General categories for improvement (number of farms) | Options for improvement (number of included measures)a | Median compliance percentage in general category (Min-Max) |
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External biosecurity (n = 9) | Purchasing policy/gilts acclimatisation (n = 8) | 73 (20–100) |
Removing of animal carcasses (n = 2) | ||
Vermin control (n = 1) | ||
Internal biosecurity (n = 20) | Suckling period management (n = 9) | 75 (0–100) |
Farm compartmentalising, working lines (n = 6) | ||
Cleaning and disinfection (n = 6) | ||
Vaccination scheme (n = 30) | Altering of existing vaccination protocols (n = 5) | 88 (0–100) |
Implementation of a new vaccination (n = 29) | ||
Feed or water quality or composition (n = 45) | Feed additives zinc/metal (n = 18) | 87 (0–100) |
Feed scheme revision (n = 10) | ||
Feed and water acidification (n = 12) | ||
Cleaning and disinfection of water pipes (n = 7) | ||
Feed additives phytotherapy and other additives (n = 14) | ||
Feed quality improvement (e.g. change in fat, protein or fibre content) (n = 5) | ||
Feed additives pre- and probiotics (n = 4) | ||
Water quality control (n = 3) | ||
Pig health care (n = 21) | Increased diagnostics (n = 7) | 89 (0–100) |
Alternative treatments protocols in case of symptoms (e.g. with anti-inflammatory products or prostaglandins) (n = 5) | ||
Revision of deworming scheme (n = 4) | ||
Stopping surgical castration (n = 3) | ||
Hospital pens put in place (n = 3) | ||
Euthanasia of runt suckling piglets (n = 1) | ||
Pig stable climate and other zootechnical measures (n = 14) | Climate adjustments (n = 7) | 100 (20–100) |
Change of genetics (n = 2) | ||
Animal transfer adjusted (avoidance of re-mixing of piglets or having pens with heterogeneous pigs (n = 4) | ||
Building renovations (n = 3) | ||
Reduced pig density (n = 2) | ||
Farrowing processed slowed down (n = 2) |