Criteria for Selecting Breeding Pigs

 The Buying or Selecting Breeding Animal determines how the farm will perform and below are what every farmer should do while Selecting Breeding Animals;

1. Breeding boar(s) should be gotten from parents not related to each other

2. All the Breeding females should not be from the same parents

3. The teats (nipples) of the selected breeding animals should be minimum of twelve.

4. The source farm should be devoid of diseases and related health challenges

5. Check if the litters born in the source farm are carried to terms by the dam.

Teat counting at Pigfarma

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