Europeoan Union - Changes in the types of pig farm
Although the number of large breeders has increased in only a few countries, the average
number of sows per farm increased in every country, except BG, AT and SI. The average
number of other pigs increased everywhere except in LU, SI and AT. In all but a few countries, the number of other pig farms decreased, as did the number of sows and other pigs. Since the 2000 survey, the number of sows in these farms fell steadily by 2.5% per year in EU-15.