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. 2019 Sep 17;9(9):694. doi: 10.3390/ani9090694

Table A2.

Farmers’ demographic information.

Sector Gender Age Farm Size (Ha) Number of Animals System
Dairy
1 Male 30–40 130 100–200 Pasture
2 Male 50–60 137 200–300 Pasture
3 Male 18–30 62 100–200 Pasture
4 Male 30–40 343 700–800 Zero-grazed
5 Male 50–60 283 100–200 Pasture
6 Male 30–40 160 300–400 Pasture and robotic milking
7 Male 40–50 344 300–400 Pasture and zero-grazed, non-robotic and robotic milking
8 Male 30–40 100 100–200 Zero-grazed
9 Female 18–30 307 300–400 Zero-grazed
10 Male 40–50 776 1000–1500 Outdoor 365 days/year
11 Female 30–40 687 400–500 Pasture and zero-grazed
12 Male 40–50 176 100–200 Organic and robotic milking
13 Male 40–50 283 800–1000 Zero-grazed
Beef and Sheep
1 Male 60–70 178 600–700 Indoor-wintered
2 Male 40–50 438 200–300 Indoor-wintered
3 Male 30–40 95 200–300 Outdoor-wintered
4 Male 50–60 230 400–500 Outdoor-wintered
5 Female 30–40 4 <100 Indoor-wintered
6 Male 50–60 100 400–500 Outdoor-wintered
7 Male 40–50 1011 200–300 Indoor-wintered
8 Male 60–70 60 400–500 Outdoor-wintered
9 Male 40–50 500 1000–1500 Outdoor-wintered & Indoor-wintered
10 Prefer not to say 40–50 750 1000–1500 Indoor-wintered
Poultry (laying)
1 Male 30–40 141 10,000–15,000 Free range and organic
2 Male 50–60 95 120,000–130,000 Free range
Mixed
1 Male 40–50 54 200–300 Free range (pig and poultry), organic (all species), indoor-wintered (beef), outdoor-wintered (sheep)
2 Male 30–40 230 1000–1500 Free range (poultry), straw-housed (pig), outdoor-wintered (sheep)
Pig
1 Male 30–40 555 2000–3000 Housed (slats and straw)