne Higher School of Agriculture, LR03AGR02-SPADD, Zaghouan 1121
  4. [4] Center for Agro-Food Economics and Development (CREDA-UPC-IRTA). Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, Edifici ESAB, Avinguda del Canal Olímplic s/n, 08860 Castelldefels

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• Localización: Spanish journal of agricultural research, ISSN-e 2171-9292, ISSN 1695-971X, Vol. 19, Nº. 2, 2021
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Aim of study: To investigate the impact of adopting new feeding precision technology on pig production.Area of study: Four EU countries (Germany, France, Poland and Spain) during the period 2010–2015.Material and methods: The Färe-Primont index was used to estimate total factor productivity change and its components, technological change and efficiency change.Main results: German, French and Spanish farms experienced total factor productivity (TFP) progress, while Polish farms did not for both feeding strategies. Our empirical findings suggest a high impact on the productivity of ad libitum feeding technique compared to the restricted one for all countries.Research highlights: Precision feeding strategies provide another avenue to more sustainable livestock production and further evidence that implementing individual ad libitum feeding systems for pigs could enhance farm’s productivity.