Comparative Analysis of Small Hold Hog Farms Prior and During the Domination of African Swine Fever in Selected Barangays in Los Baños and Victoria, Laguna, 2002

Date

6-2022

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Marilyn M. Elauria

Committee Member

Julieta A. Delos Reyes, Agham C. Cuevas

Abstract

The study's main objective was to compare the cost and returns of small hold hog farms in the selected barangays of the municipalities of Los Baños and Victoria in Laguna prior (2018) and during (20200) the domination of the African Swine Fever. Specifically, the study aimed to : (1) describe the smallholder raisers in the municipalities of Los Baños and Victoria in terms of their socio-economic characteristics; (2) evaluate the cost and return before and during the domination of African Swine Fever; (3) determine their awareness, biosecurity practices, and attitudes towards ASF; (4) determine other problems encountered and recommend solutions based on the results of the study. Primary data was gathered from 66 interviewed swine raisers. Descriptive analysis, cost and returns analysis, independent t-test, and paired-test were used to interpret data.

Based on the cost and returns analysis, Los Baños and Victoria were both profitable prior ASF wherein Los Baños was more profitable than Victoria by acquiring higher return on investment. during ASF, both Los Baños and Victoria suffered losses wherein there was a higher total cost than total returns. However, Los Baños acquired more losses than Victoria during African swine fever amounting to Php80,905.38 and Php58,371.18 per farm, respectively, mainly because of a higher mortality in the municipality. Independent t-test revealed that between Los Baños and Victoria, the difference on the total cost, total returns, net profit, and return on investment were not statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. Furthermore, the result of paired t-test revealed that among all the indicators, only the total cost is not significant at 0.05 level of significance; total returns, net profit, and return on investment shows that these variables were significantly different prior (2018) and during (2020) the domination of African Swine fever.

Furthermore, the study revealed that the swine raiser-respondents were slightly aware of the disease called African Swine Fever as well as on the recent outbreaks of the disease in other countries, how it spreads, and the clinical signs of ASF. Meanwhile, they agreed to report the possible ASF case of their respective farms to the authority even though it could be a false case. For biosecurity practices, the swine raiser-respondents never had a foot bath at the entrance of the farm and sometimes had quarantine area for sick pigs. They never visited other farms as the buyers enter their farm to buy pigs. Lastly, the swine raiser-respondents has contact with veterinarian medicines and vaccines administration for the pigs.

Problems encountered by the swine raiser-respondents were high mortality, low farmgate price of fatteners during ASF, high cost of piglets, high cost of feeds, no cash intervention received, and the absence of vaccines to mitigate the spread of African swine fever. Based on the results of the study, the recommendation having strong biosecurity measures, focused group discussions, and effective vaccines to mitigate the impact of ASF were formulated.

Language

English

LC Subject

African swine fever, Swine industry

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2022 A14 M67

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