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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of outgoing pig movements

From: How commercial and non-commercial swine producers move pigs in Scotland: a detailed descriptive analysis

Property

Totala

Small producers

Non assured

Professionals

Number of activeb premises

2382

1755

285

290

Number of batches sent (% to slaughter)

23,169 (61%)

3888 (60%)

6277 (69%)

12,237 (56%)

Number of animal sent (% to slaughter)

1,993,396 (47%)

12,569 (56%)

455,467 (52%)

1,434,441 (47%)

Movement to slaughter

    

Median batch size (Q1-Q3)

35 (4–108)

2 (2–4)

20 (4–80)

80 (33–164)

Max batch size

368

50

235

368

% of movements with >100 animals

26%

0%

20%

41%

Median Euclidean distance in km (Q1-Q3)

95 (35–194)

33 (18–59)

101 (36–153)

129 (56–199)

Max Euclidean distance in km

724

593

718

724

% of movements of >100 km

49%

10%

51%

58%

Number of cross-border movements

3144

141

1048

1529

% of cross-border movements going South

89%

70%

80%

94%

Number of cross-border animals

251,206

747

62,137

169,985

% of cross-border animals going South

92%

83%

94%

90%

Movement to other premises types

    

Median batch size (Q1-Q3)

25 (5–197)

2 (2–4)

30 (5–199)

73 (12–225)

Max batch size

1934

50

1752.0

1234

% of movements with >100 animals

34%

0%

32%

45%

Median Euclidean distance in km (Q1-Q3)

35 (15–96)

27 (11–58)

35 (14–182)

36 (17–95)

Max Euclidean distance in km

762

762

709

696

% of movements of >100 km

24%

13%

31%

24%

Number of cross-border movements

1246

179

401

593

% of cross-border movements going South

84%

52%

91%

88%

Number of cross-border animals

312,078

862

65,890

175,494

% of cross-border animals going South

96%

70%

90%

98%

  1. aAll premises, including markets, shows ground, ferry terminals, slaughterhouses and farms.
  2. bActive premises defined as those that sent or received pigs during the study period.