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Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: the procedure, the evaluated systems and the evaluation tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2014

M. Bonneau ,
K. de Greef ,
D. Brinkman ,
M. U. Cinar ,
J. Y. Dourmad ,
H. L. Edge ,
E. Fàbrega ,
J. Gonzàlez ,
H. W. J. Houwers  and
M. Hviid
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M. Bonneau*
Affiliation:
UMR1348 PEGASE, INRA, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France
K. de Greef
Affiliation:
Livestock Research, Wageningen UR, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
D. Brinkman
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Science (ITW), Universität Bonn, DE-53115 Bonn, Germany
M. U. Cinar
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Science (ITW), Universität Bonn, DE-53115 Bonn, Germany
J. Y. Dourmad
Affiliation:
UMR1348 PEGASE, INRA, F-35590 Saint Gilles, France
H. L. Edge
Affiliation:
Food and Rural Development, School of Agriculture, Newcastle University, GB-NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
E. Fàbrega
Affiliation:
IRTA, Veïnat de Sies, ES-17121 Monells (Girona), Spain
J. Gonzàlez
Affiliation:
IRTA, Veïnat de Sies, ES-17121 Monells (Girona), Spain
H. W. J. Houwers
Affiliation:
Livestock Research, Wageningen UR, NL-8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands
M. Hviid
Affiliation:
Danish Technological Institute, Maglegaardsvej 2, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
E. Ilari-Antoine
Affiliation:
Pôle Economie, IFIP, 34 Boulevard de la Gare, F-31500 Toulouse, France
T. N. Klauke
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Science (ITW), Universität Bonn, DE-53115 Bonn, Germany
C. Phatsara
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Science (ITW), Universität Bonn, DE-53115 Bonn, Germany
L. Rydhmer
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
B. van der Oever
Affiliation:
Swine Research Centre, Nutreco R&D, NL-3818KC Amersfoort, The Netherlands
C. Zimmer
Affiliation:
Bäuerliche Erzeugergemeinschaft Schwäbisch Hall, DE-74549 Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
S. A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Food and Rural Development, School of Agriculture, Newcastle University, GB-NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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†E-mail: michelbonneaupro@orange.fr
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Abstract

Although a few studies consider the sustainability of animal farming systems along the three classical main pillars (economy, environment and society), most studies on pig farming systems address only one of these pillars. The present paper is the introduction to a series of companion papers presenting the results of a study undertaken within the EU-supported project Q-PorkChains, aiming at building a comprehensive tool for the evaluation of pig farming systems, which is robust to accommodate the large variability of systems existing in Europe. The tool is mostly based on questions to farmers and comprises a total of 37 dimensions distributed along eight themes: Animal Welfare, Animal Health, Breeding Programmes, Environmental Sustainability, Meat Safety, Market Conformity, Economy and Working Conditions. The paper describes the procedure that was used for building the tool, using it on 15 contrasted pig farming systems and analysing the results. The evaluated systems are briefly described and a short overview of the dimensions is provided. Detailed descriptions of the theme-wise tools and results, as well as the results of an integrated evaluation, are available in the companion papers.

Keywords

pigfarming systemsustainableassessment
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animal , Volume 8 , Issue 12 , December 2014 , pp. 2011 - 2015
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© The Animal Consortium 2014 

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