The National Agricultural Survey (ENA 2017), carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), details that among the main results was found that the country has 1,497,551 head of cattle.

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The report states that "... 70.4% of cattle are females, which affects the reproductive and growth capacity of the herd. During the period from January 1 to December 31, 2017, it is estimated that 428,277 animals were born on the farms. Of these, the largest proportion are meat animals (40.3%) and dual-purpose animals (37.9%). As for the distribution by sex of the animals born, 47.6% were males and 52.4% were females."

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Regarding pigs, it is detailed that "... The number of pigs reported was 334,934 animals, of which 88.0% are for meat production. The remaining 12.0% corresponds to pigs destined for reproductive work, where females or bellies predominate (92.7%). According to the above, there is an approximate ratio of 13 wombs per boar.

The number of pigs born on the farms was 611 377 animals, obtaining a ratio of approximately 16 piglets per female. The average number of births per female in 2017 was 1.6; the number of weaning days of the animals averaged 34 days; and the days between weaning and pregnancy averaged 15 days."

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