Choosing a breeding animal of any species can seem overwhelming if you don’t know what to look for. Choosing a gilt that you intend to breed is no different. I’m here to guide you through the process ...

An exotic gilt of the Large White Yorkshire (LWY) breed housed in the pig farm of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) has given birth to 16 live piglets in the first ...

According to Dr Williams Guma, an animal expert at Bulindi Zardi – Hoima, a Naro institute that recently held the Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic 14th edition, a breed is a group of pigs with similar ...

Rearing healthy and fast growing pigs is the key ingredient for a successful venture. You want to raise gilts that will give birth to as many piglets as possible that are fast growing as well as ...

BREEDING AND SHOWING THESE HOGS. ARE YOU CUTE? YEAH. YOU’RE CUTE. DOROTHY AND ELPHABA ARE NOT ONLY CUTE, BUT A RARE BREED IN NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE MASON PIGS IMPORTED FROM CHINA WITH A NAME THAT ...

The economic ups and downs of the “pig cycle” are accepted to a degree as a part of pig farming, with margins fluctuating between positive and negative during the past two decades. Deadweight pig ...

Three hundred thirteen-five is a beauty and sure to have beautiful babes, too. Born on March 30, the fifth piglet in litter 313, she’s an elite sow, bred to produce several generations of breeding ...

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