The aim of this observational study was to identify performance parameters, which can be used to predict market weight of a batch of pigs on commercial farms. Weekly retro- and prospective production records were obtained from three New Zealand pig farms. Observation periods on farms A, B, and C were 140, 127 and 90 weeks. Two modelling approaches were used for multivariable analysis to account for autocorrelation: An autoregressive (AR) and an ordinary least squares (OLS) regression model ( naive approach ). Each farm was analysed separately. Using an AR-model, four production parameters...
The aim of this observational study was to identify performance parameters, which can be used to predict market weight of a batch of pigs on commercia...