Table 3.

Median and the minimum-to-maximum range of the most important production parameters of the participating pig farms (Belgium n = 14, the Netherlands n = 15).

	Belgium	Reference Belgium	the Netherlands	Reference the Netherlands
Capacity sows	326 [95–1,494]	233a	480 [315–1,600]	463b
Capacity weaners	1,238 [200–6,000]	NA	1,824 [800–8,000]	NA
Capacity finishers	2,143 [136–4,342]	1,465a	2,633 [300–14,350]	1,349b
Weaning age (days)	22.7 [19.3–30.8]	23.2a	26.7 [22.9–31.3]	23.4d
Mortality sucklers (%)	14.4 [2.4–24.7]	17a	13.0 [10.5–20.6]	14.2d
Weaned piglets/sow/year	30.9 [19.4–38.9]	25.6a	30.7 [26.7–33.5]	29.3c

Data are from 1 year preceding the farm visit. Median reference values for both countries were added.

Capacity, maximum amount of animals that can be housed on the farm.

^aDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries in Flanders (23);

^bCBS (27);

^cAgo and food portal (25);

^dAgrovision (28).