2001 Breeding Herd Summary- USA
Measurement Mean Mean to Mean+1Std >Mean +1 Std
BREEDING PERFORMANCE      
Repeat Services, % 14.0 12.7 9.5
Multiple Matings, % 85.5 88.7 88.3
Entry-to-first-service interval, days 37.5 37.3 38.3
Sows bred by seven days, % 84.2 85.5 87.6
Weaning-to-first-service interval 8.0 7.3 6.7
Average nonproductive days 87 72 57
FARROWING PERFORMANCE  
Average gestation length 115 115 115
Average parity of farrowed sows 3.4 3.4 3.4
Farrowing interval 149 146 143
Farrowing rate, % 69.0 73.3 79.8
Average total pigs per litter 11.3 11.4 11.8
Average pigs born alive/ litter 10.2 10.3 10.7
Average stillborn pigs 0.9 0.9 0.8
Average mummies per litter 0.2 0.2 0.3
Percent <7 bornalive 11.9 11.4 9.0
PWM for farrowed and weaned 13.8 13.2 10.9
Litters per female per year 2.1 2.2 2.3
Litters per mated female per year 2.2 2.4 2.5
Old litters/mated females/year 2.0 2.2 2.4
WEANING PERFORMANCE  
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 8.9 9.1 9.5
Average age at weaning 18.3 18.1 17.5
Pigs weaned per sow 8.8 9.0 9.6
Pigs weaned/ mated female/ year 19.7 21.2 23.6
Old pigs wnd/ mated female/ year 18.5 20.5 23.1
Pigs weaned/ female/ year 18.6 19.9 22.3
Pigs weaned/ lifetime 30.6 31.5 35.3
POPULATION  
Average female inventory (AFI) 942 1085 1249
Average gilt pool inventory 64 71 74
Average parity 2.5 2.5 2.6
Replacement rate, % 57 60 56
Culling rate, % 39 40 42
Death rate, % 6.8 7.2 7.0
Average parity of culled sows 3.8 3.9 4.0
#Farms Included=786        Mean (based on Pigs Weaned/Mated Female/ Year)=19.7          STDEVP=3.07