Kregel - Discussion Panel - Evaluating Sow Housing Decisions

ELECTRONIC SOW FEEDING

IOWA PORK CONGRESS - JANUARY 23, 2013

John Kregel

Pork Producer

Clayton County

• 4 Year comparison between stalled gestation versus pen gestation.

• Average female inventory for stalled unit was 2434, and large pen was 2938.

• Stalled unit was built in 2005 and pen unit was built in 2002 as a stalled unit and expanded in 2007 to include large pens.

• Sows in large pen unit are bred in stalls and moved to pens when found preg. Pos. at aprox. 30 days.

Large Pen Comparison – 4 Year Avg.• Wean to first service -1.3

• Farrowing rate -1.35

• Adj farrowing rate -1.59

• Average total born -.06

• Average live born -.20

• % stillborn +1.68

• % mummies -.53

• Pigs weaned /sow -.07

• Pre wean mortality -1.0

• Replacement rate +5.57

• % female deaths

and destroyed -.29

• Avg non productive

Sow days +3.1

• Litters/mated

female/year +.02

• Pigs weaned/

Mated female/year +.06

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