A group of 11 producers bought their lap tops along to a meeting in Newbury to discuss the crucial role of production recording and the interpretation of records.
The afternoon covered all aspects of what to record, what constitutes good recording and which reports can be utilised to make decisions on farm.
Most units were outdoor breeding units so the we concentrated on sow recording.
Farrowing: Correct
farrowing recording including born alive and the benefits of dating piglet
deaths.
Service
Area:
Recording service dates and the number of pieces of information you can put
against this, such as who did the serve, for a quick analysis of success rates
Gestation:
Pregnancy scanning data and how to manage the NIPS in a recording program.
Setting
targets on the recording system and 'when is a gilt a production sow?' were also
key areas of discussion.