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by mict71
Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:38 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Farrowing help asap please
Replies: 5
Views: 2610

Re: Farrowing help asap please

Was she able to get pregnant again and did she carry it to term?
by mict71
Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:30 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Farrowing help asap please
Replies: 5
Views: 2610

Re: Farrowing help asap please

Do you mean she may never have been pregnant?
by mict71
Fri Jun 05, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: Farrowing help asap please
Replies: 5
Views: 2610

Farrowing help asap please

I have a Hereford sow who I induced to farrow on her due date with estrumate on wed. morning 10 am.By thurs. night 8 pm still no labor so I gave her oxytocin after checking to see if any pigs were logged. Canal was free and she started pushing shortly after that. By 2 am She wasn't making any progre...
by mict71
Tue May 12, 2015 8:02 am
Forum: NUTRITION
Topic: lactating sow ration
Replies: 1
Views: 1216

lactating sow ration

This will be the first time I farrow in a sow and was wondering if there is any place to find a lactating sow ration recipe? I have talked to my local nutritionists and they tell me that they don't deal much with pigs, and that I should just feed a basic 18 percent grower ration. Is this correct or ...
by mict71
Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: BOARS
Topic: Help picking red boar
Replies: 2
Views: 1741

Re: Help picking red boar

My sow is pure but not registered. Unless there is a way to register her litter I want to make the best pigs possible, as long as some are red. No matter what breed
by mict71
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:50 am
Forum: BOARS
Topic: Help picking red boar
Replies: 2
Views: 1741

Help picking red boar

I have a nice Hereford sow that has good thickness, and feet and legs. What I am looking for is a boar that will give her more length without loosing her width. Is there a Hereford boar that will do that? Or what would be a good boar to cross her with and still keep At least some of the litter being...
by mict71
Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: REPRODUCTION
Topic: repeating sow
Replies: 1
Views: 1073

repeating sow

I bought a sow that was bred 2 times with a boar, and since I have gotten her home I have bred her 2 times AI. My question is there any tricks to getting her bred? I did not pay a lot for this sow, but she is very correct. I would like to get at least one litter out of her. She is also very active, ...