Agriculture Reference
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Table 11.1.
Summary of the predicted (Watson) and actual (trial data) number of pigs shipped weekly over a
5-
week period and their respective performances as
well as the average performance for the whole batch of pigs (cumulative) (From Nutreco Canada, 2012, unpublished data.)
Week
%
Farm gate weight (kg)
ADG (kg/day)
ADFI (kg/day)
FG
%
Difference
%
Difference
%
Difference
%
Difference
Shipped
Shipped
Actual
Predicted
Actual
Predicted
Actual
Predicted
Actual
Predicted
12
16
118
119
1.1
1.08
1.09
1.0
nd
3.10
nd
2.83
13
30
119
119
0.4
1.04
1.03
-0.7
nd
2.57
nd
2.49
14
32
119
117
-1.8
0.98
0.96
-2.7
nd
2.40
nd
2.51
15
0
16
22
122
123
1.2
0.89
0.90
0.3
nd
2.26
nd
2.52
Cumul. average
119
119
0.0
1.00
0.99
-0.9
2.544
2.53
-0.4
2.58
2.56
-0.8
ADG = average daily gain; ADFI = average daily feed intake; FG = ADFI/ADG
