From: Purchasing policy, quarantine and acclimation practices of breeding gilts in Belgian pig farms
Variable | n | % |
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Against which pathogens do you vaccinate the breeding gilts? a,b (n = 68) | ||
PPV PRRSV E. rhusiopathiae SIV PCV-2 M. hyopneumoniae A. pleuropneumoniae P. multocida and B. bronchiseptica G. parasuis PRVA E. coli Clostridium spp. | 65 59 64 44 45 48 27 40 31 14 31 18 | 96 87 94 65 66 71 40 59 46 21 46 26 |
Which acclimation practices do you use? Contact with… a (n = 68) | ||
Sows that will be culled Placenta tissue Faeces from suckling piglets Faeces from weaned piglets Faeces from piglets with diarrhoea Other None | 11 6 12 2 1 21 29 | 16 9 18 3 1 31 43 |
Are breeding gilts monitored for specific pathogens? a (n = 68) | ||
Yes, for Brachyspira hyodysenteriae only Yes, for other pathogens than B. hyodysenteriae Yes, for B. hyodysenteriae and other pathogens No | 2 7 2 57 | 3 10 3 84 |
How are breeding gilts housed? (n = 68) | ||
Individual housing Group housing Combination of individual and group housing | 5 56 7 | 7 82 10 |