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Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study

BACKGROUND: Batch production, a widely implemented production model in large-scale pig farms, was characterized by its long-term duration, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency. Nevertheless, the recent occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in China has necessitated the implementation of di...

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Autores principales: Hu, Zhiqiang, Liu, Qingyuan, Tian, Xiaogang, Li, Lulu, Wu, Weisheng, Gao, Wenchao, Li, Xiaowen
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10563274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37817220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00338-6
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author Hu, Zhiqiang
Liu, Qingyuan
Tian, Xiaogang
Li, Lulu
Wu, Weisheng
Gao, Wenchao
Li, Xiaowen
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Liu, Qingyuan
Tian, Xiaogang
Li, Lulu
Wu, Weisheng
Gao, Wenchao
Li, Xiaowen
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description BACKGROUND: Batch production, a widely implemented production model in large-scale pig farms, was characterized by its long-term duration, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency. Nevertheless, the recent occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in China has necessitated the implementation of discreet mating operations within this model, leading to disruptions in production cycles and substantial indirect losses. CASE PRESENTATION: This study implemented a novel operational procedure, which involved the division of risk areas for zone management and allowed mating operations, in 12 farms experiencing ASF outbreaks. Another 12 farms were used as a control group, employing the old procedure. Subsequently, the prognoses of both the old and new procedures were calculated and analyzed. The findings indicate that the new method resulted in an enhanced retention rate and reduced non-productive days (NPD), without impacting the positive detection rate and disposal time. Consequently, this approach significantly mitigated economic losses (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The efficacy of the novel procedure in mitigating the indirect economic losses stemming from ASF outbreaks, through the reduction of NPD while maintaining retention rates and disposition days, has been substantiated. This methodology has demonstrated feasibility in extensive pig farming operations and exhibits promise for broader application.
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spelling pubmed-105632742023-10-11 Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study Hu, Zhiqiang Liu, Qingyuan Tian, Xiaogang Li, Lulu Wu, Weisheng Gao, Wenchao Li, Xiaowen Porcine Health Manag Case Study BACKGROUND: Batch production, a widely implemented production model in large-scale pig farms, was characterized by its long-term duration, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency. Nevertheless, the recent occurrence of African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in China has necessitated the implementation of discreet mating operations within this model, leading to disruptions in production cycles and substantial indirect losses. CASE PRESENTATION: This study implemented a novel operational procedure, which involved the division of risk areas for zone management and allowed mating operations, in 12 farms experiencing ASF outbreaks. Another 12 farms were used as a control group, employing the old procedure. Subsequently, the prognoses of both the old and new procedures were calculated and analyzed. The findings indicate that the new method resulted in an enhanced retention rate and reduced non-productive days (NPD), without impacting the positive detection rate and disposal time. Consequently, this approach significantly mitigated economic losses (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The efficacy of the novel procedure in mitigating the indirect economic losses stemming from ASF outbreaks, through the reduction of NPD while maintaining retention rates and disposition days, has been substantiated. This methodology has demonstrated feasibility in extensive pig farming operations and exhibits promise for broader application. BioMed Central 2023-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10563274/ /pubmed/37817220 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00338-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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Li, Lulu
Wu, Weisheng
Gao, Wenchao
Li, Xiaowen
Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study
title Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study
title_full Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study
title_fullStr Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study
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title_short Resumption of production operations during the silent disposal period of African swine fever outbreaks: a case study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10563274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37817220
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00338-6
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