Outdoor sows are very much at the mercy of increasing and decreasing seasonal light patterns. Their hormone system cannot be fooled by controlled indoor lighting to get breeding 24/7. Still, autumn fertility can be resolved. Breeders who have their sows outdoors are in the minority – even so, these notes are for them. Outdoor breeders have to have plenty of land with the right well-drained soil, the right mild climate, dedicated ‘all-weather’ stockpeople and I believe t
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