UK - Pig producers coping with low prices are urged to make sure they stick to a strict culling policy and remove nonproductive sows.Ciarán Carroll, head of Teagasc’s pig development department, was speaking to UK pig producers during AHDB Pork’s webinar on ‘getting through tough times’.He calculated that 10 extra empty days per litter costs 27,000 a year for a 500sow herd, with one empty day costing 2.30.“Producers need to continually monitor sow performance and make sure they cull underperformers immediately,” Ciarán said. “Don’t try to restore condition."

　　英国猪肉生产商为对付较低的价格，被请求保证采取严厉的筛选方案移除不能生产的母猪。爱尔兰农业与食品发展部(Teagasc)猪肉发展项目尽职人夏兰卡罗尔(Ciarán Carroll)在英国农业及园伊⒅(AHDB)猪肉研讨会上就‘度过艰苦时期’发表讲话。他计算得到500头母猪的猪群一年产一窝仔，要额外浪费十天，费用是27000英镑，均匀每头猪每天费用2.3英镑。夏兰说：“生产商需要持续关注母猪繁殖能力，立即消除生产不佳的母猪。不要试图等待恢重。”