Many pig producers will be taking in batches of replacement gilts in split weights.
But Paul Thompson, veterinary adviser to pig-breeding company ACMC, reminds producers that, while it may seem very early to be thinking about summer, they should consider ordering extra replacements to cover production shortfalls caused by summer infertility — particularly if their herds have a history of this problem.
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