Selecting gilts for breeding

Conformation and physical soundness 

Good farming practice includes the correct Today’s gilts grow faster, reach puberty at heavier weights, and are mated both younger and leaner. Therefore, we are ultimately managing a more prolific mature sow that may be both leaner and larger in mature body size. For gilts to be successful in the breeding herd, young breeding females must be carefully selected and developed. 

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• General conformation
• Teats
• Vulva
• Temperament
• Gilt health and ovulation
• Feeding programme