A healthy well-fed sow will be able to rear at least 20 piglets each year. If the sow has too many piglets to feed, or if a sow dies, the young can be fostered ...

Approximately 90% of farrowings occurred from the second through the fourth year from birth. Farrowing rates between parities of 2 and 4 were higher than other ...

Usually, a sow or gilt will have 12 to 13 pigs per litter. • Sows nurse piglets until they are weaned at about 21 days of age. • Piglets weigh 13 to 15 ...

A sow can have her first litter at approximately one year of age. Did You Know? Pork is one of our favorite meats in the United States. It is high in vitamins ...

Do not serve the gilt at less then 210 days of age. Gilts served too early will still be maturing into their second pregnancy. Equally do not serve too late ( ...

30 апр. 2014 г. · The breeding animals have been selected to maximise the number of piglets they can produce in a year. On average, modern sows have 10 piglets ...

19 сент. 2018 г. · This index refers to the total number of piglets that a sow has weaned throughout its productive life.

Sows can produce over two litters per year with in excess of 20 piglets weaned. This is a very high reproductive rate compared to cattle and sheep for example.

The cycle then begins again, meaning a single sow can have up to 36 piglets in a year!

30 дек. 2007 г. · The average lifespan of domestic pigs (those that aren't slaughtered) is 10 to 15 years, with a few living considerably longer.