title: Evaluation of the sustainability of contrasted pig farming systems: economy.
abstract: The aim of this paper is to present an efficient tool for evaluating the economy part of the sustainability of pig farming systems. The selected tool IDEA was tested on a sample of farms from 15 contrasted systems in Europe. A statistical analysis was carried out to check the capacity of the indicators to illustrate the variability of the population and to analyze which of these indicators contributed the most towards it. The scores obtained for the farms were consistent with the reality of pig production; the variable distribution showed an important variability of the sample. The principal component analysis and cluster analysis separated the sample into five subgroups, in which the six main indicators significantly differed, which underlines the robustness of the tool. The IDEA method was proven to be easily comprehensible, requiring few initial variables and with an efficient benchmarking system; all six indicators contributed to fully describe a varied and contrasted population.
authors.affiliation: 1The French Pork and Pig Institute (IFIP),Economy Unit,34 Boulevard de la Gare,F-31500 Toulouse,France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilari-Antoine
authors.affiliation: 2INRA,UMR1348 PEGASE,F-35590 Saint Gilles,France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonneau
authors.affiliation: 4Institute of Animal Science (ITW),Universität Bonn,DE-53115 Bonn,Germany.
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Klauke
authors.affiliation: 5IRTA-Monells,Veïnat de Sies,s/n 17121,Monells,Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzàlez
authors.affiliation: 2INRA,UMR1348 PEGASE,F-35590 Saint Gilles,France.
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Dourmad
authors.affiliation: 6Wageningen UR,Livestock Research,NL-8200 AB Lelystad,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Greef
authors.affiliation: 6Wageningen UR,Livestock Research,NL-8200 AB Lelystad,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H W J
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Houwers
authors.affiliation: 5IRTA-Monells,Veïnat de Sies,s/n 17121,Monells,Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabrega
authors.affiliation: 7Bäuerliche Erzeugergemeinschaft Schwäbisch Hall,DE-74549 Schwäbisch Hall,Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zimmer
authors.affiliation: 8Danish Meat Research Institute,Maglegårdsvej 2,DK-4000 Roskilde,Denmark.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hviid
authors.affiliation: 9Swine Research Centre,Nutreco R&D,NL-3818KC Amersfoort,The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van der Oever
authors.affiliation: 10School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development,University of Newcastle,Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU,UK.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D013552:Swine