Swedish Pig Production Mattias Espert 20171129
2000 sows 54 000 30-kilos pigs/year 350 hektar Vice chairman of the Swedish Pig association
Swedish Pig Production 110 000 sows 2, 5 million slaughterpigs 1000 Pig Farmers 2/3 integrated 1,7% Organic
Development number of Pigfarmers and slaugterpigs
Swedish Pig Production Strengths Weaknesses High animal health and animal welfare Daily growth from birth to slaughter* Mortality from weaning to slaughter* Minimise need of antibiotics (optimise housing and management) Piglet mortality* Weaned litters per sow and year* High production costs *source Inter Pig
Usage of antibiotics Sales of veterinary antimicrobial agents in 25 EU/EEA countries in 2011. ESVAC
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