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Pork production: Repeating sows and your boars

Post author:AF Digital team
Post published:June 11, 2018
Post category:Animal Health Ask our experts Breeding Experts

Question: I have a serious problem - nearly 50% of my sows repeat (come on heat after being served). I use 3 boars but, while the problem occurs in sows served by all the boars, it occurs more often with 1 of the boars. Can this be caused by a…

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Pork production: When are sows in heat and how long are they pregnant?

Post author:AF Digital team
Post published:November 27, 2017
Post category:Animal Health Ask our experts Breeding Experts

Question: I have just started pig farming and have 5 young females, 6 months old, and a 9 month old boar. I don’t know very much about pigs and I would like to know some figures related to pig breeding. I read that females should be 8 months old and…

Pork production: Repeating sows and your boars

Pork production: When are sows in heat and how long are they pregnant?

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