Author Topic: Scanning sows  (Read 3206 times)

PK

  • Joined Mar 2015
  • West Suffolk
    • Notes from a Suffolk Smallholding
Scanning sows
« on: February 16, 2021, 11:30:25 pm »
Does anyone routinely scan their pigs to confirm pregnancy? If so, what type of scanner?

harmony

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Scanning sows
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2021, 10:12:52 am »
I would think @alang might be a likely person.




landroverroy

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Scanning sows
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2021, 11:43:19 am »
I used to scan them some years ago with a doppler scanner - like midwives use to listen to babys' heartbeat. You just get the noise which confirms pregnancy, but no picture. 
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vfr400boy

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • one life live it
Re: Scanning sows
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2021, 07:54:56 pm »
When I worked on the pig farm all sows was scanned and it was very simple when  you got the nack , I can't for the life of me remember the make of the scanner was just a hand held one with a screen on and a probe coming off it ,

landroverroy

  • Joined Oct 2010
Re: Scanning sows
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2021, 08:02:15 pm »
Does anyone routinely scan their pigs to confirm pregnancy? If so, what type of scanner?


If you've just got one or 2 pigs you can ask a sheep or cattle scanner to scan them for you and ask them about their machine.
Rules are made:
  for the guidance of wise men
  and the obedience of fools.

 

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