Table 3 Geographical distribution of sow herds included in the study and population in German federal states
State | herds included | pig population * (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
number (n) | percentage (%) | ||
Lower Saxony | 52 | 38.0 | 31.7 |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 48 | 35.0 | 26.3 |
Bavaria | 15 | 10.9 | 12.1 |
Baden-Wuerttemberg | 9 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Schleswig-Holstein | 4 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
Saxony-Anhalt | 3 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Brandenburg | 2 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
Thuringia | 1 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
Saxony | 1 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
Hesse | 1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Rhineland-Palatinate | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Saarland | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |