Table 1 Characterization of the variables recorded from 688 batches in 404 farms belonging to seven integrated pigs companies
From: Managing variability in decision making in swine growing-finishing units
Company | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | ||
NBATCHES | 207 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 33 | 79 | |
REGION | Catauña | 48.3 % | - | 47.5 % | - | - | 100 % | - |
Aragón | 51.7 % | - | 36.4 % | 100 % | 100 % | - | 10.1 % | |
Castilla y León | - | 100 % | - | - | - | - | 82.3 % | |
Valencia | - | - | 16.1 % | - | - | - | - | |
Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.6 % | |
TRIMESTER | Jan-Feb-Mar | - | 26.8 % | - | 24.2 % | 25.7 % | - | 27.8 % |
Apr-May-Jun | 34.8 % | 24.7 % | 56.6 % | 25.3 % | 21.6 % | 51.6 % | 12.7 % | |
Jul-Aug-Sep | - | 20.6 % | - | 31.3 % | 31.1 % | - | 27.8 % | |
Oct-Nov-Dec | 65.2 % | 27.8 % | 43.4 % | 19.2 % | 21.6 % | 48.4 % | 31.7 % | |
PIGFAT | Industrial 95–110 kg | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
Heavy > 110 kg | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | |
SEX | Male and female | 100 % | 64.9 % | 59.6 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
Barrow and female | - | 35.1 % | 40.4 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
SPLITSEX | Split-sex | 100 % | - | - | 100 % | - | 100 % | - |
Mixed-sex | - | 100 % | 100 % | - | 100 % | - | 100 % | |
BREED | Pietrain | 100 % | 64.9 % | 36.4 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
White | - | 35.1 % | 45.4 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
Duroc | - | - | 18.2 % | - | - | - | - | |
CIRCOVAC | No | 34.3 % | 100 % | 80.8 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
Yes | 65.7 % | - | 19.2 % | - | - | - | - | |
ORIGIN | One | 39.6 % | 49.5 % | 22.2 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 40.5 % |
More than one | 0.4 % | 50.5 % | 77.8 % | - | - | - | 59.5 % | |
AGEBARN | <10 years | Not available | 14.4 % | - | 28.3 % | 39.2 % | 29.0 % | 27.8 % |
10 to 30 years | 41.2 % | 100 % | 71.7 % | 60.8 % | 71.0 % | 72.3 % | ||
>30 years | 44.3 % | - | - | - | - | - | ||
PIGPEN | <10 pigs | - | 54.6 % | 24.1 % | - | - | - | 5.1 % |
10 to 20 pigs | 100 % | 45.4 % | 75.9 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 94.9 % | |
FLOOR | <50 % slatted | - | 29.9 % | 45.7 % | 37.4 % | 100 % | 48.3 % | 12.7 % |
≥50 % slatted | 100 % | 70.1 % | 54.3 % | 62.6 % | - | 51.7 % | 87.3 % | |
FEEDER | Multiple-space | - | 58.8 % | 100 % | - | 6.8 % | - | 16.9 % |
Single-space | 100 % | 19.6 % | - | 100 % | - | 19.4 % | - | |
Single-space + drinker | - | 21.6 % | - | - | 93.2 % | 80.6 % | 83.1 % | |
DRINKER | Nipple | 100 % | 40.2 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 45.4 % | 100 % |
Bowl | - | 36.1 % | - | - | - | 54.6 % | - | |
Without drinkera | - | 23.7 % | - | - | - | - | - | |
VENT | Manual | - | 71.1 % | 100 % | - | 75.7 % | 9.7 % | - |
Automatic | 100 % | 28.9 % | - | 100 % | 24.3 % | 90.3 % | 100 % | |
FPHASE | Three | 100 % | 100 % | - | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
Four | - | - | 100 % | - | - | - | 100 % | |
FFORM | Pellet | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | - |
Meal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | |
PATHATB | Feed | - | 50.5 % | - | 100 % | - | Not available | - |
Water + feed | - | 49.5 % | - | - | 100 % | - | ||
Feed + injection | - | - | - | - | - | 100 % | ||
Water + feed + injection | 100 % | - | 100 % | - | - | - | ||
WATERSOU | Well | 9.9 % | 85.6 % | Not available | - | - | - | 100 % |
River | 53.5 % | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Public water | 28.2 % | 14.4 % | 100 % | 40.5 % | 100 % | - | ||
Others | 8.4 % | - | - | 59.5 % | - | - | ||
NPP | <800 pigs | 19.8 % | 54.6 % | 15.2 % | 8.1 % | - | 35.5 % | 11.4 % |
800 to 2000 pigs | 58.0 % | 45.4 % | 57.6 % | 43.4 % | 58.1 % | 54.8 % | 60.8 % | |
>2000 pigs | 22.2 % | - | 27.2 % | 48.5 % | 41.9 % | 9.7 % | 27.8 % | |