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Iowa Pork Congress 2004Iowa Pork Congress 2004

Gilt Development & Lactation Length Influence on Born Alive

Larry Himmelberg, M.S.

January 28, 2004

Gilt DevelopmentGilt Development

Maximizing Born Alive For P1 and Beyond

Key Management ProtocolsActual Producer Results


Key Management Protocols to Maximize BA Background

Split Regarding P1 Born Alive10 to 10.5 vs 11.25Ask Questions of Customers

Size & Age Key Differences


Key Management Protocols to Maximize BA Size/Age at First Mating

Prior Targets 265 & 6-7 Month of AgeGoal For 1st Mating=>ASAP

98-99 Small Frame IssuesMated off the TruckStunted Growth-High Replacement

LongevityP1 Weight Loss


Which is Key Age &/or SizeBoth

Age250+ Days

Weight => Frame Size320+ Pounds

Caution: Not All Genetic Lines!


Key Management ProtocolsGet Back to Basics

2nd or 3rd EstrusTime Boar Exposure, Issue?Flush

Be Mindful When Moving From Isolation


Key Management Protocols Mating On Second Estrus+

Boar ExposurePhysical Contact 8 to 20 Minutes/Day

Direct vs FencelineRecord Gilts Expressing EstrusTiming => ~ 25-46 Days Prior to Mating

Age Related?Staleness


Actual ResultsBe Results Oriented

Your OperationBenchmarking

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 APR 02 - 31 MAR 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 15 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 2344 2198 2166 2938 2268 1092 990 16577 Percent of services 14.1 13.3 13.1 17.7 13.7 6.6 6.0 100.0 Percent repeat services 14.8 12.1 13.0 12.0 11.2 7.8 13.1 12.8 Percent multiple matings 99.9 100.0 100.0 99.9 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.9 Weaning - 1st service interval 11.8 9.6 8.8 8.8 6.0 5.9 6.3 8.6 Percent sows bred by 7 days 66.8 74.6 78.1 77.9 89.5 89.8 88.4 79.2 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 2189 2045 1867 2754 2232 1255 1323 13665 Percent of farrowings 16.0 15.0 13.7 20.2 16.3 9.2 9.7 100.0 Total pigs born alive 23180 23313 22226 33219 25909 14194 14143 156184 Average total pigs per litter 11.7 12.2 12.7 12.9 12.5 12.2 11.7 12.4 Average pigs born alive/litter 10.6 11.4 11.9 12.1 11.6 11.3 10.7 11.4 Average stillborn pigs 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 Percent stillborn pigs 7.0 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.6 5.5 Average mummies per litter 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Percent mummies 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.0 Litters less than 7 born live 185 133 91 123 154 96 131 913 Percent < 7 born live 8.5 6.5 4.9 4.5 6.9 7.6 9.9 6.7 Average litter birth weight 12.0 10.0 . . . . . 11.0 Farrowing rate 81.9 84.1 83.7 86.0 82.7 84.4 82.3 83.7 Adj. farrowing rate 83.0 84.4 84.7 87.1 83.7 85.4 83.6 84.6 Farrowing interval . 155 152 145 146 141 142 148 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 2518 2345 2082 2792 2232 1125 1304 14398 Percent of weanings 17.5 16.3 14.5 19.4 15.5 7.8 9.1 100.0 Total pigs weaned 25009 23839 21251 28620 22109 11344 12847 145019 Pigs weaned per sow 11.8 11.7 10.8 10.3 10.0 10.0 9.8 10.7 Pre-weaning mortality 9.2 8.7 7.8 6.2 6.8 6.2 5.5 7.4 Net foster 5217 2941 -461 -2915 -1943 -697 -545 1597 Average litter weaning weight . . . . . . . . Average age at weaning 17.7 17.5 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.9 17.5 17.7 POPULATION Ending female inventory 725 838 747 535 940 823 392 5765 Percent of female inventory 12.6 14.5 13.0 9.3 16.3 14.3 6.8 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 2181 Sows and gilts culled 136 162 218 285 264 113 504 1751 Sow and gilt deaths 25 33 40 30 22 18 21 215 Average female inventory 901.2 783.1 929.7 1008.7 702.2 291.5 351.9 5803.1 Percent of average inventory 15.5 13.5 16.0 17.4 12.1 5.0 6.1 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 57.6 52.7 44.5 51.7 43.7 46.2 44.4 53.5 Ave NPD / parity record 23.7 20.2 22.2 18.9 13.7 10.7 11.8 19.6

Prod 1: Farrowing, 12 Months Prior to Gilt Development Strategy Implementation. Note BA is Below Benchmark Target

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 APR 03 - 30 SEP 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 10 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 1181 915 1005 836 639 1142 1022 8029 Percent of services 14.7 11.4 12.5 10.4 8.0 14.2 12.7 100.0 Percent repeat services 10.3 9.9 11.4 11.4 11.9 13.0 8.4 10.7 Percent multiple matings 99.3 99.6 100.0 99.5 100.0 99.7 99.7 99.7 Weaning - 1st service interval 10.1 9.4 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.1 7.7 Percent sows bred by 7 days 68.4 71.7 78.1 80.4 81.0 82.4 85.9 78.0 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 1021 781 913 816 593 969 1376 6469 Percent of farrowings 15.8 12.1 14.1 12.6 9.2 15.0 21.3 100.0 Total pigs born alive 11239 9474 11072 9665 7056 11221 14977 74704 Average total pigs per litter 12.2 13.1 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.7 11.9 12.6 Average pigs born alive/litter 11.0 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.6 10.9 11.5 Average stillborn pigs 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 Percent stillborn pigs 6.5 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.8 6.6 6.3 5.7 Average mummies per litter 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Percent mummies 3.1 2.5 2.5 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.3 2.3 Litters less than 7 born live 68 45 48 46 28 70 144 449 Percent < 7 born live 6.7 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.7 7.2 10.5 6.9 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 76.9 75.8 81.7 77.0 77.2 78.6 74.4 77.1 Adj. farrowing rate 77.8 76.8 82.3 77.5 77.7 79.6 75.3 77.9 Farrowing interval . 153 149 145 147 146 141 146 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 1200 959 1091 940 690 1179 1499 7558 Percent of weanings 15.9 12.7 14.4 12.4 9.1 15.6 19.8 100.0 Total pigs weaned 12417 10158 11380 9696 7085 12061 15015 77812 Pigs weaned per sow 10.4 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.8 Pre-weaning mortality 8.2 8.2 7.2 7.0 6.1 6.4 6.5 7.1 Net foster 466 122 35 -4 -276 -140 332 535 Average litter weaning weight . . . . . . . . Average age at weaning 17.6 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.1 17.3 POPULATION Ending female inventory 807 588 703 622 407 560 788 5337 Percent of female inventory 15.1 11.0 13.2 11.7 7.6 10.5 14.8 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1172 Sows and gilts culled 143 106 128 126 149 249 550 1485 Sow and gilt deaths 15 12 13 10 13 20 19 115 Average female inventory 825.3 706.9 749.1 583.6 574.7 908.8 646.6 5818.2 Percent of average inventory 14.2 12.1 12.9 10.0 9.9 15.6 11.1 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 58.8 45.2 42.4 40.9 39.8 41.0 43.3 46.5 Ave NPD / parity record 23.8 20.5 17.4 14.7 19.3 19.2 10.2 17.8

Prod 1: Farrowing, 6 Months After Gilt Development Strategy Implementation

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 OCT 01 - 30 SEP 02 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 15 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 278 258 240 211 165 109 142 1713 Percent of services 16.2 15.1 14.0 12.3 9.6 6.4 8.3 100.0 Percent repeat services 8.3 5.4 5.8 5.2 3.6 3.7 2.1 6.4 Percent multiple matings 86.7 91.9 95.4 94.3 93.3 89.9 83.1 88.3 Weaning - 1st service interval 12.7 8.5 7.0 7.4 6.7 8.1 8.5 8.6 Percent sows bred by 7 days 60.4 72.5 82.7 81.0 86.8 81.0 72.7 75.6 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 268 248 250 221 189 118 210 1504 Percent of farrowings 17.8 16.5 16.6 14.7 12.6 7.8 14.0 100.0 Total pigs born alive 2800 2697 2909 2561 2160 1262 2103 16492 Average total pigs per litter 11.6 12.0 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 11.8 12.4 Average pigs born alive/litter 10.4 10.9 11.6 11.6 11.4 10.7 10.0 11.0 Average stillborn pigs 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.1 Percent stillborn pigs 7.8 6.2 6.3 8.3 9.8 13.9 13.4 8.9 Average mummies per litter 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 Percent mummies 2.2 3.4 4.0 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.7 2.6 Litters less than 7 born live 22 25 26 16 14 12 21 136 Percent < 7 born live 8.2 10.1 10.4 7.2 7.4 10.2 10.0 9.0 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 83.8 87.6 91.9 88.8 90.4 92.9 85.7 88.2 Adj. farrowing rate 86.5 89.9 94.0 89.8 92.2 94.4 88.6 90.3 Farrowing interval . 151 145 143 143 141 144 145 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 261 259 237 219 179 114 204 1473 Percent of weanings 17.7 17.6 16.1 14.9 12.2 7.7 13.8 100.0 Total pigs weaned 2734 2702 2508 2255 1810 1123 1934 15066 Pigs weaned per sow 10.1 10.4 10.1 10.3 9.8 9.6 9.0 9.9 Pre-weaning mortality 7.8 5.9 8.3 9.4 12.9 12.2 12.4 9.4 Net foster 163 12 -164 -45 -45 27 45 -7 Average litter weaning weight . . . . . . . . Average age at weaning 18.2 17.8 18.0 18.0 17.7 18.1 17.7 17.9 POPULATION Ending female inventory 105 90 73 93 69 50 56 640 Percent of female inventory 16.4 14.1 11.4 14.5 10.8 7.8 8.8 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 269 Sows and gilts culled 25 14 25 19 26 15 94 230 Sow and gilt deaths 14 10 5 9 6 1 11 63 Average female inventory 106.1 95.1 90.5 80.2 58.2 37.6 66.8 649.8 Percent of average inventory 16.3 14.6 13.9 12.3 9.0 5.8 10.3 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 60.0 39.2 41.2 41.2 46.2 39.3 76.3 57.3 Ave NPD / parity record 23.8 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.2 12.5 24.3 21.0

Prod 2: 12 Months Prior to Gilt Development, Note P1 & P2 Below Benchmark

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 OCT 02 - 30 SEP 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 15 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 281 232 212 181 161 124 128 1659 Percent of services 16.9 14.0 12.8 10.9 9.7 7.5 7.7 100.0 Percent repeat services 10.0 9.9 5.7 4.4 7.5 5.6 0.8 7.6 Percent multiple matings 91.5 93.1 91.5 92.8 95.7 91.9 95.3 90.2 Weaning - 1st service interval 11.4 8.8 7.3 8.4 6.7 7.3 7.2 8.5 Percent sows bred by 7 days 68.0 74.6 82.0 75.1 85.9 89.7 82.7 78.2 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 260 222 206 176 173 150 218 1405 Percent of farrowings 18.5 15.8 14.7 12.5 12.3 10.7 15.5 100.0 Total pigs born alive 2951 2303 2372 2006 1909 1610 2207 15358 Average total pigs per litter 12.6 11.4 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.0 12.4 Average pigs born alive/litter 11.4 10.4 11.5 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.1 10.9 Average stillborn pigs 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.1 Percent stillborn pigs 7.3 6.5 7.5 7.8 9.1 10.2 11.7 8.5 Average mummies per litter 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 Percent mummies 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.2 Litters less than 7 born live 17 31 12 9 18 17 34 138 Percent < 7 born live 6.5 14.0 5.8 5.1 10.4 11.3 15.6 9.8 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 84.4 81.9 84.8 91.7 91.1 77.3 82.3 84.5 Adj. farrowing rate 85.5 82.8 86.6 92.6 92.5 78.5 83.5 85.7 Farrowing interval . 149 148 144 147 144 144 146 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 264 212 204 182 167 141 201 1371 Percent of weanings 19.3 15.5 14.9 13.3 12.2 10.3 14.7 100.0 Total pigs weaned 2770 2257 2076 1833 1667 1400 1903 13906 Pigs weaned per sow 10.2 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.3 9.1 9.9 Pre-weaning mortality 9.8 7.6 10.8 10.7 10.8 11.6 11.5 10.2 Net foster -50 192 -81 -59 23 -38 45 32 Average litter weaning weight 142.9 139.9 139.2 138.1 138.0 140.3 131.7 138.7 Average age at weaning 18.5 18.1 18.3 18.2 18.5 18.5 18.2 18.3 POPULATION Ending female inventory 106 86 79 73 46 49 56 615 Percent of female inventory 17.2 14.0 12.8 11.9 7.5 8.0 9.1 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 313 Sows and gilts culled 21 13 19 14 43 38 102 280 Sow and gilt deaths 15 6 5 9 3 5 6 56 Average female inventory 104.2 88.9 77.5 72.1 63.1 46.3 53.7 638.4 Percent of average inventory 16.3 13.9 12.1 11.3 9.9 7.2 8.4 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 54.7 51.2 39.3 36.6 51.4 47.4 61.5 63.8 Ave NPD / parity record 21.9 20.5 14.8 15.0 18.8 14.6 15.1 23.7

Prod 2: 12 Months After Gilt Development Strategy, P2 Problem

2002 Recs (Prev)

• Age 220+ (200)

• Size 290+ (265)

• 2nd Estrus + (~50%, E1)

October ’03: >BA

1. Days >

2. Weight >

3. Flush

4. ***Feed Intake

Prod 2: Last 9 Months After Gilt Development Strategy Implementation, Note P2 & Some P3 Increase

1. P2 Reflecting, Gilt Development, Still Too Low

2. >P2 Similar

3. Herd BA Up .3

4. Herd BA < BM

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 APR 03 - 31 DEC 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 12 JAN 04 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 239 191 147 130 106 91 102 1237 Percent of services 19.3 15.4 11.9 10.5 8.6 7.4 8.2 100.0 Percent repeat services 7.5 6.3 6.1 2.3 2.8 2.2 0.0 5.5 Percent multiple matings 91.2 90.6 90.5 91.5 88.7 87.9 97.1 89.2 Weaning - 1st service interval 11.2 9.1 6.8 7.6 6.2 6.7 7.1 8.3 Percent sows bred by 7 days 71.0 75.4 84.1 75.6 94.2 89.9 84.3 80.0 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 230 177 141 152 120 108 164 1092 Percent of farrowings 21.1 16.2 12.9 13.9 11.0 9.9 15.0 100.0 Total pigs born alive 2608 2028 1689 1712 1423 1250 1681 12391 Average total pigs per litter 12.9 12.5 13.4 12.8 13.8 13.6 12.2 13.0 Average pigs born alive/litter 11.3 11.5 12.0 11.3 11.9 11.6 10.3 11.3 Average stillborn pigs 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.2 Percent stillborn pigs 9.0 6.0 7.9 8.8 11.1 10.2 12.7 9.3 Average mummies per litter 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 Percent mummies 3.0 2.5 2.9 3.4 2.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 Litters less than 7 born live 15 17 4 8 10 4 25 83 Percent < 7 born live 6.5 9.6 2.8 5.3 8.3 3.7 15.2 7.6 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 84.9 87.2 86.0 90.5 93.8 84.4 85.9 87.2 Adj. farrowing rate 85.8 88.9 88.1 92.1 94.5 85.7 86.8 88.5 Farrowing interval . 149 147 144 145 143 143 145 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 227 180 140 142 113 105 152 1059 Percent of weanings 21.4 17.0 13.2 13.4 10.7 9.9 14.4 100.0 Total pigs weaned 2454 1991 1486 1469 1182 1045 1492 11119 Pigs weaned per sow 10.6 11.1 10.5 10.2 10.4 9.7 9.3 10.3 Pre-weaning mortality 8.5 7.3 9.5 9.0 10.5 12.9 10.3 9.4 Net foster 25 76 -29 -4 -36 -51 36 17 Average litter weaning weight 146.6 146.6 146.5 143.4 143.6 140.8 135.5 143.6 Average age at weaning 18.7 18.2 18.7 18.2 18.3 18.8 18.0 18.4 POPULATION Ending female inventory 119 113 62 63 62 40 65 662 Percent of female inventory 18.0 17.1 9.4 9.5 9.4 6.0 9.8 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 Sows and gilts culled 10 11 12 16 20 19 67 181 Sow and gilt deaths 10 5 4 11 2 2 9 49 Average female inventory 111.6 90.0 77.1 66.9 57.8 47.5 55.8 641.4 Percent of average inventory 17.4 14.0 12.0 10.4 9.0 7.4 8.7 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 50.2 44.9 31.6 32.7 37.7 34.5 53.6 58.3 Ave NPD / parity record 18.4 17.2 13.0 10.8 13.7 11.4 13.7 21.0

Prod 2: Last 3 Months, Note P2 & Some P3 Increase

1. P2 Reaching Target

2. Herd BA Up .3

3. Herd BA < BM, Later P

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 OCT 03 - 31 DEC 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 12 JAN 04 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 77 77 30 39 47 24 43 401 Percent of services 19.2 19.2 7.5 9.7 11.7 6.0 10.7 100.0 Percent repeat services 7.8 3.9 3.3 2.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 Percent multiple matings 88.3 87.0 90.0 92.3 87.2 79.2 95.3 87.3 Weaning - 1st service interval 10.7 10.2 7.6 8.6 5.8 5.6 6.9 8.5 Percent sows bred by 7 days 73.2 77.0 79.3 76.3 95.7 95.8 90.7 82.2 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 85 70 38 50 48 27 56 374 Percent of farrowings 22.7 18.7 10.2 13.4 12.8 7.2 15.0 100.0 Total pigs born alive 969 825 479 572 569 312 599 4325 Average total pigs per litter 13.2 12.9 14.1 13.2 14.4 14.0 12.9 13.4 Average pigs born alive/litter 11.4 11.8 12.6 11.4 11.9 11.6 10.7 11.6 Average stillborn pigs 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.4 Percent stillborn pigs 10.2 6.3 7.7 9.7 15.0 14.5 14.8 10.8 Average mummies per litter 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 Percent mummies 3.2 2.2 2.6 3.8 2.7 3.2 2.2 2.8 Litters less than 7 born live 6 5 1 3 2 0 9 26 Percent < 7 born live 7.1 7.1 2.6 6.0 4.2 0.0 16.1 7.0 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 85.0 87.5 80.9 83.3 90.6 87.1 91.8 86.6 Adj. farrowing rate 85.9 88.6 84.4 84.7 90.6 90.0 91.8 87.8 Farrowing interval . 149 145 142 140 142 144 144 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 73 70 33 41 46 27 60 350 Percent of weanings 20.9 20.0 9.4 11.7 13.1 7.7 17.1 100.0 Total pigs weaned 769 751 379 450 481 264 596 3690 Pigs weaned per sow 10.5 10.7 11.5 10.7 10.5 9.4 9.6 10.4 Pre-weaning mortality 8.5 7.4 7.6 8.4 10.6 16.2 12.6 9.7 Net foster 1 -10 8 4 -27 -9 18 -15 Average litter weaning weight 145.2 150.1 160.9 156.6 141.2 137.2 137.1 146.5 Average age at weaning 19.3 18.5 19.6 19.4 18.2 18.8 18.3 18.8 POPULATION Ending female inventory 119 113 62 63 62 40 65 662 Percent of female inventory 18.0 17.1 9.4 9.5 9.4 6.0 9.8 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 Sows and gilts culled 1 3 4 8 4 3 19 45 Sow and gilt deaths 1 2 1 4 1 1 4 15 Average female inventory 109.7 102.8 68.5 63.9 59.2 47.3 61.4 640.0 Percent of average inventory 17.1 16.1 10.7 10.0 9.3 7.4 9.6 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 35.5 30.0 23.6 38.8 40.1 25.9 45.4 49.8 Ave NPD / parity record 11.6 11.1 10.7 12.5 12.5 11.4 12.6 16.8

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 AUG 01 - 31 JUL 02 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 15 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 1029 785 184 180 118 50 78 3347 Percent of services 30.7 23.5 5.5 5.4 3.5 1.5 2.3 100.0 Percent repeat services 9.6 6.0 10.9 10.0 6.8 16.0 17.9 10.5 Percent multiple matings 88.7 92.6 94.6 96.1 95.8 86.0 94.9 89.6 Weaning - 1st service interval 10.6 7.7 6.4 6.6 8.5 7.2 6.2 8.8 Percent sows bred by 7 days 64.9 78.7 85.4 84.6 82.7 73.8 89.1 74.3 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 971 868 185 164 130 73 95 2486 Percent of farrowings 39.1 34.9 7.4 6.6 5.2 2.9 3.8 100.0 Total pigs born alive 10443 10173 2316 1971 1569 801 1039 28312 Average total pigs per litter 11.6 12.6 13.5 13.4 13.3 12.2 12.4 12.3 Average pigs born alive/litter 10.8 11.7 12.5 12.0 12.1 11.0 10.9 11.4 Average stillborn pigs 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 0.8 Percent stillborn pigs 6.2 6.1 6.6 8.9 8.4 9.2 11.3 6.8 Average mummies per litter 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Percent mummies 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.0 Litters less than 7 born live 72 43 6 10 7 5 5 148 Percent < 7 born live 7.4 5.0 3.2 6.1 5.4 6.8 5.3 6.0 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 83.3 89.4 87.7 85.4 81.8 83.0 69.9 85.0 Adj. farrowing rate 85.3 90.5 90.2 88.2 86.7 88.0 84.8 87.7 Farrowing interval . 149 145 147 146 149 147 148 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 985 853 186 177 133 70 111 2515 Percent of weanings 39.2 33.9 7.4 7.0 5.3 2.8 4.4 100.0 Total pigs weaned 9874 8826 1927 1800 1288 602 978 25295 Pigs weaned per sow 10.1 10.7 10.9 10.5 10.1 8.6 9.8 10.3 Pre-weaning mortality 9.0 8.7 11.6 10.1 10.4 14.0 11.9 9.5 Net foster 332 -39 -36 -38 -107 -55 34 91 Average litter weaning weight . . . . . . . . Average age at weaning 19.6 17.9 18.6 19.0 18.1 18.5 18.2 18.8 POPULATION Ending female inventory 101 738 70 55 73 24 24 1224 Percent of female inventory 8.3 60.3 5.7 4.5 6.0 2.0 2.0 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 800 Sows and gilts culled 42 23 9 11 16 31 43 202 Sow and gilt deaths 16 18 4 2 4 4 3 60 Average female inventory 385.5 207.2 69.6 61.9 38.9 18.1 29.8 1133.3 Percent of average inventory 34.0 18.3 6.1 5.5 3.4 1.6 2.6 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 43.0 46.5 39.3 40.3 49.7 108.6 92.8 40.7 Ave NPD / parity record 17.1 11.1 14.8 15.2 14.9 26.9 29.1 14.0

Prod 3: Excellent 11.4, But Parity 1 Opportunity

2002 Recs (Prev)

• Age 220+ (200)

• Size 290+ (265)

• 2nd Estrus+

PARITY DISTRIBUTION REPORT PigCHAMP 4.10 1 AUG 02 - 30 SEP 03 (C) 1985,87,88,91,96 Univ of Minn FARM: Licensed to Danbred USA Printed: 15 OCT 03 PARITY ENTIRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+ HERD ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- BREEDING PERFORMANCE Total number of services 312 445 969 817 580 159 149 3817 Percent of services 8.2 11.7 25.4 21.4 15.2 4.2 3.9 100.0 Percent repeat services 6.1 14.4 8.6 10.0 5.5 10.1 8.7 9.1 Percent multiple matings 83.3 88.8 88.8 92.5 94.1 96.9 94.6 88.2 Weaning - 1st service interval 12.9 11.0 7.7 6.5 8.4 6.4 6.7 8.3 Percent sows bred by 7 days 52.9 60.6 78.2 86.5 75.5 87.4 83.1 75.8 FARROWING PERFORMANCE Number of sows farrowed 329 294 925 788 631 162 181 3310 Percent of farrowings 9.9 8.9 27.9 23.8 19.1 4.9 5.5 100.0 Total pigs born alive 3720 3584 10994 9407 7125 1861 1904 38595 Average total pigs per litter 12.6 13.1 13.0 13.2 12.9 13.4 12.4 13.0 Average pigs born alive/litter 11.3 12.2 11.9 11.9 11.3 11.5 10.5 11.7 Average stillborn pigs 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.5 1.2 Percent stillborn pigs 7.9 6.5 7.7 8.3 11.3 13.3 12.3 9.0 Average mummies per litter 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 Percent mummies 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.2 2.6 1.2 Litters less than 7 born live 23 12 43 30 46 10 20 184 Percent < 7 born live 7.0 4.1 4.6 3.8 7.3 6.2 11.0 5.6 Average litter birth weight . . . . . . . . Farrowing rate 84.4 87.2 88.3 86.1 86.3 85.3 75.4 86.0 Adj. farrowing rate 87.0 89.9 89.6 89.0 88.7 87.1 82.3 88.5 Farrowing interval . 151 147 145 143 142 144 145 WEANING PERFORMANCE Number of litters weaned 333 363 952 800 628 173 219 3468 Percent of weanings 9.6 10.5 27.5 23.1 18.1 5.0 6.3 100.0 Total pigs weaned 3394 3825 9827 8387 6274 1746 2044 35497 Pigs weaned per sow 10.3 11.1 10.5 10.7 10.3 10.9 11.4 10.6 Pre-weaning mortality 12.0 8.9 8.8 8.6 9.9 7.7 11.2 9.3 Net foster 132 65 -309 -246 24 49 376 91 Average litter weaning weight . . 220.0 . . . . 220.0 Average age at weaning 19.6 18.7 18.8 19.1 18.8 18.9 18.9 19.0 POPULATION Ending female inventory 108 66 126 131 495 47 72 1196 Percent of female inventory 9.0 5.5 10.5 11.0 41.4 3.9 6.0 100.0 Females entered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 350 Sows and gilts culled 20 33 63 60 38 21 59 296 Sow and gilt deaths 8 6 13 20 8 8 3 73 Average female inventory 103.1 218.7 294.8 250.5 142.2 47.8 42.3 1200.2 Percent of average inventory 8.6 18.2 24.6 20.9 11.9 4.0 3.5 100.0 Ave non-productive sow days 56.1 36.8 41.0 41.3 52.0 47.9 61.2 42.2 Ave NPD / parity record 20.5 31.9 15.2 15.3 13.7 16.5 16.7 16.1

P1 Increase .5 Pig, PRRS Flare Up During This Time, All P Equal 11.7

Feb 11, 03, Flush

1. P1 Goal, +.5

2. P2 +.5

3. All P => BM

4. WSC 27+

Litter size/parity TBA

7,07,58,08,59,09,5

10,010,511,011,512,012,513,013,514,014,5

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TBA

Agricola Super, Chile (1998)

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TBA/Litter

S. Edwards, UK (1999)

The litter size at the first parity has an effect on The litter size at the first parity has an effect on the average productivity during the sow the average productivity during the sow

reproductive life reproductive life

No Way to Max Born Alive w/o P1 &/or P2 Genetic Potential, 38% of Farrowings

Customers: Look For Relationship & Benchmark Numbers

Gilt Development EconomicsGilt Development Economics

Gilt Development EconomicsGilt Development Economics((Per Month)Per Month)

Assumptions

1. $36/7.5ft * 12ft = $57.60/12 = $4.80/Month

2. Feed $9/Month

3. Misc $.50

4. Total $12.50/Month, Add to Gilt Cost

Previous Lactation Influence on Previous Lactation Influence on Subsequent Born AliveSubsequent Born Alive

Top 10: 28.6 WA, 28.16 P/S/Y

Previous Lactation Length Influence on Subsequent Born Alive, All Parities

R2 = 0.98997600

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1 Day = ~ .10 Pig BA, Matches Danish Numbers

Previous Lactation Length Influence on Subsequent Born Alive, Parity 2

R2 = 0.90268728

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• Can We Influence w/ Gilt Development?

• Feed Intake ~ 4 Pounds Lower

• Can Smaller Gilts Handle Longer Lactation Periods


R2 = 0.83386869

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R2 = 0.96966706

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R2 = 0.90918566

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R2 = 0.97806115

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Previous Lactation Length Influence on Subsequent Born Alive, Parity > 6

R2 = 0.88400015

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Previous Lactation Length EconomicsPrevious Lactation Length Economics

Assumptions Avg 1 Day of Lact Length = .1 BA Number of Sows Equal

Previous Lactation Length EconomicsPrevious Lactation Length Economics

Farrowing Phase Adding Crates, Reduces/Eliminates Economic Incentive?

Value in Subsequent Performance? Adg, Death Loss, % Lean How do you Calculate? Fit the Model

• At Least $1.25/Pig in Research Model

Main, KSU Swine Day 2002

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