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Piglet production and losses in the Nordic countries. |
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| Variable |
Denmark |
Finland |
Norway |
Sweden |
Iceland |
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| Number of sows |
1,100,000 |
161,000 |
80,000 |
160,000 |
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| Farrowings/year |
2.24 |
2.10 |
2.15 |
2.2 |
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| Live born/litter |
13.2 |
11.0 |
13.5 |
12.2 |
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| Dead born/litter |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.91 |
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| Preweaning mortality |
14.0 |
13.0 |
14.0 |
15.4 |
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| Total lost piglets |
8,156,000 |
890,000 |
490,000 |
980,000 |
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| Value per extra piglet |
- |
- |
580 NOK |
350 SEK |
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| Total loss, mill |
- |
- |
283 mill NOK |
344 mill SEK |
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Østerås et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49(Suppl 1):S14 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-S1-S14 |
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