Canada 2004- 3rd Quarter (N=56)
(Total number of farms 66. Six farms were excluded for not having data for the entire quarter. Four farms were excluded for percentage in inventory >40)
Measurement Mean Upper 10 percentile Lower 10 percentile
Average parity 2.81 3.4 2.3
Percent multiple matings 86.69 97.4 72.6
Percent repeat services 9.1 5.3 12.8
Ave non-productive sow days 51.38 34.1 68.5
Ave parity of culled sows 4.97 3.4 7.2
Ave parity of farrowed sows 3.78 4.3 3.2
Average age at weaning 20.13 23.2 16.9
Average female inventory 1008.32 2568 305
Average gestation length 115.18 116 115
Average gilt pool inventory 49.12 111.2 0.1
Average mummies per litter 0.28 0.1 0.4
Average pigs born alive/litter 10.9 11.6 10.2
Average stillborn pigs 0.96 0.6 1.3
Average total pigs per litter 12.13 13 11.4
Culling rate 38.03 24.9 52.1
Death rate 7.91 13.2 3.1
Entry - 1st service interval 32.62 52.1 0.1
Farrowing interval 144.82 141 150
Farrowing rate 82.22 90.6 72.2
Litters / female / yr 2.34 2.48 2.21
Litters / mated female / yr 2.45 2.55 2.32
Old lits / mated female / yr 2.34 2.59 2.08
Old pigs wnd / Inv. Female/yr 22.43 25.8 20
Percent less than 7 born live 8.75 5.6 12.4
Percent sows bred by 7 days 89.21 94.5 83.2
Pigs weaned / lifetime female 43.75 59 32
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 9.89 10.7 9.1
Pigs weaned per sow 9.65 10.3 9
Pigs wnd / female / yr 22.58 24.6 20.7
Pigs wnd / mated female / yr 23.67 25.6 21.9
PWM for farrowed and weaned 12.27 9.6 14.7
Replacement rate 45.29 32.1 60.8
Weaning - 1st service interval 6.59 5.4 8.4