This is a project managed by Norwegian wine, the company responsible for pig breeding in Norway. Norsvin is at the forefront of breeding in a global context, a lot of Norwegian pig genes are exported abroad. The goal of the project is to find characteristics that are important for maternal characteristics and durability of the TN70 sow.
TN 70 is a cross between a Norwegian bred Landsvin and a Yorkshire line (z-line) originating from the Netherlands, these sows have maternal qualities that are at the top of the world when it comes to pigs. Yes, she is simply the world's best sow, which is constantly being developed to become even better.
In addition to input data, Mære contributes with weighing animals, measurements of back fat, temperature measurements with an IR camera, ammonia measurements and submission of tissue samples for genetic selection.
Measuring subcutaneous fat on the back of sows provides a basis for determining whether weight changes are due to loss of muscle or fat.
IR images are taken of the sows to record temperature during farrowing and lactation, looking for a correlation between body temperature, production characteristics and shelf life.
