Table 6 Farm characteristics, socio-demographic details of farmers, and key figures of pest control measures classified by the level of employment of the PCO
From: Start-up financing of professional pest control in pig farming in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany
Group | Project participation | Non-participation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Long-term | Only during project time | – | Total | |
Number | 24 | 9 | 12 | 45 |
Proportion, % | 53.3 | 20.0 | 26.7 | 100 |
Farm characteristics | ||||
Sow breeding, % | 20.8 | 11.1 | 16.7 | 17.8 n.s. |
Piglet breeding, % | 25.0 | 11.1 | 25.0 | 22.2 n.s. |
Fattening farms, % | 54.2 | 77.8 | 58.3 | 60.0 n.s. |
Total, % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
No. of sows, x̅ | 367 | 350 | 500 | 385 n.s. |
No. of piglets, x̅ | 1109a | 330a | 1757b | 1163* |
No. of fattening pigs, x̅ | 1743 | 1885 | 2813 | 2009 n.s. |
Livestock units, x̅ | 284 | 318 | 323 | 301n.s. |
Socio-demographic details on farmers | ||||
Age (years), x̅ (med) | 49 (48) | 48 (49) | 47 (45) | 48 (47.5)n.s. |
Number of women, % | 8.3 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 6.7n.s. |
Vocational training course, % | 4.2 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 4.4n.s. |
State certified farmer or technician, % | 54.2 | 33.3 | 75.0 | 55.6n.s. |
University degree, % | 29.2 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 28.9n.s. |
Professional training total, % | 91.7 | 88.9 | 91.7 | 88.9n.s. |
Key figures of pest control measures | ||||
Infestation, x̅ | 2.9 | 3.0 | – | 2.9n.s. |
No. of bait stations, x̅ | 24.2 | 24.3 | 17,1 | 21.9n.s. |