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Table 2 Visitors’ animal ownership

From: A survey of visitors on Swedish livestock farms with reference to the spread of animal diseases

   

Visitors' livestock ownership (n is numer of occasions, and percentage is in relation to number of occasions when ownersip was reported)

Type of visitor

Reported occasions of visita(total)

Occasion of visits where information on visiors' livestock ownership was reported

Cattle

Pigs

Sheep

Goats

No livestock

Unknown to reporting farmer

   

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Field trip

103

68

12

17.6

2

2.9

1

1.5

1

1.5

37

54.4

16

23.5

Bed & breakfast guest

60

60

2

3.3

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

47

78.3

11

18.3

Customer in farm shop

252

212

14

6.6

2

0.9

19

9.0

9

4.2

35

16.5

145

68.4

Neighbour

1413

1268

413

32.6

102

8.0

131

10.3

3

0.2

772

60.9

19

1.5

Other non-professional

2371

2088

185

8.9

66

3.2

80

3.8

14

0.7

1629

78.0

258

12.4

  1. aThe numbers represent occasions of visits and not the number of visitors due to the way data was reported. One occasion can represent one or more visitors.
  2. Reported livestock ownership for non-professionals visiting Swedish livestock farms. Data represent 1,315 two-week periods (18,416 days) recorded by 482 farmers.