Figure 3.

Data on production characteristics for piglet mortality (per cent; grey triangles) and mean number of pigs produced per sow per year (black diamonds) (a), average daily gain (ADG, grey triangles) and mortality rate (black squares) in weaning pigs (b), and average daily gain (white squares) and the percentage of dead or condemned finishing pigs (black diamonds; (c)) raised in the Danish swine production system from 1992 to 2013. The ban on antimicrobial growth promoters (vertical line) was instituted on 1 April 1998, and 1 January 2000, for finishing and weaning pigs, respectively. Weaning and finishing pigs weighed <35 and >35 kg, respectively. The yellow card scheme was introduced from 1 July 2010. Based on references [18,81].