Open AccessEconomic evaluation of the use of distillers dried grains with solubles in swine feeding
Author(s) -
Caiki Calepso Fantini,
Ricardo Carneiro Brumatti,
Brenda Farias da Costa Leite Lopes,
Alberto O. Gaspar,
Charles Kiefer,
Anderson Corassa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research, society and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3409
DOI - 10.33448/rsd-v10i7.16082
Subject(s) - profitability index , agricultural science , revenue , distillers grains , inclusion (mineral) , food science , zoology , meal , business , mathematics , agricultural economics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , economics , mineralogy , accounting , finance
This study proposes to undertake an economic assessment of the inclusion of different levels of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in diets for pigs in different production stages and categories (growing and finishing), namely: barrows fed diets containing 0 or 20% DDGS; and finishing barrows and sows fed diets containing 0, 10, 20, and 30% DDGS. A sensitivity analysis was performed on the price of corn in three simulated scenarios with different revenue systems: an optimistic scenario (lowest price); a regular scenario (medium price); and a pessimistic scenario (highest price). Inclusion of DDGS in the swine diet can reduce feeding costs and improve the profitability of production, about finishing males and females, the profit per kilogram of weight gain (US$/kg) were better in 10% of DDGS inclusion, 0.23, 0.28 respectively, but for growing and finishing, it was smaller in 20% (0.32 US$/kg) of DDGS inclusion than the 0% control treatment (0.33 US$/KG). The inclusion of DDGS must be carefully planned, since its use may depress animal performance and its inclusion is linked to the costs of the other ingredients that make up the diet.