What is a breeding catheter?
Contoured to facilitate access to the cervix. The flexible collars allow it to adapt to both gilts and sows. Sow Foam Catheters. These foam catheters feature the classic “M” style molded foam tip to improve cervical lock and reduce back flow. They are ideal for sows.
What is the purpose of swine breeding Spirette?
The advantage of this method is that for those sows who are hard breeders or have damage from farrowing or have cysts, the spirette in PCIA will bypass the cervix or a blood cyst. PCAI catheters go six to nine inches farther into the female reproductive tract and semen still has to be inserted into the uterine horns.
How many years can you breed a sow?
Sows can breed anytime of year. You should know that if you keep your piglets with the sow for longer periods of time, more than the 8 weeks, the sow may come back into heat before the pigs are weaned.
How many days does a pig stay in heat?
21 day
Sows and gilts have an average 21 day heat cycle, although this can range from 17 to 25 days. An average animal in heat today will be in heat again in three weeks.
What are insemination rods used for?
Protective rods or sheaths are used in herds or for specific cows where vulvovaginal infection is a problem. When this system is used, the standard insemination rod and plastic sheath are inserted into the larger protective rod or sheath.
What is the most common breeding method for swine?
Mating techniques used to breed sows and gilts varied by size of site. Pen-mating was used most commonly on small sites (84.4 percent), compared to large sites (6.4 percent). Artificial insemination was used for mating sows and gilts on 91.3 percent of large sites (Figure 2).
How long is the gestation period for pigs?
Wild boar: 115 days
Javan warty pig: 122 days
Pig/Gestation period
How many times a year can a sow give birth?
A mature sow can have one to two litters per year.