The highest 10% of Danbred sows weaned almost 42 pigs per sow 12 months in 2024, in keeping with a brand new report by the corporate claiming that its pigs have the very best productiveness on this planet.
The report, ‘Outcomes for DanBred Pigs 2025’, said that over the previous two years, the Danish breeding firm has achieved a ‘breeding progress’ of just about €5 per finisher pig over the previous two years, with piglet survival, sow survival and feed effectivity contributing essentially the most to the general progress.
Robustness traits accounted for 73% of the general progress, whereas productiveness and replica traits contributed 18% and 9%, respectively.
In 2024, the highest 10% of DanBred sow herds weaned 41.9 pigs/sow/12 months, with a piglet survival price of 82.1%. The highest 10% of DanBred finisher herds additionally demonstrated excellent feed effectivity at 2.23 kg feed per kg achieve and a median each day achieve of 1,162 grams. This leads to a manufacturing worth of €141 per pen per 12 months, the report stated.
The variety of weaned pigs per sow per 12 months has elevated by almost two pigs on common in solely two years, supported by a rise of 1.6 share factors in piglet survival. Amongst finishers, productiveness has elevated steadily and considerably, with a 5-7% enchancment in manufacturing worth per pen per 12 months.
“Our outcomes are based mostly on a big and certified knowledge set, which I see as a serious power. The report exhibits clearly what breeding delivers in the present day, but in addition what we anticipate sooner or later,” stated Christian Fink Hansen, director on the Pig Analysis Centre in Danish Agriculture & Meals Council.
Torben Aarris, CEO of DanBred, stated the massive knowledge set ‘proves that DanBred has a transparent benefit globally’. “These outcomes present that our genetics are main each by way of productiveness and in strengthening the profitability of our clients,” he stated.
Seeking to the longer term, the report forecasts that ‘general annual breeding progress’ is anticipated to achieve EUR €2.48 per DanBred finisher pig, with the most important contributions coming from piglet survival, sow survival, and litter achieve.
The total report is accessible HERE
