NEW Data released last April 2, 2008 at PCARRD, Los Banos, Laguna
parameter 2004 2005 2006 2007 Target
no. of participating farms 40 39 36 29
litters farrowed 55,336 55,024 54,021 50,095
litter born alive 9.24 9.08 9.14 9.05 9.50
average birth weight (kg) 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.46 1.40
litter size at weaning 8.35 8.19 8.07 8.20 8.55
weaning age (days) 28.66 28.40 27.94 27.90 30.00
dry/rest period (days) 13.30 13.25 14.03 15.13 11.00
gestation period (days) 114.73 114.76 114.85 114.99 114.00
farrowing interval (days) 159.98 157.87 157.84 158.98 155.00
farrowing rate (%) 74.88 75.16 74.54 74.17 80.00
preweaning mortality (%) 9.63 9.66 11.57 9.38 10.00
mortality on total population (%) 3.84 3.55 3.60 3.64 2.25
adjusted 30-day weight (kg) 7.83 7.96 8.03 7.98 7.50
farrowing index 2.29 2.31 2.32 2.30 2.35
pigs weaned/sow/year 19.16 19.05 18.69 18.85 20.08
average daily gain (gm) 505 509 516 522 545
adjusted 180-day weight (kg) 90.98 91.63 92.89 94.02 98.00
adjusted 90-kg weight, days 179.62 178.25 176.04 175.08 165
Non-Productive DAys 22.72 20.80 22.07 21.63 16.00
Feed cost/kg live animal sold 53.46 53.00 54.63 58.05
farm efficiency 3.61 3.52 3.54 3.33 3.50
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source: De Castro, R.O., m.o. maleon, e.c. villar, v.g. arganosa, a.t. calud, m.a. torte, and r.m. galamgam (April 2008). pcarrd-psirdfi