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2. It reviews changes in US market hog live weights, dressed weights, and dressing percentages over time as weights have increased from 1974 to present. Body composition, growth rates, and feed efficiency are also influenced by heavier market weights.
3. The author concludes that while heavier weights reduce unit costs, they impact many production aspects and require support from genetics, nutrition, and management improvements. Current economic conditions may put pressure on market weights but this will change over
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Dr. John Patience - Growth and development implications of marketing pigs at heavier weights
1. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
IMPLICATIONS OF MARKETING PIGS
AT HEAVIER WEIGHTS
John F. Patience
Applied Swine Nutrition
Dept. of Animal Science
Iowa State University
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
2. Tremendous Industry Success
• In 1975, the average sow produced 1,585 lb
pork per year).
• In 2009, the average sow produced 4,004 lb
pork/yr
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
3. Tremendous Industry Success
• In 1975, the average sow produced 1,585 lb pork
per year).
• In 2009, the average sow produced 4,004 lb
pork/yr
• Litter size increased by
40% to 9.62 pigs/litter
• Market wt. increased
by 12% to 271 lb
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4. Tremendous Industry Success
• In 1975, the average sow produced 1,585 lb pork per
year).
• In 2009, the average sow produced 4,004 lb pork/yr
• In 2009, the U.S. produced 23.02 billion lb of pork, from
about 5.8 million sows.
• Using 1975 productivity, it would require 14.5 million
sows, an increase of 8.7 million, to produce 2009
quantities of pork
• At an average sow feed cost of $336/sow/yr, the added
cost of these sows – just for feed – would be $2.95
billion per year, adding $26 to the cost of each pig sold.
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7. THE ULTIMATE HEAVY HOG: PROSCIUTTO
HAM – 160 KG LIVEWEIGHT (355 LB)
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8. CHANGES IN U.S. MARKET HOG LIVE
WEIGHTS
280
270
260
Live wt., lb
250
240
230
220
210
1974
1984
1994
2004
1976
1978
1980
1982
1986
1988
1990
1992
1996
1998
2000
2002
2006
2008
2010
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION NPB, 2012
9. DRESSED WEIGHTS BY NATION, 2010
250
200
Dressed wt., lb
150
100
50
0
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION FAOSTAT, 2012
10. CHANGES IN U.S. MARKET HOG DRESSED
WEIGHTS
210
200
Dressed wt., lb
190
180
170
160
150
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION NPB, 2012
11. CHANGES IN U.S. MARKET HOG WEIGHTS
DRESSING PERCENT
76.0
75.0
74.0
Dressing percent
73.0
72.0
71.0
70.0
69.0
68.0
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION NPB, 2012
12. CHANGES IN U.S. MARKET HOG WEIGHTS
DRESSING PERCENT
76.0
75.0
?
74.0
Dressing percent
73.0
72.0
71.0
70.0
69.0
68.0
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION NPB, 2012
13. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Impact on unit costs
– Packer
– Breeding herd
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14. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Impact on unit costs
• Supported by:
– Rapid improvement in genetics
– Evolution of feeding program design and implementation
– Increasing growth rates
– Feed additives
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15. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Impact on unit costs
• Supported by genetics, nutrition & management
• Marginal cost of additional weight
– Feed cost
– Floor and feeder space
– Trucking capacity
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
16. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Impact on unit costs
• Supported by genetics, nutrition & management
• Marginal cost of additional weight
• Acceptance by marketplace
– Fabrication of new pork products?
– Fabricating of existing pork products in different ways?
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17. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Impact on unit costs
• Supported by genetics, nutrition & management
• Marginal cost of additional weight
• Acceptance by marketplace
• Understanding the biology of the pig
• Body composition
• Growth rate
• Feed efficiency
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18. INCREASING MARKET WEIGHTS: ISSUES
• Positive impact on unit costs
– Packer
– Breeding herd
• Supported by:
– Rapid improvement in genetics
– Evolution of feeding program design and implementation
– Increasing growth rates
• Marginal cost of additional weight
– Feed cost
– Floor and feeder space
– Trucking capacity
• Acceptance by marketplace
– New product development?
• Understanding the biology of the pig
– Impact of market weight on
• Body composition
• Growth rate
• Feed efficiency
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19. CHANGE IN EMPTY BODY COMPOSITION
AS THE PIG GROWS
Ash Protein Water Fat
100%
80%
Percent of empty body
60%
40%
20%
0%
45 70 140 210 275 325
Live weight, lb
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
20. CHANGE IN EMPTY BODY PROTEIN
CONTENT AS THE PIG GROWS
30
28
26
24
Percent of empty body
22
20
17.3 17.2 16.6
18 15.9 16.1 15.9
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
45 70 140 210 275 325
Live weight, lb
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
21. CHANGE IN EMPTY BODY FAT CONTENT AS
THE PIG GROWS
30 Protein Fat
27 29.8
24
Percent of empty body
21 22.9
21.5
18
15 17.4
12
9
6 8.4
7.0
3
0
45 70 140 210 275 325
Live weight, lb
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22. CHANGE IN EMPTY BODY FAT AND WATER
CONTENT AS THE PIG GROWS
80 Fat Water
70 74.07
71.33
Percent of empty body
60
62.35 60.7
58.9
50 52.87
40
30
29.8
20 22.9
21.5
17.4
10
7.0 8.4
0
45 70 140 210 275 325
Live weight, lb
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APPLIED SWINE NUTRITION
23. MASS OF COMPONENTS OF EMPTY BODY
WEIGHT IN BARROWS FROM 55 TO 335 KG
Protein, lb Lipid, lb Moisture, lb Ash, lb
160.0
140.0
Component weight, lb
120.0
100.0
80.0
60.0
40.0
20.0
0.0
55 99 141 185 220 251 284 335
Live weight, lb
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24. GROWTH CURVE FOR CAMBOROUGH 29
GILTS FED LOW OR HIGH ENERGY DIETS
ME = 1.5 Mcal/lb ME = 1.3 Mcal/lb
325
275
Weight, lb
225
175
125
75
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Week
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25. ME INTAKE FOR CAMBOROUGH 29 GILTS
FED LOW OR HIGH ENERGY DIETS
ME = 1.5 Mcal/lb ME = 1.3 Mcal/lb
70
65
60
ME, Mcal/wk
55
50
45
40
35
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Week
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26. DAILY GAIN FOR CAMBOROUGH 29 GILTS
FED LOW OR HIGH ENERGY DIETS
ME = 1.5 Mcal/lb ME = 1.3 Mcal/lb
2.0
1.9
~180 lb ~235 lb
ADG, lb/d
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Week
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27. FEED EFFICIENCY FOR CAMBOROUGH 29
GILTS FED LOW OR HIGH ENERGY DIETS
ME = 1.5 Mcal/lb ME = 1.3 Mcal/lb
4.50
4.00
Feed Conversion
Mean = 3.14
3.50
Mean = 2.85
3.00
2.50
2.00
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Week
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28. PERFORMANCE OF 4 GENDERS ON TEST
FOR 98 DAYS FROM 75 LB
Gilts Barrows Boars Vaccinated SEM
Boars
Initial wt., lb 86.6a 86.4a 87.9b 87.9b 0.009
Final wt., lb 305.7c 313.0bc 334.8a 325.1ab 0.002
ADG, lb 2.31b 2.36b 2.60a 2.53a 0.004
ADF, lb 6.41c 6.96a 6.46b 6.70ab 0.066
Feed:gain 2.64b 2.76a 2.36d 2.50c 0.036
Means within a row with different superscripts differ, P < 0.05
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29. CONCLUSIONS
1. The trend to heavier market weights is encouraged
by reducing unit costs, is possible due to genetics,
nutrition and management but will influence many
aspects of production (see next presentation)
2. While live and dressed weights have increased more
or less linearly since 1978, dressing percent has
flattened over the past 5 years
3. As weight increases, % protein changes in a small
way, but fat and water change substantially – and in
different directions. Actual changes depend on
genotype.
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30. CONCLUSIONS
4. As weight increases, rate of gain declines after
reaching a peak between 180 and 240 lb, energy
intake increases but at a declining rate and feed
conversion rises (get worse) in an essentially linear
fashion.
5. Current market conditions of high feed costs and
low market prices will put pressure on market
weights, but this will change over time
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Editor's Notes
For most of you, this will be the first time you have heard me speak. So, I’ll take a minute to explain my approach, which is to begin my talk with a discussion on background information and basic principles. This is because we know that there are tremendous differences among farmsThe same pig will perform differently in different barns, in different seasons, under different health conditionsWe are also dealing with different pigs as well, among genotypes and within genotypesTherefore, and I can be accused of being too cautious, I am reluctant to make recommendations on nutrition that will apply under all conditions, because I know they will not.However, as I progress, I will move from principles to applications, hoping that you can then interpret my suggestions in the context of your own operationIn the interest of time, I am going to skip over some slides; you have them in your binder and therefore can get more details if you want themI would like to preserve my available time to focusing on the most important points
Sow gestation diet costs $265/ton; lactation costs $300/ton. Total hog slaughter in 2009 was 114 million head
Sow gestation diet costs $265/ton; lactation costs $300/ton. Total hog slaughter in 2009 was 114 million head
Sow gestation diet costs $265/ton; lactation costs $300/ton. Total hog slaughter in 2009 was 114 million head