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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: patmci on July 14, 2009, 04:59:47 pm

Title: gilts and milk
Post by: patmci on July 14, 2009, 04:59:47 pm

hi I am just wondering do gilts not have much milk for there first litter but get more after that. I have just been looking at some pics of oldspot sows and their teats were dropping a lot further down than our gilts did. Is it just that it is their first litter that they teats are not lower down.

Regards Patrick

Title: Re: gilts and milk
Post by: Farmer on July 14, 2009, 05:15:47 pm

Quite right Patrick - a Gilts teats will develop more after the first litter and after a couple of litters with up to fourteen piglets hanging off them a Sows udder is apt to sag and will not fully return to their former shape. (I'm sure the ladies in the forum may have a few comments to make on this question, but to my knowledge they don't make bra's for pigs). Hope this helps

Regards, Farmer
 :farmer:

Title: Re: gilts and milk
Post by: sausagesandcash on July 14, 2009, 09:15:40 pm

Ah farmer, you put it far more delicately than I ever could  ;D

Title: Re: gilts and milk
Post by: Tullywood Farm on July 14, 2009, 10:40:48 pm

I wonder if M&S will reduce the price of Pig Bras when they make them as well as BIG Bras  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
Regards
Joe :)