Researchers compiled data from millions of pigs from all phases of production that had been in production for a minimum of three years to establish multi-year comparison analysis to ensure an accurate picture of the productivity of the national swine herd. The 2019 dataset represents 1,588,246 sows across 600 farms, as well as 15,666,136 nursery pigs, 17,479,763 finish pigs and 8,023,610 single-stock wean-to-finish pigs.
Sarah Mikesell grew up on a five-generation family farming operation in Ohio, USA, where her family still farms. She feels extraordinarily lucky to get to do what she loves - write about livestock and crop agriculture. You can find her on Twitter or LinkedIn.
21 September 2020
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