Effects of season, age and parasite management practices on gastro – intestinal parasites in pigs kept outdoors in Ireland

Table 1 Characteristics of the farms visited and number of paddocks assessed

Farm no	Breeds	Organic system	Visit		Age		Anthelmintic use		Paddock rotation
Farm no	Breeds	Organic system	1^st	2^nd	Fatteners	Sows/boars	Yes	No	Yes	No
1	Duroc, GOS, OSB, Tamworth	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
2	Duroc, OSB	Yes	√	√	√	√		√	√
3	Duroc, Hampshire, Large Black, OSB	Yes	√	√	√	√		√	√
4	Berkshire, OSB, Tamworth	Yes	√	√	√	√		√	√
5	Duroc, OSB	No	√	√	√	√		√	√
6	British saddleback, Duroc, GOS, Hampshire	No	√	√	√	√		√		√
7	OSB, OSB cross breeds	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
8	OSB	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
9	OSB	No	√	√	√	×	√			√
10	Tamworth, Vietnamese pot bellied	Yes	√	√	√	√		√	√
11	Tamworth	Yes	√	√	√	√		√	√
12	Duroc, OSB, Tamworth	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
13	Large Black, Middle White, Tamworth	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
14	Duroc, British Saddleback	Yes	√	×	×	√		√		√
15	Kune Kune, Idaho pasture pigs	No	√	×	√	√		√	√
16	Duroc, GOS, Landrace	No	√	×	√	√		√	√
17	Mangalista	No	√	√	√	√		√	√
18	Berkshire, Duroc, Large White	No	√	√	√	×		√	√
19	Landrace, Large White	No	√	√	√	√	√		√
20	Duroc, OSB	No	×	√	√	√		√	√
	Number of paddocks	65	37	28	29	36	27	38	59	6

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