On December 21st, the Changrong Hypor great-grandparent (GGP) breeding pigs that meet your needs for easy management and continued profitability will return home. Hypor is one of the world's leading suppliers of pig breeding. We are committed to providing superior genes to meet different needs, including maternal gene transmission. The purebred maternal lines Hypor Great White and Hypor Landrace use a balanced breeding approach that combines reproductive efficiency, piglet quality and fattening characteristics to create parent breeders that are suitable for any system. The following properties play an important role in this.

Retention

Waste and loss in animal production systems can greatly affect the economic value of output. Sow health and retention is a very important indicator, not only to maintain high animal welfare standards, but also to remain profitable. In Hypor's breeding program, litter size and sow health are both critical.

Looking at retention from a product perspective, when retention-related performance data was compared between different genetic suppliers, Hypor's parent breeders stood out.

Using sows that stay in the system for a longer period of time saves money on renewing sows and makes management easier.

How Hypor selects for vitality

CCPS is an important method for measuring and selecting for vitality. CCPS uses information from boars' purebred and crossbred offspring to assess their genetic potential under commercial farm production conditions. With CCPS, Hypor tests hundreds of offspring per boar and collects data on how these offspring perform under production conditions on commercial farms.

Uniformity

Homogeneity is another key feature that provides the best value to farmers. The selection of the newborn weight of piglets should take into account not only the actual weight, but also the difference in the weight of littermates. Hypor's goal is to produce a large number of high-quality, heavy-weight, near-birth weight piglets. "Average primary body weight" is a term that is often heard. But in reality, an average weight of 1400 grams can mean piglets in the weight range of 800 grams to 2000 grams. For all of Hypor's products, Hypor is committed to reducing the difference in birth weight per litter. To get the most value, Hypor wanted to make sure that each piglet had a high birth weight and that "tail biting" was eliminated. From a product point of view, the Hypor Magnus (Benefit Duroc) is arguably the epitome of high-quality piglets, with an average newborn weight of 1.5 kg, with a small variation in weight, with 96% of piglets weighing more than 1 kg.

To maintain this standard and improve piglet quality, Hypor continuously measures the birth weight of each piglet in both nucleus and commercial farms. Heavier, more uniform piglets are more likely to be most efficiently converted to feed and are also more likely to reach full market value in less time.

How Hypor selects for homogeneity

Throughout the growth phase, Hypor measures body weight and feed intake in order to select the most efficient pigs for growth and feeding. With the addition of new phenotypes, such as those collected by camera techniques, the ability to select for homogeneity has also improved. These targeted selection criteria ensure good consistency in the selection of breeding stock, which in turn improves the economic efficiency of the entire supply chain.

Feed Efficiency

With feed costs accounting for 70% of the total cost of modern pork production, feed conversion has a significant impact on a producer's profitability. Through extensive use of automation, Hypor closely monitors and controls feed intake and frequency, feeding behavior, and the weight of pregnant sows in the core farm. This data can help improve feed conversion and promote growth.

Genetic Trends—Hypor Magnus

Looking at the genetic trends in Hypor products, the example of Hypor Magnus shows the progress made in improving feed conversion. In fact, the selection metrics for the Hypor Magnus prioritize feed conversion (30%), followed by growth.

Retention, homogeneity and feed conversion are three traits that can have a huge impact on your operating bottom line. Choosing high-quality, tailor-made pig genetics from the outset can bring great value to you and the rest of the chain.