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NUCLEUS has provided some terminal Pietrain boars to VSK company (Russia) since 2011. Comparison between use of Duroc and Pietrain terminal boars on those pig production farms shows very good quality of Pietrain on main farm parameters. Comparison, done on 5823 pigs F1 x Duroc and 6720 F1 x Pietrain, shows better growth for crossbred Pietrain slaughter pigs (652g/ days of life vs 641g/days of life), lower mortality rate weaning-slaughtering (3.15% vs 3.39%) and better carcass yield (74.1% vs 73.7%). Those performances on farm confirm results from animals tested in French public stations: FCR (35-110kg): 2.31, ADG (35-110kg): 944g/d, Lean Meat: 65%

VSK Company

• 20 000 production sows
• Complete pig Chain (Feed to Retail)
• 150 NUCLEUS Pietrain boars/year
• Replacement of Large White and Landrace GGP animals