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gilt a female breeding pig that has not yet had a litter of piglets. gilt anestrus failure of gilts to show the first estrus at a sufficiently early age. Being confined and with no boar in the environment plus failure of the attendant to recognize estrus behavior are significant contributors to the total loss. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A telltale sign for the hog market would be if hog slaughter starts to outpace implied levels and increased numbers of sows and gilts are in the slaughter mix--signs of herd liquidation. Background: Calmer began farming in 1975 with 80 acres and 10 gilts. Ben had 10 gilts and said, 'I don't know if you want to raise hogs, but we've been keeping records and we make most of our money on hogs,'" recalls Marlene. |
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