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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSTable A1.54: Performance comparison of egg production systems in use in Ireland 2003Criteria Traditional cages Barn Free-rangeLaying cycle (days) 396 385 399Empty period (days) 19 10 20Feed/bird/year (Kg) 41.59 43.05 46.38Feed/bird/day (g) 120 121 133Eggs/bird/year (collected) 276 277 258Kg feed per kg eggs 2.41 2.48 2.88Mortality (%) 4% 5% 5%Number of hens managed/labourer 10,000 7,000 7,000Hens housed per m 2 house 18 7 7Space allowance per hen per cm 2 550 1,429 1,429Pullet cost 1 3.45 3.85 3.73End of lay hen weight Kg 1.90 2.20 2.07End of lay hen price -0.25 -0.30 -0.26Notes: some data have been converted from laying cycle to year to correct for different laying cycle lengths by system.1 This is the cost of buying in pullets and therefore includes a profit element for the rearer.A1.8.2.5. Production costsTable A1.55 and Table A1.56 present variable and fixed production costs respectively. Feed costsand pullet costs are higher in the alternative systems as a result of both higher feed requirements andcost per tonne, higher pullet prices and lower egg yield.The higher fixed costs seen in the alternative systems are mainly the result of higher labour charges,although even these are probably an underestimate as a considerable amount of (unpaid) familylabour is used in Ireland, especially on the smaller scale farms that are likely to have free range eggenterprises. Most fixed cost elements are higher in alternative systems, mainly as a function of scale.Table A1.55: Variable (running) costs of production (per kg eggs) in Euro cents 2003Traditional cages Barn Free-rangeFeed cost 52.98 55.90 65.85Medication/vetMiscellaneousBird depreciation/live pullets 17.55 20.53 20.18Total variable costs 70.54 76.44 86.03Source: industry estimates.213

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