A young female pig, known as a gilt, reaches maturity and can be bred, between day 170 and 220. Length of heat (estrus): 17-23 days; how long heat lasts: 24-72 hours. Gestation (pregnancy) is 114 ...

- Majority of your pigs will cycle in the first 20 days of boar exposure. - Once the heat is detected for the first time, record the date. The gilt will cycle again every after 18 - 22 days.

The pigs' estrus cycle will be monitored as one way to determine if the animals are experiencing PCOS, since one syndrome characteristic is very irregular cycle lengths. In addition, egg quality will ...

A young female pig, known as a gilt, reaches maturity and can be bred, between day 170 and 220. Length of heat (estrus): 17-23 days; how long heat lasts: 24-72 hours. Gestation (pregnancy) is 114 ...