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. 2016 Sep 23;11(9):e0163672. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163672

Table 1. Parameter values used in the metapopulation dynamics model reared in a 7-batch rearing system (from: [34,35]).

Parameter description Value
Duration of a sow reproductive cycle (days) 147
 - Duration in service room (days) 32
 - Duration in gestating room (days) 82
 - Duration in farrowing room (days) 33
Duration of a growing pig cycle (days) 182
 - Duration in farrowing room (days) 28
 - Duration in nursery room (days) 49
 - Duration in finishing room (days) 105
Interval between two successive batches of sows and pigs (days) 28
Culling rate after weaning for sows (%) 16.4a
Average number of piglets per litter 11.5
Number of sows per batch 24
Number of piglets per batch 276

Assumptions are based on current knowledge on swIAV.

a16.4% of breeding sows are culled at each reproductive cycle corresponding to a culling rate of 38.5% per year with 2.35 reproductive cycle per sow per year (reproduction performance values, [34]).