Canada - 2003 Annual (61 farms)
Measurement Mean Upper 10% Lower 10%
Average parity 2.99 3.7 2.3
Percent multiple matings 80.62 97.8 61.6
Percent repeat services 10.58 5 16
Ave non-productive sow days 56.22 32.4 78.7
Ave parity of culled sows 5.17 7.55 3.2
Ave parity of farrowed sows 3.92 4.7 2.85
Average age at weaning 20.58 25.2 17.45
Average female inventory 846.71 1652.3 182.9
Average gestation length 115.22 114 116
Average gilt pool inventory 31.3 76.6 0
Average mummies per litter 0.22 0.1 0.4
Average pigs born alive/litter 10.87 11.7 10.05
Average stillborn pigs 0.82 0.6 1.5
Average total pigs per litter 11.89 12.9 10.95
Culling rate 38.13 25.2 53.7
Death rate 7.33 2.8 10.7
Entry - 1st service interval 24.69 46.3 0
Farrowing interval 149 156 143
Farrowing rate 82.07 89.45 74.85
Litters / female / year 2.29 2.45 2.1
Litters / mated female / year 2.38 2.51 2.23
Old lits / mated female / year 2.31 2.51 2.05
Old pigs wnd / Inv. female / y 21.7 25.65 18.9
Percent less than 7 born live 8.81 13.75 5.1
Percent sows bred by 7 days 86.98 93.4 78.9
Pigs weaned / lifetime female 45.85 67.5 26.5
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 9.55 10.45 8.65
Pigs weaned per sow 9.54 10.35 8.75
Pigs wnd / female / year 21.41 25 18.4
Pigs wnd / mated female / yr 22.23 25.5 19.6
PWM for farrowed and weaned 12.38 8.8 15.45
Replacement rate 64.6 30.9 69.8
Weaning - 1st service interval 7.53 5.8 9.45