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Characteristics of commercial farms
§ Large farms on multiple locations
● Farrowing and finishing is found both on a single location, and on separate locations
§ Besides farrow-to- finish farms also specialised finishing farms depending on imported piglets
§ Full or partly vertically integrated (own feed processing and some also slaughtering and sales)
§ Large part of feed ingredients home-grown
§ Governmental support for farm development, especially for piglet production and for animal welfare and environmental measures.
§ Both Romanian and foreign investors and expertise, Premium Porc No 2, Former Smithfield No 1
§ Since ASF threat in Romania: high level of biosecurity
§ Substantial amount of regulation on e.g. environment, animal health, hygiene implemented and enforced
Meat production ASF National potential Regional potential Conclusions References Contact Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 Annex 4 15
