Table 1. PigChamp Production Performance at the Pig Palace

 

May 05

Jun 05

Jul 05

Aug 05

Sep 05

Oct 05

Nov 05

Dec 05

Jan 05

Feb 05

Mar 05

Apr 05

May 05-Apr 06

Breeding Performance

Wean-first-service interval

4.8

5.1

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.7

5.1

4.7

5.0

4.6

4.7

4.9

4.9

Percent sows bred by 7 days

97.8

94.5

94.4

92.9

97.4

97.0

95.8

96.8

96.7

98.0

97.8

97.6

96.4

Farrowing Performance

Sows farrowed

295

259

270

284

254

268

219

289

256

244

276

234

3,148

Avg. sow parity

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.6

3.4

Avg. total pigs/litter

12.6

13.3

13.8

13.6

13.5

13.2

13.0

13.3

13.6

13.6

13.4

13.6

13.4

Avg. pigs born alive/litter

11.4

11.9

12.4

12.3

12.2

11.9

11.9

12.0

12.2

12.3

12.2

12.3

12.1

Avg. birth wt./liveborn pig

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Percent stillborn pigs

7.7

7.8

7.1

6.5

7.0

7.3

6.6

7.2

7.5

7.0

6.7

7.8

7.2

Percent mummies

2.2

3.0

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.5

1.9

2.6

Farrowing rate

85.8

85.5

89.4

89.3

92.0

90.2

75.0

87.0

87.7

91.4

93.6

86.7

87.7

Litters/mated female/year

2.56

2.56

2.50

2.45

2.48

2.49

2.57

2.54

2.49

2.52

2.50

2.53

2.52

Weaning performance

No. litters weaned

298

290

260

290

299

286

242

286

291

265

287

259

3,353

Total pigs weaned

3,096

2,939

2,684

3,060

3,145

2,971

2,467

2,917

2,987

2,693

3,005

2,621

34,585

Pigs weaned/sow

10.9

10.6

11.2

11.4

11.4

11.2

10.9

10.8

11.1

11.2

11.3

10.8

11.1

Preweaning mortality

7.6

6.6

7.5

8.2

7.7

7.4

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.4

9.0

8.0

Avg. piglet weaning weight

13.8

13.8

13.9

15.1

14.8

14.7

16.3

14.3

14.8

14.6

15.0

14.9

14.6

Avg. age at weaning

17.6

17.8

18.1

19.8

20.0

19.7

21.4

18.5

20.3

19.7

20.5

20.6

19.5

Pigs weaned/mated female/yr

27.8

27.1

28.1

27.8

28.2

27.8

28.0

27.5

27.6

28.2

28.4

27.2

27.8