1. Quality survival Project manager Dorthe Poulsgård Frandsen
Danish Pig Research Centre
PattegriseLIV Regional meetings
March

2. A cute cat – is a dead cat
7. december 2018

3. A cute piglet – is a live piglet
BUT…..
It must be kept alive in the best possible way and the cheapest possible way 
7. december 2018

4. Value of an extra piglet
Factor
Effect per pig at weaning
Effect on litter weight, 12 piglets after 24 days
One more piglet in the litter
÷150 g
+4 kg
Dier en 1. kuldsso
÷200 gram
÷2,4 kg
Én gris vejer 100 gram mere ved fødsel
+200 gram
+0,2 kg (vejer alle grise 100 gram mere, så +2,4 kg)
En ekstra diedag
+2,4 kg
Én lille gris tilsat mere end 2 dage efter faring
÷300 gram (resten i kuldet mister 150 gram)
+5 kg ÷1,65 kg
Ekstra gris – tabt tilvækst
+/-
7. december 2018

5. Value of an extra piglet
1 piglet of 7 kg = DKK 190
1 kg pig = DKK 9.26
11 piglets of 7.00 kg = DKK 2,090 per litter
12 piglets of 6.85 kg = DKK 2,263 per litter

6. A small piglet – is a good piglet
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7. Difference: small and large piglet
birth  slaughter
Difference: small and large piglet
= + 63 g/day
Study:
9,000 pigs in 9 herds

8. Weaning weight mortality in weaner unit
Study:
9,000 pigs in 9 herds

9. Piglets moved from the litters
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10. Piglets moved from and to the litters
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11. A small piglet – is a good piglet
Runts: 12-16% of all weaned pigs
Trial with 1,100 runts in two herds
7. december 2018

12. Optimized weaner pen
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13. It makes sense to wean runts in an optimized weaner pen
Nurse sow Optimized pen
Start weight kg kg (NS)
After 1 week kg kg (***)
After 7 weeks 24.9 kg kg (NS)
Mortality % % (NS)
Marginal costs DKK22/pig DKK11/pig
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14. Factors affecting weaning weight
Effect per pig at weaning
Effect on litter weight , 12 piglets after 24 days
Sectioned management in farrowing unit
+230 g
+2.8 kg
Sundhed ved at holde ”skæg og snot for sig”
Afledte effekter i klimastald og slagtesvinestalde???

15. 3.5 %
Study:
9,000 pigs in 9 herds
7. december 2018

16. Who is transmitting the infection?
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17. Quality Survival
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18. Thank you
7. december 2018