Open AccessThe impact of alternative feeding strategies on total factor productivity growth of pig farming: Empirical evidence from EU countries
Author(s) -
Amer Ait-Sidhoum,
Bouali Guesmi,
Juan Cabas-Monje,
José M. Gil
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
spanish journal of agricultural research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2171-9292
pISSN - 1695-971X
DOI - 10.5424/sjar/2021192-17291
Subject(s) - total factor productivity , productivity , livestock , agricultural economics , production (economics) , agriculture , agricultural productivity , agricultural science , german , index (typography) , technical change , economics , business , geography , biology , economic growth , ecology , forestry , archaeology , world wide web , computer science , macroeconomics
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.