The breeding boar should be (made) docile and easy to handle. Be gentle when handling animals. Do not hit and hurt animals. This boar is too aggressive and too difficult to manage and should not be used for breeding.
Ensure a boar’s first service is accomplished with a right-sized female who is strongly on heat.
4. Oestrus cycle, natural and artificial breeding and farrowing date Sows come in heat 7 - 15 days after weaning, and then after every 21 days until they become pregnant. Correct management of the newly weaned sow is essential to ensure all sows come in heat strongly.
In heat 7-15 days after weaning.
In heat every 21 days till pregnant.
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