Foot lesions and forelimb skin abrasions in suckling piglets: development and risk factors

Table 5 Number of animals and housing conditions on participating farms

	Farm 1	Farm 2	Farm 3	Farm 4
Genetic sows	DanBred	DanBred and Topigs TN70	Topigs TN70	Topigs TN 70
No. of sows in herd	270	450	120	430
No. of sows and litters in study	24	24	16	24
Average litter size (live-born piglets)	15.4	15.1	14.6	16.2
No. of piglets entering study	364	358	239	386
No. of piglets incl. in data analysis	299	294	161	291
No. of piglets housed on RML⁺ PSL⁺	147 152	150 144	85 76	153 138
Size of farrowing pen Type of PSL Slat width	2.6 × 1.8 m A* 10 mm	2.1 × 2.5 m B* 10 mm	2.3 × 2.1 m C* 15 mm	2.5 × 1.6 m C* 15 mm
Width of slat voids	10 mm	10 mm	10 mm	10 mm
Disinfectant powder, dispersed on slatted floor in PSL before farrowing	Ökosan^®	Stalosan^®	Stalosan^®/Lactisec^®	None

⁺RML soft rubber with litter (wood shaving), PSL plastic slats; *A, slatted plastic floor; plain plastic floor in the area where the sow lay; *B, slatted plastic floor; slatted cast iron in the area where the sow lay; *C, slatted plastic floor with slightly elevated bars on the slats; plain plastic floor in the area where the sow lay; Ökosan^® (GFR mbH, 970,080 Würzburg, Germany), Stalosan^® (Stormøllen A/S, 4682 Tureby, Denmark), Lactisec^® (Universal Kraftfutterwerk Kehl, 77,694 Kehl, Germany)

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