Keeping the farm full of pigs

Summer issues	Gilt pool management
	Culling programme
Accurate pregnancy diagnosis
Oestrus detection
Increase total born	Reduce wean to service interval
	Lactation feed intake
	Increase gilt litter size – 220 days 130 kg
	Gilt selection programme
	2^nd litter size reduction
Increase number weaned	Decrease born dead
	Feedback programmes
	Breeding programmes
	Enhancing total born
	Select against scour
	Reduce preweaning mortality
	Increase colostrum
	Decrease fostering
	Increase lactation feed intake
Increase weight weaned	Increase lactation feed intake
	Decrease 2^nd litter size issues
Reduce post-weaning mortality	1^st five day management post-weaning
	Vaccine programmes
	All-in/All-out
More full value pigs	Water and general environment
Killing out %	Genetics
	Growth rate
	Seasonal issues
	Feed intake and water intakes
Increase liveweight	Sufficient room for summer
	Sufficient space in each room – note passageways
	More pigs in correct matrix