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Over 30 Weaned Piglets Per Year
06 July 2011
US - Cardinal Pork is a farrow-to-wean farm of 2400 sows. Since becoming a TOPIGS multiplier in 2008, the production has improved dramatically compared to the previous genetic line they were using.
The ease of management in the TOPIGS sow combined with its high productivity has far exceeded performance expectations.
The TOPIGS 20 sows are achieving 12.78 liveborn piglets per litter and 12.12 weaned piglets per litter, with over 30 piglets weaned per mated female per year.
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