There are a number of factors that are in play when looking at the reproductive soundness of a potential replacement gilt. No matter what, we all want our sows to be happy, healthy, and at the same time product healthy piglets. In this article we will discuss the various
This guide is to help anyone raising hogs for meat to effectively screen replacement gilt candidates before adding them into their breeding herds. The visual appraisal can help you identify replacement gilts with various issues that can negatively impact sow longevity. In this article I will discuss the conformation and structural soundness, feet and leg…
We’ve all seen a little pig rolling around in the mud and loving every second of it. But the question comes up “why do they do it?” Many people think that it’s because pigs are dirty animals. This is not the case, pigs are actually very clean animals. In this article we dig in to…
Pigs are mammals with stocky bodies, flat snouts that can move independently of their heads, small eyes and large ears. They are also highly intelligent, social animals, and are found all over the world. Pigs are in the Suidae family, which includes eight genera and 16 species. Among those species are wild boars, warthogs, and…
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