Financial losses in pork supply chain: a study of the pre-slaughter handling impacts

Brazil is amongst the world’s largest swine producers. However, its competitiveness has been vulnerable due to a lack of cooperation between the supply chain players. This condition makes the financial losses to be evaluated taking into account only an individual node, and most of the time, these damages are imputed by swine breeders. Living weight losses occur between the farm to slaughterhouses, and the main cause of these losses is the pre-slaughter handling, especially during animal transportation. In this research, we analyzed the pre-slaughter handling in a swine farm in Brasilândia, MS, Brazil. Analyzed data were provided by five slaughterhouses (farm clients) from the studied region, in which it was considered living weight losses, carcass bruising, animal injury, and death rate. The results indicated that total financial losses represent 160 thousand dollars per year, when taking into account the supply chain management.巴西是全球规模最大的生猪生产国之一。然而，受供应链各参与主体协同不足的制约，其产业竞争力始终偏弱。当前行业现状导致财务损失仅能从单个节点进行核算，且多数情况下，此类损失均由生猪养殖户承担。生猪在养殖场至屠宰场的转运过程中会出现活重损耗，而导致该损耗的核心原因为屠宰前处理环节，尤其是动物运输阶段。本研究针对巴西南马托格罗索州布拉西兰迪亚的一处生猪养殖场的屠宰前处理流程开展分析。研究所用数据由研究区域内五家合作屠宰场（即该养殖场的客户）提供，涵盖活重损耗、胴体擦伤、动物损伤及死亡率四项评估指标。研究结果表明，若将供应链全链条管理纳入考量，每年的总财务损失可达16万美元。