Title: What is the Gestation Period for a Pig - Happy Farm - Farm Animal Report
Headings: What is the Gestation Period for a Pig – Happy Farm
What is the Gestation Period for a Pig – Happy Farm
How Long is a Pig Pregnancy
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1. Breeding/mating:
2. Dry sows or Gestating:
3. Farrowing ( Birth giving ):
4. Lactation (milk feeding ):
5. Weaning the Piglet:
6. Growing the Pigs:
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Content: Farrowing ( Birth giving ):
At about a week prior to when a female pig is ready to give birth, they are often taken off the gestating region, into a farrowing or you can say a labor room for female pigs, where they can safely give birth to their piglets. 4. Lactation (milk feeding ):
Sow (female pigs) stay in the farrowing area and are allowed to nurse their new piglets for about 3–5 weeks until the piglets are weaned from their care of breastfeeding. 5. Weaning the Piglet: As soon as the piglets are weaned from their mothers (sows), the sows will then be taken back to the breeding region of the pigsty. And the piglets, on the other hand, will be taken to a weaner accommodation or space on the farm. However, the pigs can only be transferred into the weaner accommodation, as soon as the pens or sheds have been cleared of any old pigs by the farmer (pig owner), by taking the pigs to the next available space or to market them out to buyers. Overall, the sheds where these new piglets that have just been weaned will be accommodated, should be thoroughly cleaned, sterilized and if possible, left empty for at least a day, before these new sets of pigs take over space. 6.