TOPIGS Around the World
GLOBAL - TOPIGS breeds pigs by deploying the best breeding tools on a global scale, says the company, presenting results from its top-performing clients in the Netherlands, Canada, Russia and Brazil.
30 August 2011
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Some examples are individual feed intake recording, muscle scans on live animals, the company's ongoing birthweight programme and genomic selection combined with Pigbase and TOPIGS' breeding database that contains phenotypic data from almost 25 million pigs.
The result? A wide range of sow and boar lines from which the best genetic combination for farm conditions and market needs can be chosen. TOPIGS offers a high-performing genetic package for even the most challenging of conditions. That’s why top producers around the world use TOPIGS genetics.
Table 1 shows the results of the best farm per country.
| Table 1: Results TOPIGS’ clients | ||||
| The Netherlands | Canada | Russia | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farm litter index | 2.45 | 2.57 | 2.53 | 2.48 |
| Live born/litter | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 12.8 |
| Preweaning mortality (%) | 5.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 7.4 |
| Weaned/litter | 13.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Weaned/sow/year | 33.3 | 31.4 | 29.2 | 29.3 |
| Replacement rate sow (%) | 35 | 41 | 45 | 49 |
