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Recording and measuring the performance of pig herds, particularly breeding herds, is vital to gauge herd performance and subsequent profitability. Key indicators include: number born alive, piglet survival and kilograms of meat sold per sow per year. These need to be compared with the national average and hopefully with the top 10% of the national pig herds.

More specific indicators, which should be linked to targets, need to be recorded in breeding herds.