sekäarvo
Sikäarvo is a term used in veterinary medicine and animal husbandry to refer to the reproductive potential or fertility of a female pig, also known as a sow. It encompasses a range of factors that contribute to a sow's ability to conceive, carry a pregnancy to term, and farrow healthy piglets. These factors include her age, body condition, genetic background, and overall health. A sow with high sikäarvo is expected to have a high conception rate, a good number of piglets born alive, and a low mortality rate among those piglets.
Assessing sikäarvo involves monitoring various reproductive parameters. These include the age at which a sow first