Hypor Libra: the world's most sustainable sow

Top 5 reasons why you should work with Hypor Libra

1. Best underline in the industry: 14+ functional teats​

At the nucleus and multiplier level, teat counting has been part of our final selection process for at least a decade. Mothers of the next generation must have a high number of functional teats and this is tested by letting her nurse as many pigs as teats during every lactation. We register individual birth and 14 day weights of all piglets to measure the milking ability of the sow.

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2. 96.3% of all piglets above 2.2 lbs. at birth

  • Heavy + uniform birth weights means:​
    • Fewer light weight pigs, lower pre-weaning mortality, higher weaning weights ​
    • Evenly matched competition for teats, sufficient colostrum intake ​
    • Less piglet management, cross-fostering, and caring for small piglets​
    • Become a full market value pig in fewer days​

  • The combination of heavy and uniform birth weights are one of the reasons why the Hypor Libra* should be your sow of choice.
Distribution of birth weight from a Libra to Magnus commercial system

3. Average piglet birth weight is 3.3 lbs.

  • Piglets that are bigger at birth are more likely to: ​
    • Have sufficient colostrum intake ​
    • Have lower pre-weaning mortality​
    • Have greater weaning weights​
    • Become a full market value pig in fewer days​

  • The combination of heavy and uniform birth weights are one of the reasons the Hypor Libra* should be your sow of choice.
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4. ​​Most efficient sow: +0.5 pigs weaned/mated female/year

  • It is important to consider the productivity of your sow farm at the whole herd level and across a span of time, not just a single gestation or lactation.​

  • There are many opportunities to improve the profitability of your sow farm and it starts with an efficient sow.​

  • The Hypor Libra* is perfectly balanced between prolificacy and efficiency
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5. Lower sow mortality: 2.2% advantage

The Hypor Libra has a lower sow mortality than the industry average.

  • It is important to consider the cost to replace those females with gilts
  • There are also hidden costs associated with sow mortality
    • Production cost: House/feed sows, deadstock/disposal
    • Lost opportunity: Salvage value for cull sow
    • Employee morale
Sow Mortality Table

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