Table 1.
Characterization of the variables recorded from 688 batches in 404 farms belonging to seven integrated pigs companies
| Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | ||
| NBATCHES | 207 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 33 | 79 | |
| REGION | Catauña | 48.3 % | - | 47.5 % | - | - | 100 % | - |
| Aragón | 51.7 % | - | 36.4 % | 100 % | 100 % | - | 10.1 % | |
| Castilla y León | - | 100 % | - | - | - | - | 82.3 % | |
| Valencia | - | - | 16.1 % | - | - | - | - | |
| Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 % | |
| TRIMESTER | Jan-Feb-Mar | - | 26.8 % | - | 24.2 % | 25.7 % | - | 27.8 % |
| Apr-May-Jun | 34.8 % | 24.7 % | 56.6 % | 25.3 % | 21.6 % | 51.6 % | 12.7 % | |
| Jul-Aug-Sep | - | 20.6 % | - | 31.3 % | 31.1 % | - | 27.8 % | |
| Oct-Nov-Dec | 65.2 % | 27.8 % | 43.4 % | 19.2 % | 21.6 % | 48.4 % | 31.7 % | |
| PIGFAT | Industrial 95–110 kg | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
| Heavy > 110 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | |
| SEX | Male and female | 100 % | 64.9 % | 59.6 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
| Barrow and female | - | 35.1 % | 40.4 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
| SPLITSEX | Split-sex | 100 % | - | - | 100 % | - | 100 % | - |
| Mixed-sex | - | 100 % | 100 % | - | 100 % | - | 100 % | |
| BREED | Pietrain | 100 % | 64.9 % | 36.4 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
| White | - | 35.1 % | 45.4 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
| Duroc | - | - | 18.2 % | - | - | - | - | |
| CIRCOVAC | No | 34.3 % | 100 % | 80.8 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
| Yes | 65.7 % | - | 19.2 % | - | - | - | - | |
| ORIGIN | One | 39.6 % | 49.5 % | 22.2 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 40.5 % |
| More than one | 0.4 % | 50.5 % | 77.8 % | - | - | - | 59.5 % | |
| AGEBARN | <10 years | Not available | 14.4 % | - | 28.3 % | 39.2 % | 29.0 % | 27.8 % |
| 10 to 30 years | 41.2 % | 100 % | 71.7 % | 60.8 % | 71.0 % | 72.3 % | ||
| >30 years | 44.3 % | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| PIGPEN | <10 pigs | - | 54.6 % | 24.1 % | - | - | - | 5.1 % |
| 10 to 20 pigs | 100 % | 45.4 % | 75.9 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 94.9 % | |
| FLOOR | <50 % slatted | - | 29.9 % | 45.7 % | 37.4 % | 100 % | 48.3 % | 12.7 % |
| ≥50 % slatted | 100 % | 70.1 % | 54.3 % | 62.6 % | - | 51.7 % | 87.3 % | |
| FEEDER | Multiple-space | - | 58.8 % | 100 % | - | 6.8 % | - | 16.9 % |
| Single-space | 100 % | 19.6 % | - | 100 % | - | 19.4 % | - | |
| Single-space + drinker | - | 21.6 % | - | - | 93.2 % | 80.6 % | 83.1 % | |
| DRINKER | Nipple | 100 % | 40.2 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 45.4 % | 100 % |
| Bowl | - | 36.1 % | - | - | - | 54.6 % | - | |
| Without drinkera | - | 23.7 % | - | - | - | - | - | |
| VENT | Manual | - | 71.1 % | 100 % | - | 75.7 % | 9.7 % | - |
| Automatic | 100 % | 28.9 % | - | 100 % | 24.3 % | 90.3 % | 100 % | |
| FPHASE | Three | 100 % | 100 % | - | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
| Four | - | - | 100 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
| FFORM | Pellet | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
| Meal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | |
| PATHATB | Feed | - | 50.5 % | - | 100 % | - | Not available | - |
| Water + feed | - | 49.5 % | - | - | 100 % | - | ||
| Feed + injection | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | ||
| Water + feed + injection | 100 % | - | 100 % | - | - | - | ||
| WATERSOU | Well | 9.9 % | 85.6 % | Not available | - | - | - | 100 % |
| River | 53.5 % | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Public water | 28.2 % | 14.4 % | 100 % | 40.5 % | 100 % | - | ||
| Others | 8.4 % | - | - | 59.5 % | - | - | ||
| NPP | <800 pigs | 19.8 % | 54.6 % | 15.2 % | 8.1 % | - | 35.5 % | 11.4 % |
| 800 to 2000 pigs | 58.0 % | 45.4 % | 57.6 % | 43.4 % | 58.1 % | 54.8 % | 60.8 % | |
| >2000 pigs | 22.2 % | - | 27.2 % | 48.5 % | 41.9 % | 9.7 % | 27.8 % | |
NBATCHES - number of batches; REGION - region from Spain; TRIMESTER - trimester of placement; PIGFAT - type of pigs fattened; SEX - sex present at batches; SPLITSEX - sex segregation in pens; BREED - breed of the pig-sire; CIRCOVAC - circovirus vaccine; ORIGIN - number of pig origins; AGEBARN - age of the herds; PIGPEN - number of pigs per pen; FLOOR - percentage of slatted floor; FEEDER - type of feeder; DRINKER - type of drinker; VENT - ventilation control system; FPHASE - number of feed phases; FFORM - feed form; PATHATB - routes used to perform treatments; WATERSOU - water source in the herd; NPP - number of pigs placed
aAnimals had access to water through the drinkers coupled in the feeders