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Abstract
Economic indicators in the pig production depend greatly on the results in
the piglet production. One of the factors which have impact on the piglet
production expenses is the period of the use of brood sows. Determining the
optimal period of the sow usage is made through the assessment of the optimal
number of the achieved farrows. In this paper, calculations of the prices have been
made for produced piglets relative to the moment of exclusion from the
reproduction process. Calculations show that the optimal period of the use of a
sow, from the aspect of the minimal price 6 to 8 parities, while the price of a piglet
increases afterwards. The advantage achieved by the high percentage of separation
should not be neglected: faster introduction of new lines of gilts and less energy for
meeting basic needs. On the other hand, apart from the decrease in the costs, low
percentage of separation results in the low percentage of second-farrows, more
fatlings per sow, lower percentage of gilts in the progeny, more space required for
sows in reproduction stage and less difficulties during the gestation period.