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Table 3 Pig production in Thailand in 2010. Pig production in Thailand in 2010 categorized by pig types, pig farming systems and pig farm scales

From: Spatial analysis and characteristics of pig farming in Thailand

Groups

Sub-groups

Total number

Scales

<5

5–50

50–500

500–5000

>5000

Head

Farm

Head

Farm

Head

Farm

Head

Farm

Head

Farm

Head

Farm

Pig types

All pigs

8,346,614

199,992

285,932

112,673

1,214,288

77,366

1,250,106

7736

2,412,105

2004

3,184,183

213

Native pigs

681,463

95,328

172,988

68,540

342,745

26,122

63,966

626

47,133

35

54,631

5

Breeding pigs

2,517,651

83,502

108,957

48,443

490,224

31,533

421,327

2965

670,792

489

826,351

72

Fattening pigs

5,147,500

56,884

66,397

23,027

468,176

28,610

758,085

3491

1,941,515

1629

1,913,327

127

Farming systems*

Farrow-to-finish

2,074,423

3731

145

31

45,932

1613

229,119

1654

526,654

343

1,272,573

90

Nursery

590,136

6119

2969

708

77,941

4564

104,334

682

173,181

146

231,711

19

Finishing

3,063,122

34,942

49,481

17,555

217,052

14,020

548,364

2009

1,381,166

1,302

867,059

56

  1. *Farming systems (farrow-to-finish, nursery, and finishing systems) based on commercial pig breeds only