Is it time to re-assess your weaning age?
By Bernard Peet BSc., Pork Industry Consultant, Canada - When I started my career in the British pork industry 30 years ago, 5-week weaning was the norm and a good breeding unit would produce 21 pigs weaned per sow from 2.2 litters/sow/year. During the 1980's, most of the industry in Europe moved to 3-week weaning in order to increase litters/sow/year (LSY) to 2.35-2.40, resulting in the potential to achieve 24 pigs or more weaned/sow.
13 February 2003
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