Module 4 Flashcards
How many gilts for one boar?
15-20 gilts
how many services per week with a 7 month of age boar or less?
None
How many services per week with a 8-10 month boar?
1 or every 5 to 10 days
How many services per week with a 11 month of age boar?
1 or 4 days
How many services per week with a 12 month of age of the boar?
2 or every 3 days
How many services per week with a 18 month/above of the age of boar?
3 to 7 or Every Other Day
It inhibits production of fresh and results into a very low fertility level.
Stale Semen
Is a very crucial point in a young boar’s life, it is important that it could suitable on a female that knows the rudiments of mating.
1st Service
Anatomy of Boar Reproductive System
Cowper’s Gland
Seminal Vesicles
Bladder
Glans Penis
Pampiniform Plexus
Testis
Cauda Epididymis
Sigmoid Flexure
Retractor Penis Muscle
Ductus Deferens
When should we make fertility check for boars?
30 days before starting to breed
Giving too much feed might lead to:
a. Obesity-laziness
b. Poor libido-poor mating results
c. Too heavy-leg problem
Newly arrived boars are isolated on how many weeks?
2 weeks
This help harden the claw horn of boars and it is once a week.
Footbath Treatment
How many weeks should a culled sows or finishing pig may be placed in a small adjacent pens?
At least 3-4 weeks
Solution for FOOTBATH TREATMENT:
5% COPPPER SULFATE
5% FORMALIN