Autumn infertility

31-03-2008 | |
Gadd
John Gadd Topic: Pig Management
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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