From: Environmental contamination and transmission of Ascaris suum in Danish organic pig farms
 | A | B | C | D | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bedding material (litter type) | Shallow | Shallow | Shallow | Deep | Shallow/deepa |
Depth of bedding material (cm) | ≤5 cm | ≤25 cm | ≤20 cm | ≤100 cm | ≤25 cm/≤100 cma |
Stable system | Closed | Closed | Semi-open | Closed | Closed/Semi open |
Total number of sows | 180 | 110 | 190 | 150 | 200 |
Number of starters per pen | 20–25 | 85–90 | 40–62 | 55–98 | 58–65 |
Number of finishers per pen | 13–21 | 11–24 | 7–24 | 30–40 | 35–40 |
Size of starter pen (m2) | 27 | 37–40 | 48 | 60 | 39 |
Size of finisher pen (m2) | 14 | 37–40 | 48 | 60 | 39 |
Outdoor pigs (years) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 9 |
Starter pigs | Stable | Pasture/stable | Pasture/stable | Pasture/stable | Stable |
Finishers | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable | Stable |
Dry sows | Pasture | Pasture/stable | Pasture/stable | Pastureb/stable | Pasture |
Lactating sows | Pasture | Pasture | Pasture | Pasture | Pasture |
Lactating sows – pasture rotation | 1 year | 1 year | 6 months | 1 year | 3 year strip grazingc |
Dry sows - pasture rotation | 1Â year | 1Â year | 9Â months | 1Â year | 3Â year strip grazingc |
Starters – pasture rotation | - | 1 year | 6 months | 6 months | - |
Lactating sow pastures (ha) | 1.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 16c |
Dry sow pastures (ha) | 1.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 16c |