USA – 4th quarter of 2003 (186 farms)
Measurement Mean Upper 10% Lower 10%
Average parity 2.64 3.6 1.5
Percent multiple matings 86.46 99.5 73.8
Percent repeat services 13.94 7.3 21.3
Ave non-productive sow days 71.56 46.5 102.1
Ave parity of culled sows 3.95 5.8 2.2
Ave parity of farrowed sows 3.5 4.2 2.8
Average age at weaning 18 15.2 20.7
Average female inventory 1142.33 2719.6 182.7
Average gestation length 115.29 114 116
Average gilt pool inventory 51.84 139.9 0
Average mummies per litter 0.23 0.1 0.4
Average pigs born alive/litter 10.27 11 9.6
Average stillborn pigs 0.92 0.6 1.2
Average total pigs per litter 11.42 12.3 10.6
Culling rate 41.22 21.6 60.2
Death rate 7.73 3.4 12.8
Entry - 1st service interval 28.13 68.8 0
Farrowing interval 148.77 141 158
Farrowing rate 75.45 84.7 65
Litters / female / year 2.23 2.41 1.98
Litters / mated female / year 2.34 2.51 2.13
Old lits / mated female / year 2.22 2.47 1.93
Old pigs wnd / Inv. female / y 19.48 22.6 15.9
Percent less than 7 born live 12.43 16.9 8.1
Percent sows bred by 7 days 84.49 93.7 73.2
Pigs weaned / lifetime female 32.88 47 17
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 9.04 9.9 8.3
Pigs weaned per sow 8.91 9.7 8.1
Pigs wnd / female / year 19.32 22.5 16.2
Pigs wnd / mated female / yr 20.31 23.3 17.2
PWM for farrowed and weaned 13.35 9 17.6
Replacement rate 80.52 29.1 89.1
Weaning - 1st service interval 7.69 5.6 10.2