Tables (6.23-6.30)

Table 6.23 Marketing Channels and Major Buyers of Swine

			Farm Size				Total
			Small	Medium low	Medium High	Large	Total
How do you sale your swine?	By the middleman (buy the swine at the farm)	Count	14	35	28	35	112
	By the middleman (buy the swine at the farm)	% of Total	8.0	20.1	16.1	20.1	64.4
	Contractors	Count	2	29	13	3	47
	Contractors	% of Total	1.1	16.7	7.5	1.7	27.0
	Auction market	Count	3			1	4
	Auction market	% of Total	1.7			0.6	2.3
	Sell your swines to other breeder	Count	1	5	1	1	8
	Sell your swines to other breeder	% of Total	9.1	36.4	9.1	9.1	63.6
	Sell directly to the buyers at farm	Count		2		2	4
	Sell directly to the buyers at farm	% of Total		18.2		18.2	63.4
Total		Count	20	70	42	42	174
Total		% of Total	11.5	40.2	24.1	24.1	100.0
Who is your main buyer?	Contractor	Count	2	27	13	3	45
	Contractor	% of Total	1.1	15.5	7.5	1.7	25.9
	Middleman	Count	9	21	15	18	63
	Middleman	% of Total	5.2	12.1	8.6	10.3	36.2
	Processing house for domestic market	Count	1				1
	Processing house for domestic market	% of Total	0.6				0.6
	Local market	Count	4	6	7	16	33
	Local market	% of Total	2.3	3.4	4.0	9.2	19.0
	Fattening Swine Farm	Count	4	16	7	5	32
	Fattening Swine Farm	% of Total	2.3	9.2	4.0	2.9	18.4
Total		Count	20	70	42	42	174
Total		% of Total	11.5	40.2	24.1	24.1	100.0

Table 6.24 Problems of Selling Swine

		Farm Size				Total
		Small	Medium low	Medium High	Large	Total
1. Price is too low	Count	14	32	18	21	85
1. Price is too low	% of Total	8.00%	18.40%	10.30%	12.10%	48.90%
2. Trader want the farmer to use Beta Agonist	Count	0	7	8	9	24
2. Trader want the farmer to use Beta Agonist	% of Total	0	4.00%	4.60%	5.20%	13.80%
3. The market is too far away	Count	1	0	0	1	2
3. The market is too far away	% of Total	0.60%	0%	0%	0.60%	1.10%
4. Payment collection	Count	0	0	0	3	3
4. Payment collection	% of Total	0%	0%	0%	1.70%	1.70%
5. Raw material and medical fee is too high	Count	0	1	0	1	2
5. Raw material and medical fee is too high	% of Total	0%	0.60%	0%	0.60%	1.20%
6. Epidermic	Count	0	0	4	0	4
6. Epidermic	% of Total	0	0	2.30%	0%	2.30%
7. Other	Count	2	0	0	0	2
7. Other	% of Total	1.20%	0%	0%	0%	1%
8. No problem	Count	4	29	12	7	52
8. No problem	% of Total	2.30%	16.70%	6.90%	4.00%	29.90%
Total	Count	21	69	42	42	174
Total	% of Total	12.10%	39.70%	24.10%	24.10%	100

Table 6.25(a) How to Deal with Dead Swine

			Farm Size				Total
			Small	Medium low	Medium high	Large	Total
Do you manage to sell all of your dead swine?	yes	Count	6	32	21	29	88
	yes	% of Total	3.4%	18.4%	12.1%	16.7%	50.6%
	partial	Count	4	11	10	10	35
	partial	% of Total	2.3%	6.3%	5.7%	5.7%	20.1%
	not to sell	Count	11	26	10	4	51
	not to sell	% of Total	6.3%	14.9%	5.7%	2.3%	29.3%
Total		Count	21	69	41	43	174
Total		% of Total	12.1%	39.7%	23.6%	24.7%	100.0%

Table 6.25(b) What do you do with the Dead Swine (if you do not sell them)?

			Farm Size				Total
			Small	Medium Low	Medium High	Large	Total
What do you do with the dead swine (if you do not sell them)?	Burned of buried	Count	8	16	7	6	37
	Burned of buried	% of Total	9.2%	18.4%	8.0%	6.9%	42.5%
	Give it away	Count	2	6	2	1	11
	Give it away	% of Total	2.3%	6.9%	2.3%	1.1%	12.6%
	Feeding the fishes	Count	2	4	7	5	18
	Feeding the fishes	% of Total	2.3%	4.6%	8.0%	5.7%	20.7%
	Eat it or give it to dogs	Count	1	2		1	4
	Eat it or give it to dogs	% of Total	1.1%	2.3%		1.1%	4.6%
	Send it back to contractors	Count		7	5	1	13
	Send it back to contractors	% of Total		8.0%	5.7%	1.1%	14.4%
	others	Count	1	3	0	0	4
	others	% of Total	1.1%	3.4%	0.0%	0.0%	4.6%
Total		Count	14	38	21	14	87
Total		% of Total	16.1%	43.7%	24.1%	16.1%	100.0%

Table 6.26 Price of Swine and Feeds and Gross Margins

Farm size	Price (Baht/Kg.)		Feed price (Baht/Kg.)		Difference
Farm size	Fattening (1)	Piglets (2)	Fattening (3)	Piglets (4)	(1) - (3)	(2) - (4)
Small	36	66.37	5.73	9.64	30.27	56.73
Medium Low	35.73	54.86	10.25	11.12	25.48	43.74
Medium High	31.77	60.35	7.7	14.32	24.07	46.03
Large	34.05	69.06	8.83	12.97	25.22	56.09
Total	31.39	61.1	8.82	12.56	22.57	48.54
Type of Farm
Independent Farm	32.92	59.89	8.63	9.35	24.29	50.54
Contract Farm	36.77	64.26	8.6	8.49	28.17	55.77
Hired Farm(Baht/Kg.)	1.87	-	-	-	-	-
Hired Farm(Baht/Head)	-	31.05	-	-	-	-

Table 6.27 Environmental Management

Environment Management	Small		Medium low		Medium high		Large		Total
Environment Management	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%
Getting rid of manure from
- Gestation pens	18	15.25	46	38.98	19	16.10	24	20.34	107	90.68
- Weanling pens	16	13.33	40	33.33	20	16.67	24	20.00	100	83.33
- Fattening pens	11	8.09	31	22.79	28	20.59	36	26.47	106	77.94
Cleaning Gestation pens (times/week)
Everyday	7	5.88	31	26.05	12	10.08	9	7.56	59	49.58
Weekly	9	7.56	13	10.92	7	5.88	12	10.08	41	34.45
Don't clean	4	3.36	9	7.56	3	2.52	3	2.52	19	15.97
Total	20	16.81	53	44.54	22	18.49	24	20.17	119	100.00
Cleaning weanling pens (times/week)
Everyday	14	11.57	31	25.62	11	9.09	11	9.09	67	55.37
Weekly	5	4.13	11	9.09	8	6.61	13	10.74	37	30.58
Don't clean		-	12	9.92	3	2.48	2	1.65	17	14.05
Total	19	15.70	54	44.63	22	18.18	26	21.49	121	100.00
Cleaning fattening pens (times/week)
Everyday	13	9.49	17	12.41	12	8.76	13	9.49	55	40.15
Weekly	1	0.73	5	3.65	13	9.49	17	12.41	36	26.28
Don't clean	3	2.19	19	13.87	13	9.49	11	8.03	46	33.58
Total	17	12.41	41	29.93	38	27.74	41	29.93	137	100.00
Source of water for using in cleaning the farm
Artesian well water	9	5.17	41	23.56	20	11.49	22	12.64	92	52.87
Canals or rivers	6	3.45	13	7.47	13	7.47	12	6.90	44	25.29
Treated water	1	0.57		-		-		-	1	0.57
pipe water	5	2.87	5	2.87		-		-	10	5.75
rain water		-	11	6.32	7	4.02	8	4.60	26	14.94
Other		-		-	1	0.57		-	1	0.57
How to treat waste water*
Discharge waste water directly to public waterways	12	6.90	11	6.32	3	1.72	3	1.72	29	16.67
Discharge into own pond	9	5.17	59	33.91	38	21.84	39	22.41	145	83.33
Holding pond	6	3.45	36	24.83	23	15.86	27	18.62	92	63.45
Water treatment ponds	2	1.15	19	13.10	15	10.34	14	9.66	50	34.48
Bio-Gas digester	1	0.57	9	6.21	6	4.14	5	3.45	21	14.48
How to treat the manure *
Sale wet manure	4	2.30	13	7.47	15	8.62	28	16.09	60	34.48
Sun dry the manure and sell it	6	3.45	38	21.84	14	8.05	11	6.32	69	39.66
Give it to the workers to sell it		-		-	2	1.15	1	0.57	3	1.72
Use it for Bio-gas	1	0.57	13	7.47	7	4.02	3	1.72	24	13.79
Discharge into the public canals or rivers	5	2.87	4	2.30	2	1.15	1	0.57	12	6.90
Feeding fish	1	0.57	1	0.57	3	1.72	3	1.72	8	4.60
Give it to neighbor	3	1.72	2	1.15	2	1.15	1	0.57	8	4.60
How to treat house flies problems*
Do not treat	15	8.62	51	29.31	25	14.37	24	13.79	115	66.09
getting rid of manure as much as possible	3	1.72	12	6.90	10	5.75	8	4.60	33	18.97
Using houseflies disinfectant and microorganisms	2	1.15	10	5.75	6	3.45	8	4.60	26	14.94
Use animal	-	-	1	0.57		-	2	1.15	3	1.72
Have bio gas pond	-	-	-	-	1	0.57	-	-	1	0.57
Hang plastic bags with water in it	1	0.57	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0.57
How to treat smell problem*
Do not have smell problem	-	-	-	-	1	0.57	1	0.57	2	1.15
Getting rid of manure frequently	14	8.05	44	25.29	25	14.37	24	13.79	107	61.49
Washing the pen frequently	12	6.90	34	19.54	13	7.47	15	8.62	74	42.53
Using disinfectant & drugs	5	2.87	16	9.20	12	6.90	14	8.05	47	27.01
Using fan	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0.57	1	0.57
Getting any complaints about the smell in the past 3 years
Yes	20	11.49	66	37.93	39	22.41	41	23.56	166	95.40
No	1	0.57	4	2.30	2	1.15	1	0.57	8	4.60

Table 6.28 Subsidy for Water Treatment Plants and Bio gas Ponds

Subsidy	Small		Medium low		Medium high		Large		Total
Subsidy	Value	Farm	Value	Farm	Value	Farm	Value	Farm	Value	Farm
Water Treatment plants (Baht)
Investment	47,000	4	881,800	20	1,758,000	19	1,638,000	10	4,324,800	53
subsidy	20,000	1	550,000	15	689,000	13	920,000	8	2,179,000	37
Loan	-	-		1		1	-	-		2
Bio gas pond (Baht)
Investment	80,000	1	720,000	10	940,000	6	500,000	3	2,240,000	20
subsidy	40,000	1	326,100	8	271,000	5	492,000	4	1,129,100	18
Loan	-	1	-	2	-	1	-	1	-	5

Table 6.29(a) Sources of Subsidy for Water Treatment Plants and Bio gas Ponds

Sources of subsidy	Small		Medium low		Medium high		Large		Total
Sources of subsidy	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%
Water treatment plants
Department of Livestock	1	0.57	12	6.90	9	5.17	6	3.45	28	16.09
Department of Agriculture Extension		-		-		-	1	0.57	1	0.57
Department of defense		-		-	1	0.57		-	1	0.57
Do not receive any subsidies	1	0.57	7	4.02	5	2.87	7	4.02	20	11.49
Don't have water treatment plants	19	10.92	50	28.74	26	14.94	29	16.67	124	71.26
Total	21	12.07	69	39.66	41	23.56	43	24.71	174	100.00
Bio-gas digester pond
Department of Livestock		-		-		-	1	0.57	1	0.57
National Energy Policy Office		-	1	0.57	1	0.57	1	0.57	3	1.72
Department of Agriculture		-	1	0.57	2	1.15		-	3	1.72
Department of Agriculture Extension	1	0.57	4	2.30	1	0.57	1	0.57	7	4.02
Do not receive any subsidies		-	3	1.72	2	1.15	2	1.15	7	4.02
Do not have Bio-Gas	20	11.49	60	34.48	35	20.11	38	21.84	153	87.93
Total	21	12.07	69	39.66	41	23.56	43	24.71	174	100.00

Table 6.29(b) Sources of Loan for Water Treatment Plants and Bio gas Ponds

Sources of loan	Small		Medium low		Medium high		Large		Total
Sources of loan	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%
Water treatment systems
BAAC		-	1	0.57	1	0.57		-	2	1.15
Self-finance	1	0.57	3	1.72	6	3.45	3	1.72	13	7.47
Do not borrow	1	0.57	15	8.62	8	4.60	11	6.32	35	20.11
Don't have water treatment plants	19	10.92	50	28.74	26	14.94	29	16.67	124	71.26
Total	21	12.07	69	39.66	41	23.56	43	24.71	174	100.00
Bio gas ponds
Commercial Bank		-		-	1	0.57		-	1	0.57
BAAC	1	0.57	3	1.72		-	1	0.57	5	2.87
Self-finance		-	3	1.72	2	1.15	1	0.57	6	3.45
Do not borrow		-	3	1.72	3	1.72	3	1.72	9	5.17
Don't have Bio gas	20	11.49	60	34.48	35	20.11	38	21.84	153	87.93
Total	21	12.07	69	39.66	41	23.56	43	24.71	174	100.00

Table 6.30 Carrying Piglets from Gestation Housing to Weanling Housing

	Small		Medium low		Medium high		Large		Total
	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%	Farm	%
Carrying piglets from gestation housing to weanling housing
Use Pick up van		-	4	3.28	8	6.56	8	6.56	20	16.39
Use (6 wheels) lorry		-	1	0.82		-	3	2.46	4	3.28
Use labours force	17	13.93	25	20.49	4	3.28	2	1.64	48	39.34
Never need for tranfer	2	1.64	5	4.10	2	1.64		-	9	7.38
Use trolly	1	0.82	17	13.93	8	6.56	13	10.66	39	31.97
Total	20	16.39	53	43.44	22	18.03	27	22.13	122	100.00
Carrying piglet from weanling housing to fattening housing
Use Pick up van	1	0.99	2	1.98	3	2.97	15	14.85	21	20.79
Use (6 wheels) lorry		-	1	0.99	3	2.97	2	1.98	6	5.94
Use labours force	12	11.88	23	22.77	9	8.91	6	5.94	50	49.50
Never need for tranfer	2	1.98	2	1.98	2	1.98	1	0.99	7	6.93
Use trolly	1	0.99	4	3.96	2	1.98	4	3.96	11	10.89
Total	17	16.83	34	33.66	21	20.79	29	28.71	101	100.00