Table 2.
Productivity index of pig with the different growth stages
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Pregnant sow | Farrowing sow | Weaning pig | Growing pig | Fattening pig | |
Productivity index | Non-productive sow days1 |
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Survival rate | Survival rate |
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Non-productive sow days (NPD) = 365 − [(litter/sow/year)×(gestation days+lactation days)]; adapted from Shaw (2005).
Survival rate (%) = [1 − (number of pigs that died/total number of pigs)]×100.