Sentences with phrase «conventional pig farms»

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Few data exist on pig and poultry farms, but labour per hectare of utilized agricultural area seems to be similar to conventional farms, as livestock density is reduced.

A Danish study using 1996 data found that all three types of organic farms (cereal, dairy and pig) were similarly or more profitable than their conventional counterparts4.

In a recent study, 8 a team of researchers led by University of Iowa's Tara Smith found MRSA in 8.5 percent of pigs on conventional farms and no pigs on antibiotic - free farms.