AGR 2350 Final: AGR2350 FINAL NOTES
17 Dec 2018
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Nursing pig 1kg at birth, wean 2-5wks. Free market: large price volatility, export dependent (major = us) Limited slaughter cap so export live to us. Priced on value of 7 market cutouts: rib, belly, butt, loin, picnic, ham, carcass. Use usd $/100lb b/c sell lots to us. Band over shoulder, body is dark brown/black. Specialize in maximizing genetic progress using tech + produce lines of healthy breeding pigs for cross-breeding programs. Best line of gilts + boars + cross breeding program vary w/ production facilities + market situation. Compete favourably w/ on farm selection of breeding stock. Companies become increasingly multi-national, capitalizing on advanced tech + large gene pools. Sows 1st estrus = 120kg, target breeding at 2nd estrus (150kg) Boars 1 boar/20 sows w/ natural breeding. 85% breeding is ai (still use teaser boars) # healthy pigs per sow per lifetime increased by: ^reproductive lifespan: >5 litters w/o decreasing litter size, milk production.
