Producing 2 Tonnes of Pigs per Sow
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The Challenge
Figure 1
Figure 1. The weight of carcass (kg) sold per sow per year in different
countries (source: Interpig).
Carcass Weight Sold/ Sow/ Year = Average Carcass
Weight X Pigs Sold/Sow/Year
Pigs/Sold/Sow/Year = Pigs Weaned/Sow/Year X Post
Weaning Survival
Pigs Weaned/Sow/Year = Pigs Weaned/Litter X
Litters/Sow/Year
Figure 2. The number of pigs weaned per sow per year in different
countries (source: Interpig).
Figure 2
Pigs Weaned/Litter = Pigs Born Alive X Pre-Weaning
Survival
Figure 3
Figure 3. Changes in litter size and piglet survival in Denmark.
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