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Sow lifetime
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The Pork Business Authority contents
April 2015 · Volume 60, No. 4
Blueprint focus
Sow lifetime productivity can be defined
as the total number of quality pigs a sow
weans from the time she becomes breed-
ing eligible until she is removed from the
herd. Accordingly, the primary compo-
nents of sow lifetime productivity are the
duration sows remain productive in the
herd and the viability and productivity
of piglets prior to weanin
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OVERVIEW Potential productivity captured for li
OVERVIEW Continued from page 5
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NEONATAL MANAGEMENT Realize potential early By
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REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE of exposure per fema
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LACTATION MANAGEMENT First lactation management
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