USA 2004- 3rd Quarter (N= 269)
(Number of farms in the CD=377, 87 farms were excluded for not having data for the entire 3rd quarter and 21 farms were excluded for change in inventory >40%)
Measurement Mean Upper 10 percentile Lower 10 percentile
Average parity 2.6 3.4 2
Percent multiple matings 91.08 99.5 79.9
Percent repeat services 13.17 6.7 19.9
Ave non-productive sow days 63.08 40.6 89.8
Ave parity of culled sows 4.13 2.4 5.9
Ave parity of farrowed sows 3.54 4.3 2.8
Average age at weaning 18.19 20.7 15.9
Average female inventory 1482.7 2835.9 317.2
Average gestation length 115.28 116 114
Average gilt pool inventory 85.08 180.4 0
Average mummies per litter 0.23 0.1 0.4
Average pigs born alive/litter 10.44 11.2 9.6
Average stillborn pigs 9.94 0.6 1.3
Average total pigs per litter 11.61 12.5 10.7
Culling rate 44.96 25.5 65.9
Death rate 7.75 13.4 2.6
Entry - 1st service interval 31.02 62.7 0
Farrowing interval 145.87 140 153
Farrowing rate 75.81 85.7 59.5
Litters / female / year 2.28 2.46 2.07
Litters / mated female / year 2.4 2.53 2.25
Old lits / mated female / year 2.23 2.53 1.8
Old pigs wnd / Inv. female / y 20.5 23.8 16.3
Percent less than 7 born live 11.57 7 16.6
Percent sows bred by 7 days 82.47 93.5 68.7
Pigs weaned / lifetime female 35.46 50 20
Pigs weaned per litter weaned 9.23 10 8.4
Pigs weaned per sow 9.18 9.9 8.3
Pigs wnd / female / year 20.98 23.7 18.1
Pigs wnd / mated female / yr 22.07 24.5 19.4
PWM for farrowed and weaned 12.45 8.6 16.7
Replacement rate 52.4 23.3 79.8
Weaning - 1st service interval 7.65 5.5 10.1