Table 2.
Description of pig industry in Bulgaria, Côtes-d’Armor (France), and Extremadura (Spain) in 2011.
| Côtes-d’Armor | Extremadura | Bulgaria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (km2) | 6,878 | 41,634 | Area (km2) | 110,944 |
| Road density (km/km2) | 2.9 | 0.21 | Road density (km/km2) | 0.36 |
| # of premises | 2,396 | 14,099 | # of premises | 28,729 |
| Premise type (%) | Premise type (%) | |||
| Multiplier | 2.6 | 0.3 | Multiplier | NA |
| Farrowing | 2.9 | 1.9 | Industriala | 0.21 |
| Farrow-to-finish | 45.4 | 65.8 | Type Aa | 0.48 |
| Finishing | 47.5 | 28.6 | Type Ba | 6.44 |
| Small producerb | 0.5 | 3.3 | Small producerb | 92.54 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | East Balkan pigsa | 0.33 |
| Trade operator | 0.1 | 0.01 | Trade operator | NA |
| Outdoor premises (%) | 1.6 | 38.9 | Outdoor premises (%) | NA |
aFor Bulgaria only: industrial farm (large size: >500 pigs, high biosecurity level farm); type A farm (medium-size: 10–500 pigs, high biosecurity level); type B farm (medium-size: 10–500 pigs, low biosecurity level); east Balkan pigs (traditional outdoor pig herds). Small producer for Bulgaria: <10 pigs kept for own consumption.
bSmall producers were defined for Spain as those farms (any size) that produce pigs for own consumption; for France were those with ≤4 pigs and for Bulgaria were those with <10 pigs kept for own consumption. NA, not applicable/not available.