Dam Lines Selection

3 pig breeds and specific dam lines have been selected to represent the biggest French database selection with 6 000 sows.

AXIOM’s cores are also present abroad over Europe, Canada and Asia.

AXIOM French Large-White

The French AXIOM Large-White is the result of more than 30 years of selection. These days it is one of the market’s most prolific Large Whites.

 

Choosing the AXIOM French Large-White means you are guaranteed:

  • uniform litter
  • more piglets
  • maximum litter weight gain

How do we do it? By selecting our Large-White on:

  • the number of live births
  • Litter quality at birth
  • the number of functional teats
  • the consumption & growth index
Prolificity
42%
Litter quality
19%
Growth and index
31%

AXIOM French Landrace

The Landrace AXIOM also has a large part of its target selection dedicated to prolificacy. Recognized for its maternal qualities, the selection objective increases the quality of the Landrace AXIOM range by selecting the birth weight and uniformity of the litter.

 

Choosing AXIOM French Landrace means you are guaranteed:

  • heavier weaned piglets
  • easy to manage sows
  • high fertility and longevity of the sows

How do we do it? By selecting our Landrace on:

  • The ADG
  • Litter quality at birth
  • the number of functional teats
  • the consumption & growth index
Litter quality
15%
Productivity
55%
Growth and index
28%

Adénia

Choosing Adénia means you are guaranteed:

– higher numbers and heavier piglets at weaning

– easy to manage sow

– Highly profitable ((high lean gain, high feed intake)

How do we do it? By selecting our pure breeds on:

• the number of live births

• feed intake

Youna

Choosing Youna means you are guaranteed:

• more piglets, weights, consistent, profitable

• a lineage that is easy to manage (sows with good fertility and longevity)

How do we do it? By selecting our purebreds on:

• the average daily gain for Youna sows with higher milk potential and better maternal qualities

• the number of functional teats

Tai Zumu

This unique worldwide line is very prolific and autonomous. As a result, it produces remarkable litter weights by using the new AXIOM ADG consumption indicator.

Choosing the Youli GP gilt and the Youna parental gilt means you are guaranteed:

  • litter uniformity
  • high milk production
  • a high number of piglets weaned per sows

How do we do it? By selecting our Tai-Zumu on:

  • The ADG (a unique AXIOM index for an easy to manage, maternal sow)
  • The number of live births
  • Average birth weight
  • Carcass qualities
Litter quality
45%
Growth and index
13%
ADGqmat
42%

Youli

Choosing gilt GP Youli means you are guaranteed:

  • high milk production
  • a high number of piglets weaned per sows
  • finishing pigs of the same standards as level as the Large White and Landrace

 

How do we do it? By selecting our purebreds:

  • The ADG (a unique AXIOM index for a easy to manage, prolific sow)
  • The number of live births
  • Average birth weight
  • Carcass qualities