Piglets vigor
AT Nucléus, all GGP piglets in females lines are weight individually at birth.
In 2020
|
Nb of piglets weighed |
Individual weight |
standard deviation of weight |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Large-White by Nucléus |
49 268 | 1.402 | 0.277 |
|
Landrace by Nucléus |
30 268 | 1.304 | 0.255 |
To farrow without any personal assistance is another aim. Gilts and sows Sérénis by Nucléus must produce numerous, heavy and homogeneous piglets without auxiliaires.
At testing time ( 5 months old ), genetic technicians score and register on female lines, the number of good and functional teats
In 2020
|
Nb tested females |
Nb teats |
Nb of functional teats |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Large-White by Nucléus |
13839 | 16.7 | 16.0 |
|
Landrace by Nucléus |
8997 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
Our gilts and sows are scored and selected for their abilities to produce milk and thus to get heavy and homogeneous piglets at weaning. In this aim, Nucléus technicians weigh piglets individually at weaning. These criteria and registered data enable to select Elite boars coming from Elite Sows.
