Financial impact of reduced number of umbilical hernias TRIAL PERFORMED AT THORUPGAARD, FARSOE, DENMARK BEFORE sawdust/potato flour + iodine Pigs Number EUR Pigs in trial Avg. mortality 3,0% Pigs euthanized due to hernia 3,2% ** Delivered (antibiotics-free) 84 kg carcass weight Feed for pigs delivered 103 kg gain Feed for pigs having died 43 kg gain Feed for pigs with hernia, del. 20 kg gain CM I 15.600 468 492 14.640 2,64 kg Feed/Gain 2,32 kg Feed/Gain 2,00 kg Feed/Gain 30,-/pig 4,-/pig 4,-/pig 1,50/kg carcass weight 0,22 EUR/kg 0,23 EUR/kg 0,36 EUR/kg AFTER (Stalosan F) EUR/ year, total Number EUR/ year, total -473.235,-1.885,- 3.0% -1.885,- 1,9% ** 1.848.767,-958.154,-12.446,-5.948,- 15.600 468 296 14.836 -473.235 -1.885,-1.192,- 1.873.518,-970.982,- -12.446,3.578,- 395.118,- 410.200,- Materials Sawdust, potato flour, iodine Stalosan F Labour costs Iodine Sawdust/potato flour, incl. mix Stalosan F, starting up Stalosan F, maintenance Profit, total Gain/year 0,17 min/pig 20 min./day – of which profit from growers – of which profit from sow units To this should be added the effect, if any, of reduced diarrhoea ** pigs with hernia euthanized after weaning -3.259,- -4.642,- 200 -1.163,- 200 -3.266,- 20 min./group 10 min./day 387.430,- EUR/year sow EUR, total EUR, total -233,-1.633,403.692,- 16.262,35,- 15.082,1.180,- For more information: Vilofoss Denmark Tel.: +45 3368 5600 www.vilofoss.com/dk F20002
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