Is there one method fits all to measure sow herd efficiency?

09-01-2019 | | |
A better metric to measure sow herd efficiency. Photo: Mark Pasveer
A better metric to measure sow herd efficiency. Photo: Mark Pasveer
Comparing sow herd performance is not always easy as sometimes different farms apply different calculations or metrics. Which metrics would really make sense and when applied, do the same farms still emerge on top? US researchers found an answer – and the question, indeed – was rhetoric. The ability to maintain sow lifetime histories and to report herd performance has improved markedly over the past 40 years as computer software has evolved to take advantage of faster and larger computer pr


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Ken Stalder Iowa State University USA