Research Article

Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 26, 2022
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Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina

Abstract

Rabbits in Argentina are mostly produced by rural farmers who maintain small-scale operations for meat and complements other farm activities. The main meats consumed in Argentine are beef (46.1 kg/per capita/year), poultry (45.2 kg/per capita/year), pork (14.6 kg/per capita/year) and sheep (1.06 kg/per capita/year); respect to rabbit meat, not exceed 2 g/per capita/year. The objective of this study was to analyze the economic efficiency and feed cost of rabbit production for meat in a small-scale farm of Argentina. The global FCR was of 5.7, and an average of 15.9 kg/animal were required to produce live weight of slaughtered one rabbit of 2.85 kg. The average of rabbit price/feed price and the relation of rabbit meat price/feed price was of ratio was of 15.2 and 10.8 respectively. The global FCR worsens when the productivity values are lower than 2.5 animals/doe/month. The profit obtained for each commercialized rabbit was very low (USD 0.06/animal). Within the strategies to develop the productive chain of rabbit meat in Argentina, it should aim to stimulate the consumption habit promoting the high nutritional quality of the meat, improve the superior price ratio with respect to other meats such as chicken and pork.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Zootechny (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 26, 2022

Submission Date

September 16, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 13, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Scialfa, E., Rodrıguez, M., Rıvero, M., & Pane, S. (2022). Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina. Hayvan Bilimi Ve Ürünleri Dergisi, 5(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.51970/jasp.1158657
AMA
1.Scialfa E, Rodrıguez M, Rıvero M, Pane S. Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina. JASP. 2022;5(2):103-113. doi:10.51970/jasp.1158657
Chicago
Scialfa, Exequiel, Marcelo Rodrıguez, Mariana Rıvero, and Soledad Pane. 2022. “Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina”. Hayvan Bilimi Ve Ürünleri Dergisi 5 (2): 103-13. https://doi.org/10.51970/jasp.1158657.
EndNote
Scialfa E, Rodrıguez M, Rıvero M, Pane S (December 1, 2022) Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina. Hayvan Bilimi ve Ürünleri Dergisi 5 2 103–113.
IEEE
[1]E. Scialfa, M. Rodrıguez, M. Rıvero, and S. Pane, “Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina”, JASP, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 103–113, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.51970/jasp.1158657.
ISNAD
Scialfa, Exequiel - Rodrıguez, Marcelo - Rıvero, Mariana - Pane, Soledad. “Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina”. Hayvan Bilimi ve Ürünleri Dergisi 5/2 (December 1, 2022): 103-113. https://doi.org/10.51970/jasp.1158657.
JAMA
1.Scialfa E, Rodrıguez M, Rıvero M, Pane S. Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina. JASP. 2022;5:103–113.
MLA
Scialfa, Exequiel, et al. “Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina”. Hayvan Bilimi Ve Ürünleri Dergisi, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 103-1, doi:10.51970/jasp.1158657.
Vancouver
1.Exequiel Scialfa, Marcelo Rodrıguez, Mariana Rıvero, Soledad Pane. Economic Analysis in a Small-Scale Farm Producing Rabbit for Meat Purposes in Argentina. JASP. 2022 Dec. 1;5(2):103-1. doi:10.51970/jasp.1158657

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