Production Schedules
4-week weaning 3-week weaning
Week Event Sows Week Event Sows
1 Breed Gestation 1 Breed Gestation
2 Gestation 2 Gestation
3 Gestation 3 Gestation
4 Preg check by ultrasound Gestation 4 Preg check by ultrasound Gestation
5 Gestation 5 Gestation
6 Gestation 6 Gestation
7 Gestation 7 Gestation
8 Gestation 8 Gestation
9 Gestation 9 Gestation
10 Gestation 10 Gestation
11 Gestation 11 Gestation
12 Gestation 12 Gestation
13 Gestation 13 Gestation
14 Gestation 14 Gestation
15 Gestation 15 Gestation
16 Farrow Clean barn;sows 16 Farrow Clean barn;sows
17 Lactation 17 Lactation
18 Lactation 18 Lactation
19 Lactation 19 Lactation
20 Lactation 20 return-to-estrus 6 days
21 return-to-estrus 5 days 1 Breed
1 Breed
Gestation days 114 Gestation days 114
Lactation days 28 Lactation days 21
return-to-estrus 5 return-to-estrus 5
non-productive days 10 non-productive days 10
Total days 157 Total days 150
Cycles per year 2.32 Cycles per year 2.43