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LAM-pig
Reproduction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Puberty | 6 months |
| Breeding season | year round |
| type of estrus cycle | continuously polyestrous, spontaneous ovulator |
| Length of estrus | 18-21 days |
| Length of heat | 2-3 days |
| Signs of heat | vulva red and swollen, stands when pressure applied to back |
| Gestation length | 114 days |
| Parturition | called farrowing |
| average litter | 1.8 |
| litter size | 10-12 |
| # weaned | 8 |
| weaned at? | 3-5 weeks |
| new born care | dip umbilicus in iodine, iron injection, ear notch, tail docking, clip needle teeth, sometimes castration |