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When your sow is in heat, it’s time to inseminate! Watch my two part video series below to learn all you need to know about the tools to artificially inseminate a gilt or sow and the process! Part 1 covers supplies, where to get them, and some helpful hints. Part 2 walks you through the insemination.
Thanks for the video! Over on my farm, we’re deciding whether we want to keep a boar, rent a boar, artificially inseminate, or some combination. Maybe I missed it in the video but, I’m curious, do you follow AI with natural cover by boar, in case the AI fails? Or do you simply breed again if you don’t detect pregnancy in 1 month? I’d really appreciate your response.
Thanks again for great the video! You’re really helping out beginning farmers like myself.
I strictly AI, no clean up boar. If she didn’t settle for some reason I would breed again next cycle. My sows have very strong heats and it is very obvious they are coming into heat which gives me time to order semen again if necessary
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Hey there,
Thanks for the video! Over on my farm, we’re deciding whether we want to keep a boar, rent a boar, artificially inseminate, or some combination. Maybe I missed it in the video but, I’m curious, do you follow AI with natural cover by boar, in case the AI fails? Or do you simply breed again if you don’t detect pregnancy in 1 month? I’d really appreciate your response.
Thanks again for great the video! You’re really helping out beginning farmers like myself.
I strictly AI, no clean up boar. If she didn’t settle for some reason I would breed again next cycle. My sows have very strong heats and it is very obvious they are coming into heat which gives me time to order semen again if necessary