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Picardy, Jamie Ann.

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Niche Pork: Exploring opportunities for alternative swine production and marketing.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Niche Pork: Exploring opportunities for alternative swine production and marketing./
Author:	Picardy, Jamie Ann.
Description:	135 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-02A(E).
Subject:	Sustainability. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3723012
ISBN:	9781339055053

Niche Pork: Exploring opportunities for alternative swine production and marketing.
Picardy, Jamie Ann.

Niche Pork: Exploring opportunities for alternative swine production and marketing. - 135 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 2015.

Overview: Increasing global demand for livestock products is pressuring land resources already under competition with crop agriculture, biofuels, urbanization and conservation. Yield gaps within sustainable agriculture may further intensify this land competition. At the same time, consumers are becoming more particular over the practices used to raise livestock for meat products. Niche meat marketing opportunities are emerging as consumer awareness and demand increases for differentiated livestock products. Accordingly, the purpose of this project is to examine the bio-physical and socio-economical components of a niche pork value chain within a regional food system. Within this study, niche pork refers to pigs that are raised in a known location, on vegetarian feed, without sub-therapeutic antibiotics and no added growth hormones.

ISBN: 9781339055053Subjects--Topical Terms:

1029978
Sustainability.

Niche Pork: Exploring opportunities for alternative swine production and marketing.
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520 $a Overview: Increasing global demand for livestock products is pressuring land resources already under competition with crop agriculture, biofuels, urbanization and conservation. Yield gaps within sustainable agriculture may further intensify this land competition. At the same time, consumers are becoming more particular over the practices used to raise livestock for meat products. Niche meat marketing opportunities are emerging as consumer awareness and demand increases for differentiated livestock products. Accordingly, the purpose of this project is to examine the bio-physical and socio-economical components of a niche pork value chain within a regional food system. Within this study, niche pork refers to pigs that are raised in a known location, on vegetarian feed, without sub-therapeutic antibiotics and no added growth hormones.
520 $a Methods: This three-part project used a mixed-methods approach including environmental modeling and econometrics with primary and secondary data. Part 1 focused on existing pork production to determine the performance metrics typical of niche pork production and compare to conventionally-raised swine. Primary data was collected from 176 self-identified niche pork producers across the United States and analyzed with descriptive statistics and qualitative methods. Part 2 utilized the data collected in Part 1 to estimate the land requirements typical of three systems: conventional confined environment, niche enhanced environment, and niche outdoor environment. Biophysical modeling of Part 2 were bounded by nutritional feed needs and living space allocation. Part 3 concentrated on the consumption side of the supply chain to explore retail consumers' value and knowledge of alternative animal production in New England. Part 3 gathered data from 373 specialty market retail customers in Metro-Boston to estimate their willingness-to-pay (WTP), rank production characteristics, and evaluate meat eco-labeling understanding.
520 $a Results: Examination of performance at specific life phases demonstrated that niche pork productivity can be close to conventional pork. Overall land requirements ranged from 0.85 to 1.22 hectares per bred sow per year for the three systems. Cropland was a stronger factor than living space when considering the total land needs. Niche enhanced and outdoor environments were 17% to 44% greater in total land requirements than the conventional confined environment. When considering trade-offs of alternative production, niche pork requires more land yet offers benefits for the producer, herd, consumer and environment that should be considered when evaluating swine management strategies. Significant predictors of niche pork WTP centered on tenderloin preferences. Consumer participants were strongly concerned with added hormones and sub-therapeutic antibiotics, followed by living space and outdoor access. Participants recognized federal meat eco-labels but did not understand production differences among federal and private labeling programs.
520 $a Implications: Outreach and dissemination of the study's results will provide an opportunity for niche farmers to compare their production against alternative and conventional averages in order to improve productivity and become more profitable. Similarly, project findings will suggest the market potential for niche meat that could be used to support a pork value chain for the New England region.
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