# GENERAL INFORMATION 

1. Title of Dataset: Sow Dimensions 2025
2. Description of Dataset: Measurements of multi-sparious pre-farrowing sows from four Irish pig farms

3. Teagasc Department: Pig and Poultry Development Department
4. Teagasc Programme: Walsh Scholar Programme

5. Keywords:
6. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Walsh Scholar Programme
7. Does this data contain personal data (y/n):n

## Data Creator Information 
8. Data creator name (main researcher involved in generating/gathering the data): Alan Foley
9. Data creator email: alan.foley@teagasc.ie

## Principal Investigator (PI)/Supervisor Information 
10. Name: Emma Baxter
11. ORCID: 0000 0005 0671 8985
12. Email: emma.baxter@sruc.ac.uk


# RELATED PUBLICATIONS 
13. Links/names of publications that use the data: Measuring changes in physical size and predicting weight of sows during gestation; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000559?via%3Dihub
14. Links/names of other data that are related to the data:
15. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data:


# DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 
*repeat this section for each dataset as appropriate*

16. Number of variables: 9
17. Number of cases/rows: 9
18. Variable List: ID;Sow ear tag number;1-999, Farm;Location and year of each herd;Farms A-D and Years 2005-2025, Parity;Age of each sow;1-8, Length;measurement from snout to tail base;cm, Height;measurement from floor to top of back;cm, Depth;measurement from udder to top of back;cm, Width;measurement between two front shoulders;cm, EntryWeight;Body weight when entering the farrowing room;kg, Litter;Number of piglets born from sow;4-28
19. Missing data codes: *list code/symbol and definition*
20. Specialised formats or other abbreviations used:


# METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
21. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 

22. Include links or references to publications or other documentation containing experimental design or protocols used in data collection: 

23. describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data*
	The data frame was generated within Rstudio. Data from 2005 and the current study were merged into a single data frame containing; ID, farm, parity, length, height, depth, width, entry weight, and litter size.

24. Include full name and version of software, and any necessary packages or libraries needed to run scripts*
	 Rstudio, build 402

25. Environmental/experimental conditions if appropriate: 
 
26. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission:

27. Date of data collection: May-October 2025
28. Geographic location of data collection: Cork, Ireland


# SHARING INFORMATION
*Only applicable to data which will be made sharable*

29. Confirm you want to make this data openly available on the Teagasc Open Data Portal? (y/n): y
 
30. Does this dataset includes data obtained from third-party sources? (y/n): 
*Third party definition: Any individual, organisation, or body external to Teagasc that is not directly responsible for the creation of the dataset and over which Teagasc does not hold primary ownership or control of the data*

31. Are there industry partners or third parties with rights or interests in the data? (y/n): n

32.Recommended citation for this dataset: Foley. A, Boyle. L, O'Driscoll. K, Jessiman. L, Baxter. E, (2026) Sow body measuremnts
e.g. Doe, Jane and Smith, John. (2026). Data from the study. [dataset]. Teagasc Open Data Platform. http://dx.doi.org/10.17181920 (identifier) 

Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: 
The data is licenced for reuse under a Creative Commons 4.0 licence CC-BY-NC (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). 

# DISCLAIMER 
Teagasc makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for purpose of the information contained in this
dataset and accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use or reuse.

# COPYRIGHT
© 2026 Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority of Ireland)





