This previous October we introduced a short lived survey amongst 333 customers that consisted of 2 questions concerning the weaning age of piglets. Particularly, within the first query, we requested what the typical age at weaning is of their device, and in the second one query, what they believe it’s going to be in 5 years. We won a complete of 246 and 177 responses for the primary and 2nd questions, respectively, from 51 international locations.
The result of the primary query indicated that 54% of the respondents lately wean their piglets at not up to 28 days, as mirrored in Determine 1. Even supposing we can not check the accuracy of the knowledge, we will see that the graph displays a transparent asymmetry to the precise. The imply and median are 26.6 and 26.8, respectively, even if we see variations in line with the continent.
| Continent | Median | Reasonable |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | 28 | 27.2 |
| Asia | 25 | 25.7 |
| Latin The us | 25 | 25.8 |
Determine 1: Present weaning age (333 survey)
In regards to the responses at the reasonable age at weaning in 5 years, as proven in Determine 2, greater than part of the 333 customers who participated within the survey (51.41%) suppose that we can means 28 days.
Determine 2: Weaning age in 5 years (333 survey)
Even supposing on reasonable the responses talk of an build up within the weaning age, if we overview the connection between the present weaning age and the age that the similar consumer estimates he/she can have in 5 years, we see that sure customers, particularly those that lately wean at over 24 days, additionally imagine a discount within the age at weaning in 5 years.
Determine 3: Evolution of weaning age in 5 years as a serve as of present weaning age (333 survey). X axis: present weaning age. Y-axis: anticipated variation in 5 years.
And, as we’re reminded by means of Enric Marco within the article about the most productive age for weaning piglets which he wrote for the twenty fifth anniversary of 333, again in 2009 Josep Barceló defined what, in his opinion, was once the most productive age for weaning piglets: 28 days. In 2023 we discover ourselves in the similar scenario, the typical age at weaning has now not but reached 28 days in Spain.