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Table 2 Farm characteristics

From: Understanding antibiotic use for pig farming in Thailand: a qualitative study

 

Size of farm

Number of pigs

GAP farm

Contracted farm

Member of coopera-tive

Type of farm

Income from selling pigs per month (US$ 1 = 31.5 THB)

Use of anti-biotics

Farm visit

Number of sows

Number of other pigs

1

Smallholder

1

5

N

N

N

FtoF

< US$317

Y

Y

2

Smallholder

5

25

N

N

N

FtoF

< US$317

Y

N

3

Smallholder

4

12

N

N

N

FtoF

< US$317

Y

N

4

Commercial (S)

0

60

N

Y

N

Fattening

US$317–1590

Y

Y

5

Commercial (S)

10

90

N

N

N

FtoF

US$3,170–15,900

Y

N

6

Commercial (S)

40

195

N

N

Y

FtoF

Not willing to respond

Y

N

7

Commercial (S)

0

500

Y

N

Y

Fattening

Not willing to respond

Y

N

8

Commercial (S)

50

200

Y

N

N

FtoF

US$3,170–15,900

N

Y

9

Commercial (M)

140

600

Y

N

N

FtoF

US$3,170–15,900

Y

Y

10

Commercial (M)

600

3000

Y

N

Y

FtoF

US$3170–15,900

Y

N

11

Commercial (M)

0

5000

Y

N

N

Fattening

US$3170–15,900

N

Y

12

Commercial (L)

2000

> 10,000

N

N

Y

FtoF

> US$15,900

Y

Y

13

Commercial (L)

2500

> 10,000

Y

N

Y

FtoF

> US$15,900

Y

N

  1. GAP good agriculture practice, FtoF farrow-to-finish farm