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Table 1 Characteristics of the farms samples studied in 2010 and 2013, and comparison to the national data

From: Reliable estimation of antimicrobial use and its evolution between 2010 and 2013 in French swine farms

 

2010

2013

national reference

farm sample

national reference

farm sample

Farms located in Brittanya

51%

46%

49%

45%

Member of a production organisationa

83%

84%

85%

89%

Production orientation

Farrowing or farrow-to-weaning

7%

6%

5%

5%

Farrow-to-finish

46%

47%

45%

45%

Post-weaners, post-weaners to finish or finishers

47%

47%

50%

50%

Number of sows

5 to 49

Not available

9%

9%

50 to 99

10%

10%

100 to 199

42%

42%

200 and more

39%

39%

  1. aNational reference data from the national database BDPORC, extracted for years 2010 and 2013. Other national reference data are from the department of statistics of the French Ministry of Agriculture. There was no statistical significant difference, within each year, between the sample’s criteria and those of the national reference (Chi-2 test)