PIC®X54

Fertile. Functional. Future-ready.

In specialised piglet production farms with growing herd sizes, robustness, reproductive reliability and piglet quality determine economic success. That’s why PIC®X54 was developed: an F1 sow offering genetic excellence – robust, functional, and highly fertile.

More Quality Piglets. More Profitability.

Your advantages at a glance:

33+ weaned piglets per sow per year

Highly efficient reproduction for maximum productivity

Large litters of vigorous, uniform piglets

Higher pre-weaning survivability and strong nursery performance

Selection for functionality & robustness

Better structure, more teats, fewer removals

Strong performer in large and specialised units

Reliable even under demanding housing conditions

Modern Breeding – Practically Applied

PIC®X54 combines exceptional fertility with targeted selection for practical traits such as teat number, birth weight, structure and piglet vitality.
By integrating digital selection methods, data from the maternal GNX crossbred programme, and large elite populations in Europe, PIC®X54 delivers sustainable genetic progress – specifically tailored to European production systems.

Genetic Foundation of PIC®X54

PIC®X54 is an F1 hybrid sow created from two highly fertile dam lines:

L04 – Hyperprolific Landrace
L05 – Hyperprolific Yorkshire

These lines were integrated into PIC’s breeding programme in 2018 with the aim of combining the potential of high-performance Danish sows with PIC’s genetic innovation.

Breeding Progress

Larger litters. Heavier piglets. More uniform litters. More teats.

L04 – 38% with 15+ teats (2019: 24%)
L05 – +100 g birth weight since 2020
PIC®X54 – larger & more uniform litters: 70% of litters with 16+ liveborn, 15.8 liveborn average in 2024 (+0.8 in just 4 years)

PIC®X54 – Performance*	Top 25% Farms
Weaned piglets/sow/year	38.4
Pre-weaning mortality (%)	10.5
Weaned piglets/litter	16.5
Parity at removal	6.5
*Based on evaluation of over 30,000 sows in Germany

Focused breeding work
By combining fertility and functional traits, PIC improves the performance of the PIC®X54 and makes daily handling more efficient and less labour-intensive.

Breeding Progress
– Focused, Measurable, Relevant

Litter size

+ 0.25

Piglet birth weight

+ 150 g

Number of functional teats

+ 0.05

Pre-weaning mortality

– 3 %

Robustness & reproductive success
(new trait)

+++

Weaned piglets/sow/year

+ 0.5

Much has been achieved in a very short time.

Since 2018, PIC has consistently developed the X54® parent lines using cutting-edge technologies. Thanks to genomic selection, digital phenotyping, and clearly defined, data-driven breeding objectives, X54® has become a high-performance, functional option for modern pig producers.