breeding gilts

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SJarman
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breeding gilts

Post by SJarman » Thu Oct 11, 2018 11:04 am

I've got a group of 5 gilts born in Feb we are trying to get to cycle. We have exposed them to the boar but haven't seen much of anything from them. They were exposed daily for about 3 weeks. what is everyone's recommendation now? A PG600 shot to all 5? Can we breed off any heats following a PG600? Anything that doesn't respond to a PG600 would you start on Matrix? Any input on managing and getting gilts bred is great.

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Re: breeding gilts

Post by buckibri » Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:55 am

Teaser boar should be 9-10 mos old to really crank out the pheromones in his saliva that turns the girls on. How are you exposing him to the gilts?

Stressing them by hauling them around in a trailer for an hour can help. Mixing with other pigs is also a good stress inducer.

PG also works well in most cases.

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