Pig breeding in Denmark
Denmark, with over 25.7 million pigs produced in 2006, is one of the
world’s largest producers and exporters of pig meat (85% of the produced
meat is exported, which amounts to 5.3% of the total value of Danish
exports).
Family farms are common in Denmark and pig production is no exception,
with some 7,800 such pig farms. The Thorupgaard farm, owned by
Mr. Espen Dollerup, is located in the surrounding area of Farsø, in North
Jutland; a region characterised by a mild and temperate climate: cool summers
(mean temperature of 16 °C) and non severe winters (mean temperature
of 0.5 °C).
