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Un unproductive day It is any day that a sow is not producing piglets, that is, any day in which the sow is neither pregnant nor lactating.
An in-depth analysis of this parameter is very useful for detecting critical points, and especially for economically assessing reproductive problems we may be experiencing on our farms.
“These are themquestions we should ask ourselvesto be able to respond with information about our farm(s)”
What is the economic cost of an unproductive day?
It is obtained by dividing the annual maintenance cost of a sow by 365 days, and can range between 2,5 and 3,5 € per sow per day.
How many days is a sow on my farm unproductive on average per year?
The 2024 average for farms in the ADA target database, with more than 230.000 sows, was 43,9 days, that is, almost a month and a half.
How many of those days are due to each negative event on my farm (repeats, abortions, losses, etc.)?
In this case, it is very useful to classification defined by Dr. D. Yuzo Koketsu and that we use a lot in ADA, we give an example from the ADA database.
How many of those days are actually due to inefficiencies, and how many are unavoidable?
To do this, from ADA we define a new parameter, the inefficient days, are the unproductive days actually due to reproductive inefficiencies, excluding those that are unavoidable in the sow’s biological process, for example, the first 4 days after weaning. If you would like more information, you can Read this article.
In short, from the complete and exhaustive analysis of non-productive days, it can be obtain very valuable information to help you improve the reproductive, and therefore economic, efficiency of your farm.
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We put our experience and knowledge at your disposal to help you, to the extent you need and in the aspects you desire, to get the most out of your data analysis.
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