Tables (6.16-6.22)

Table 6.16 Problem in Feeds Purchasing and Changes in the Feed Formula

			FARMSIZE				Total
			Small	Medium low	Medium high	Large	Total
Do you have any problems when buying the feeds?	Price (Price is to high)	Count	5	7	5	7	24
	Price (Price is to high)	% of Total	2.9	4.0	2.9	4.0	13.8
	Unstable quality of the feed (low quality)	Count		4	2		6
	Unstable quality of the feed (low quality)	% of Total		2.3	1.1		3.4
	The feeds are infected by bacterial	Count		10	7	13	30
	The feeds are infected by bacterial	% of Total		5.7	4.0	7.5	17.2
	The time between order and delivery is took too long	Count		1	3	1	5
	The time between order and delivery is took too long	% of Total		0.6	1.7	0.6	2.9
	No problem	Count	16	47	24	21	108
	No problem	% of Total	9.2	27.0	13.8	12.1	62.1
	Other	Count		1			1
	Other	% of Total		0.6			0.6
Total		Count	21	70	41	42	174
Total		% of Total	12.1	40.2	23.6	24.1	100.0
Since last year, have you ever changed the feeds formula or brand of the feeds	Change the mixture	Count	7	13	13	21	54
	Change the mixture	% of Total	4.0	7.5	7.5	12.1	31.0
	Never change	Count	14	45	27	19	105
	Never change	% of Total	8.0	25.9	15.5	10.9	60.3
	Contractor supply the all feeds	Count		12	1	2	15
	Contractor supply the all feeds	% of Total		6.9	0.6	1.1	8.6
Total		Count	21	70	41	42	174
Total		% of Total	12.1	40.2	23.6	24.1	100.0
Why do you change the mixture of the feeds or brands?	Increasing price in raw materials	Count	1	3	6	11	21
	Increasing price in raw materials	% of Total	1.9	5.6	11.1	20.4	38.9
	Better quality	Count	5	7	5	8	25
	Better quality	% of Total	9.3	13.0	9.3	14.8	46.3
	Price of other brand is cheaper	Count	1	3	2	1	7
	Price of other brand is cheaper	% of Total	1.9	5.6	3.7	1.9	13.0
	Other	Count				1	1
	Other	% of Total				1.9	1.9
Total		Count	7	13	13	21	54
Total		% of Total	13.0	24.1	24.1	38.9	100.0

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.17(a) No. of Suppliers of Piglets, Sows, Sire and Semen

			Province					Total
			Chon Buri	Chachoengsao	Lop buri	Nakhon Ratchaima	SaraBuri	Total
How many suppliers for piglets do you have? .........supplier	1	Count	11	7	16	3	1	38
	1	% of Total	15.9	10.1	23.2	4.3	1.4	55.1
	2	Count		7	1	2		10
	2	% of Total		10.1	1.4	2.9		14.5
	3	Count		5		1	1	7
	3	% of Total		7.2		1.4	1.4	10.1
	4	Count		3	1		1	5
	4	% of Total		4.3	1.4		1.4	7.2
	5	Count		3	1			4
	5	% of Total		4.3	1.4			5.8
	6	Count	1	2				3
	6	% of Total	1.4	2.9				4.3
	10	Count		2				2
	10	% of Total		2.9				2.9
Total		Count	12	29	19	6	3	69
Total		% of Total	17.4	42.0	27.5	8.7	4.3	100.0

Table 6.17(b) No. of Suppliers of Piglets, Sows, Sire and Semen

			Province					Total
			Chon Buri	Chachoengsao	Lop buri	Nakhon Ratchaima	SaraBuri	Total
How many suppliers of sow and sire do you have? .........supplier	1	Count	15	17	12	8	4	56
	1	% of Total	14.7	16.7	11.8	7.8	3.9	54.9
	2	Count	3	13	3	3	3	25
	2	% of Total	2.9	12.7	2.9	2.9	2.9	24.5
	3	Count	3	7	2		1	13
	3	% of Total	2.9	6.9	2.0		1.0	12.7
	4	Count	1	2	1		1	5
	4	% of Total	1.0	2.0	1.0		1.0	4.9
	5	Count		1		1		2
	5	% of Total		1.0		1.0		2.0
	9	Count		1				1
	9	% of Total		1.0				1.0
Total		Count	22	41	18	12	9	102
Total		% of Total	21.6	40.2	17.6	11.8	8.8	100.0
Where do you buy the semen for artificial insemination?	Breeder farms	Count	4	10	4	2	1	21
	Breeder farms	% of Total	2.3	5.7	2.3	1.1	0.6	12.1
	Contractors	Count	11		8	1	2	22
	Contractors	% of Total	6.3		4.6	0.6	1.1	12.6
	Department of livestock	Count		1		1		2
	Department of livestock	% of Total		0.6		0.6		1.1
	Produce it yourself	Count	11	32	9	12	6	70
	Produce it yourself	% of Total	6.3	18.4	5.2	6.9	3.4	40.2
	Never use it (only breed fatten swine)	Count	12	26	17	3		58
	Never use it (only breed fatten swine)	% of Total	6.9	14.9	9.8	1.7		33.3
	use sow	Count			1			1
	use sow	% of Total			0.6			0.6
Total		Count	38	70	39	19	9	174
Total		% of Total	21.8	40.2	22.4	10.9	5.2	100.0

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.18 Feed Conversion Ratios

Farm size	FCR		Death rates of Fattened pigs (%)
Farm size	Questionnaire	Calculate	0.1-2	2-4	4-6	6-8	8-10	>10
Small	2.18	1.76	-	-	-	-	-	-
Medium Low	2.17	1.91	-	-	-	-	-	-
Medium High	2.62	1.92	-	-	-	-	-	-
Large	2.54	2.41	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2.43	2.21	28	18	29	10	23	5
Type of Farm
Independent Farm	2.59	2.31
Contract Farm	1.65	1.32
Hired Farm (Baht/Head)	2.43	1.95

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.19 Drug Usage

	Anti-biotic		Vaccine		Disinfectant		Worm laxalion		Total
	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%
Farm size
Small (1-100)	16	11.3	6	9.1	18	13.7	17	11.6	57	11.7
Median low (101-500)	48	33.8	19	28.8	48	36.6	61	41.5	176	36.2
Median high (501-1000)	37	26.1	19	28.8	30	22.9	34	23.1	120	24.7
large (>1000)	41	28.9	22	33.3	35	26.7	35	23.8	133	27.4
Total	142	100	66	100	131	100	147	100	486	100
Type of Farm
Company Farm
Independent Farm	100	70.4	58	87.9	111	84.7	108	73.5	377	77.6
Hire Farm	42	29.6	8	12.1	26	19.8	39	26.5	115	23.7
Total	142	100	66	100	131	100	147	100	486	100
Province
Chonburi	30	21.1	13	19.7	28	21.4	30	20.4	101	20.8
Chachoengsao	55	38.7	38	57.6	61	46.6	58	39.5	212	43.6
Lopburi	36	25.4	8	12.1	19	14.5	34	23.1	97	20.0
Nakhonratsima	14	9.9	4	6.1	15	11.5	16	10.9	49	10.1
Saraburi	7	4.9	3	4.5	8	6.1	9	6.1	27	5.6
Total	142	100	66	100	131	100	147	100	486	100

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.20 Number of Farms Affected by Communicable Diseases During the Last Three Years

(Percent)

		Farm Size				Total	No.
		Small	Medium Low	Medium High	Large	%	No.
1. Diseases
	F&M	2.9	1.7	4.0	6.3	14.9	26
	Hog cholera	-	1.7	2.3	1.7	5.7	10
	Aujisky	-	4.0	3.4	2.9	10.3	18
	Mycoplasma	0.6	3.4	3.4	2.9	10.3	18
	Parvo Virus	-	1.1	1.1	1.7	4.0	7
	Others	1.1	2.9	3.4	4.0	11.5	20
	Brucellosis	(10.5)	(5.3)	(15.8)	(15.8)	(47.4)	(9)
2. Reaction to disease
	Vaccinating	4.6	12.1	8.6	11.5	36.8	64
	Using anti-biotic	2.9	8.6	3.4	6.3	21.3	37
	Employing veterinarian	1.7	2.9	1.7	3.4	9.8	17
	Employing animal husbandry	-	1.7	1.1	0.6	3.4	6
	Seeking help from gov't	1.1	3.4	0.6	0.6	5.7	10
	Others	4.6	13.8	8.0	9.2	35.6	62

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.21 Mortality Rates of Piglets and Fattening Swine

Rate(%)	Small	Medium Low	Medium High	Large	Total
Rate(%)	Small	Medium Low	Medium High	Large	no.	%
1. Fattened Swine	13	33	33	34	113	100
0.01-2	6	5	9	8	28	24.6
2-4	2	6	2	8	18	16
4-6	2	11	9	7	29	25.7
6-8	0	4	3	3	10	8.8
8-10	2	5	8	8	23	20.4
>10	1	2	2	0	5	4.5
2. Piglets & Culling	20	50	19	24	113	100
0.01-2	8	18	5	6	37	32.8
2-4	3	4	2	4	13	11.5
4-6	1	8	3	6	18	16
6-8	0	3	2	0	5	4.5
8-10	1	8	3	7	19	16.8
>10	7	9	4	1	21	18.4

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002

Table 6.22 What is the Main Causes of the Death among the Fattening Swine Farms

			Province					Total
			Chon Buri	Chachoengsao	Lop buri	Nakhon Ratchaima	SaraBuri	Total
What is the main cause of the death among the fattening swine	Epidermic	Count	3	5	1	1		10
	Epidermic	% of Total	1.7	2.9	0.6	0.6		5.7
	Illness	Count	20	32	19	9	4	84
	Illness	% of Total	11.5	18.4	10.9	5.2	2.3	48.3
	Accidents	Count		2	3	2	1	8
	Accidents	% of Total		1.1	1.7	1.1	0.6	4.6
	Bitten by	Count				1		1
	Bitten by	% of Total				0.6		0.6
	Injuries	Count		4	1			5
	Injuries	% of Total		2.3	0.6			2.9
	bite each other	Count	3	8	5	1		17
	bite each other	% of Total	1.7	4.6	2.9	0.6		9.8
	unstable weather condition	Count	2	4				6
	unstable weather condition	% of Total	1.1	2.3				3.4
	do not grow fattened pigs	Count	9	15	10	5	4	43
	do not grow fattened pigs	% of Total	5.2	8.6	5.7	2.9	2.3	24.7
Total		Count	37	70	39	19	9	174
Total		% of Total	21.3	40.2	22.4	10.9	5.2	100.0

Source: TDRI, Livestock Farm Survey, December 2002