Progress You Can Measure: Driving Results Across Every Stage of Pork Production

At Topigs Norsvin, measurable progress is more than a tagline; it’s a commitment to delivering tangible improvements for pork producers. Through science-driven genetic advancements, we’ve made significant strides in key areas that directly impact productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Here’s how we’re helping producers succeed:

Birth Weight, Litter Size, and Number of Teats: Building Strong Foundations for Productivity

In the last decade, we’ve achieved a +1.3-ounce increase in piglet birth weight. This improvement isn’t just about heavier piglets; it’s about producing healthier, more uniform litters. By reducing birth weight variation, we’ve ensured more predictable and manageable outcomes for producers. These gains, driven by our Piglet Weighing Protocol, also translate to heavier weaning weights and improved finishing pig performance.

We have not only increased piglet birth weight, but we’ve also increased the average litter size by 0.7 piglets total born and 1.1 piglets weaned per litter. Larger litters are crucial for improving the efficiency of pork production, and by focusing on early phase vitality, we’ve ensured that more piglets survive and thrive. This results in higher weaned pig counts, driving greater productivity and profitability for producers.

To support these larger litters, the TN70 sow has realized a +1.4 increase in number of teats over the last decade. Phenotypic trends confirm that the number of teats has increased in line with the number of piglets born alive, ensuring that sows can effectively wean their entire litters. These advancements highlight our commitment to delivering solutions that optimize productivity from the very beginning.

Feed Efficiency and Average Daily Gain: Maximizing Growth and Sustainability
Topigs Norsvin genetics have made significant advancements in total feed efficiency (TFE) and average daily gain (ADG), two critical factors for sustainable pork production. Over the past decade our full program products have improved at similar rates:

• TN Tempo × TN70: Improved by 0.77 lbs less feed per lb of live market weight, saving 231.49 lbs. of feed when raising a pig to a market weight of 300 lbs.
• TN Duroc × TN70: Improved by 0.71 lbs less feed per lb of live market weight, saving 211.64 lbs. of feed when raising a pig to a market weight of 300 lbs.

These improvements mean producers need less feed to achieve the same market weights, reducing costs and improving sustainability.