Table 1 Comparative performance results for the trial farm, with reference to the production cooperative it belongs to, and to swine producers in the same region (farm's data are in bold)
Study farm, average 2015 performance | Average performance of all members of the same cooperative, 2015 | Average performance of all producers in Brittany, 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of pigs produced per sow per year | 28.5 | 24.4 | 23.2 |
Number of kg liveweight produced per sow per year | 3,439 | 2,809 | 2,699 |
Feed conversion ratio (wean to finish) | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.80 |
Mortality rate (includes condemnation at slaughterhouse) | 4.9% | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Normalised ADWG 8–30 kg liveweight (g/d) | 505 | 498 | 478 |
Normalised ADWG 30–115 kg liveweight (g/d) | 798 | 799 | 815 |