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DWFC
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Dead Weight-Feed Conversion (DWFC):
is about 4.4 |
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Replacements rates:
culling rates |
•Sows 33-40% p.a.
•Boars 40% p.a. |
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Average sow herd
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890
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Litters/sow/year
farrowing index farrowing rate |
2.33
89% |
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Born alive/ litter
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11.5
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Piglets weaned/ litter
Piglets weaned/ sow/ year |
10.3
22 |
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Pre-weaning loss (%)
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9.9%
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Post-weaning loss (%)
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4.0%
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Av pigs sold/ sow/ year
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23.0
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Av. Feed/ sow/ year (kg)
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1150
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born piglet weight 28days |
1.45kg 8kg |
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colostrum |
6-10mL of colostrum within
1-2 hours after birth |
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weaning age and weight |
20-31 days
6-10 kg |
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creep feed |
7-10days |
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Thermal environment-
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sow and boar 18-22°C
-Piglets 32-34°C |
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Growing pig 70-day mass
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33-35kg |
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Days to market: 70kg livemass porker
Days to market: 90kg livemass baconer |
15 and 18 weeks old = 126
just less than six months old=168 |
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Slaughter pigs/sow/year
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2.4 million pigs slaughtered each year
(average carcass mass of 75kg = 184,000 metric tons of pork) |
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fromthe mid-line taken at the last rib.
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P1 (45mm), P2 (65mm) and P3 (80mm)
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Per capita consumption
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about 4.6 kg/year
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Slaughter
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2.422 million pigs per annum
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