Table 2 Characteristics of the high productive sow herd
Herd characteristic | |
|---|---|
Number of sows | 400 |
Breed | Topigs 20 |
Batch management system (weeks) | 4 |
Lactation length (weeks) | 3 |
Piglets weaned per sow per year | 32.4 |
Average WEI (days ± SEM) | 6.5 ± 0.3 |
Age of gilts at first insemination (days ± SEM) | 270 ± 15 |
Type of housing for pregnant sows (<4w of gestation) | Individual Stalls |
Type of housing for pregnant sows (>4w of gestation) | Pens with groups of 18 sows |
Vaccinations of gilts (weeks post arrival in quarantine) | |
● Parvovirus & Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | 0 – 3 |
● Escherichia coli | 1 – 4 |
● Atrophic rhinitis | 1 – 4 |
● Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus | 0 – 3 |
Vaccinations in sows (weeks pre/postpartum) | |
● Parvovirus & Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae | +2 |
● Escherichia coli | - 3 |
● Atrophic rhinitis | - 3 |
● Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus | - 7 |