Sow won't cycle again

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pigfarmer1025
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Sow won't cycle again

Post by pigfarmer1025 » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:04 pm

I have a sow that farrowed in August and then I weaned her three weeks later. I purchased her as a bred female and was told that she was carrying her third litter. At the time time of weaning I planned on breeding her back. I gave her a shot of PG600 and ordered the semen. However she never cycled, I got in touch with my vet and tried again except I added a shot of lutalyse. As of December, I haven't noticed any signs of cycling. Is there something I am doing wrong or is she at the end of her sow career?

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Re: Sow won't cycle again

Post by Pac » Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:01 pm

I had a similar experience and used Matrix with success. I fed Matrix for 16 days and then used PG 48 hours after the last dose of Matrix. She came into heat with strongest, most textbook signs, I had ever had out of her. Stopped Matrix on Friday AM, gave PG on Sunday AM, was standing on Thursday PM. Up until I started the Matrix she had not shown any signs of heat.

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