Lifetime reproductive and financial performance of female swine
Objective
To evaluate reproductive and financial performance for commercial swine herds grouped on the basis of pattern of removal of female swine.
Design
Cohort study.
Sample Population
25 swine herds.
Procedures
Lifetime reproductive productivity was summarized as number of pigs weaned per herd day per mated female and as number of herd days per pig weaned per mated female. Factors associated with these 2 measures were determined by use of linear regression. Financial data from a commercial database were used to estimate maximum number of parities at removal associated with profitability. Sensitivity analysis was used to simulate how variations in daily maintenance cost and value per weaned pig would influence profitability.
Results
Mean number of pigs weaned per herd day per mated female was 0.054; mean number of herd days per pig weaned per mated female was 20.2. Both these measures were associated with proportion of nonproductive days during herd life, preweaning mortality rate per litter weaned, mean lifetime number of pigs born alive per litter weaned, and mean lifetime lactation duration. Maximum parity at time of removal associated with profitability ranged from 5 to 8. Daily maintenance costs per female had a greater impact on lifetime profitability than did value per weaned pig.
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance
Results suggest that lifetime reproductive and financial performance is optimized among swine herds that have higher proportions of high-parity females. (J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;216:1802–1809)
Authors: Thomaz Lucia Jr., Gary D. Dial, William E. Marsh
Source: https://avmajournals.avma.org/
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