Question : How can one make 5 sows come into heat at the same time to cut costs of transporting semen and AI technician from one location to another? Answer : You need to take control over your pigs’ oestrus cycles. Remember your female pigs are either gilts or sows. A gilt is a young female that has never given birth. A sow is a reproductively active female pig on a farm. Gilts They come into puberty on average at around 24 weeks! To take control over their cycles, carry out " Boar Exposure ." Boar exposure is creating contact between your gilts and a mature boar for purposes of inducing heat. Procedure 1. Introduce a boar to your gilts (one or in a group of not more than seven) every day. 2. Make sure every gilt in the group smells the boar. Ensure contact between each gilt and the boar. 3. Check for signs of heat each day before introducing the boar to the gilt pen. Don't introduce a boar into gilts on standing heat because they may end up mated by the
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