Trends in the swine industry: productivity measures (1997)

Authors

Kevin C. Dhuyvetter
J L. Parcell

Keywords

Swine day, 1997; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 98-142-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 795; Swine; Industry trends; Productivity; Breeding herd efficiency

Abstract

Productivity has been trending up in the swine industry over the last 15 years. Much of the increased productivity is due to increased pigs/litter and increased market weights. The efficiency of the breeding herd (litters/sow/year) has been trending up in the U.S. but has remained relatively constant in Kansas.; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 20, 1997

Recommended Citation

Dhuyvetter, Kevin C. and Parcell, J L. (1997) "Trends in the swine industry: productivity measures (1997)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6540