Abstract:

How to use partial budgets to predict the impact of implementing segregated early weaning in a swine herd

Steven D. Drum, DVM, MS; William E. Marsh, PhD

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Partial budget analysis is a powerful yet simple techniquethat enables producers to predict the impact a management interventionwill have on profitability in their operations. This article presentsa partial budget model to predict how a change from conventionalweaning to segregated early weaning, with a concomitant increasein breeding herd size from 250 to 500 breeding females, will effectprofitability in a hypothetical herd. Sensitivity analysis isalso discussed.

Keywords: partial budgets, segregated early weaning (SEW), sensitivity analysis

Cite as: Drum SD, Marsh WE. How to use partial budgets to predict the impact of implementing segregated early weaning in a swine herd. J Swine Health Prod 1999;7(1):13-18.

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