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APPENDIX 1: MEMBER STATE REPORTSTable A1.103: Portugal - Number of holdings by production system 2003.Organic Free Range Barn/Deep litter CageHoldings Number 3 6 10 156% 1,7% 3,4% 5,7% 89,1%Laying hens* Number 10.300 38.575 55.600 7.452.455% 0,1% 0,5% 0,7% 98,5%* – Maximum installed capacity for hens. Holdings with more than 350 hens.Source: DGV – MADRPThere is no data on the evolution of alternative production but DG Agri estimates arrived at anumber of 30,000 hens in free range systems in 2002. Using the estimate that capacity utilisation is75% we would arrive at a total number of 78,356 hens in alternative production systems in 2003(41,700 in barn systems, 28,931 in free range systems and 7,725 hens in organic systems).A1.12.2.4. Technical dataDue to the very small number of units involved in alternative production there is no data on costs ofproduction in these systems in Portugal. The following tables therefore represent averages for aselection of relatively large producers running in size from a unit with 135,000 laying hens to 505,000laying hens. These results are likely to be marginally better than those for the average producer butnot significantly so.Table A1.104 Performance indicators for egg production in Portugal (2003) in EurocentsIndicatorTraditional cagesLaying cycle (days) 378Empty period (days) 35Feed/bird/laying cycle (Kg) 41.54Feed/bird/day (g) 120Eggs/bird/year (collected) 256Kg feed per kg eggs 2.59Mortality (%) 4%Number of hens managed/labourer 40,000Hens housed per m 2 house 73Space allowance per hen per cm 2 550Pullet cost 2.85End of lay hen weight Kg 1.95End of lay hen price 0.02Notes: some data have been converted from laying cycle to year to correct for the differing lengths of laying cycle bysystem.Source: Industry estimate.275

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