From data to decision: Implementation of a sow replacement model

Jeff Hindsborg; Anders Ringgaard Kristensen

doi:10.1016/j.compag.2019.104970

From data to decision: Implementation of a sow replacement model

Jeff Hindsborg
, Anders Ringgaard Kristensen^*

^*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

Sektion, Production, Nutrition and Health

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Abstract

An implementation of a sow replacement model is presented. The model estimates the economic value and potential of sows based on litter size history and inseminations of the individual sow as well as herd specific information about production level, farrowing rates and mortality. Herd specific prices and feeding are also considered. The software, called SoLiv, is both a decision support application for culling strategies in pig farms and an evaluation tool for consultants and veterinarians. The application supports the management software AgroSoft and Cloudfarms from which historical data is extracted and analysed using dynamical models, in order to assess herd specific trends. Further, the software can display historical trends, determine the optimal age distribution, and ascertain historical losses by having a non-optimal culling strategy.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Artikelnummer	104970
Tidsskrift	Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
Vol/bind	165
Antal sider	4
ISSN	0168-1699
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.104970
Status	Udgivet - 2019

Finansiering

The software described in this Application Note has been developed with support from “Promilleafgiftsfonden for Landbrug” which is a Danish production levy foundation. It can be downloaded for free from the home page of the project 1 http://www.pigit.ku.dk/soliv . 1 . A demo database is included in the download. The Application Note has been written as part of the PigIT project funded by the Danish Council for Strategic Research (Grant No. 11-116191 ).

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