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I'm not a pig person, so this may be daft. However, for our sheep, we slap coloured raddle paste on the tup's chest, which then marks the backs of the ewes that have been served. I can't see why that wouldn't also work for pigs if you reapplied it regularly?
If she is standing she is ready to be served and he would mount her quite quickly. Sometimes the boar leaves marks down her sides from his feet and rubs the hair on her back in front of her tail. She will only be receptive for a short period of time so you won't see excessive activity. If you left them to it then you will probably have missed the event. Your gilts will probably cycle reasonably close to each other so you could just run them all together and watch for each one brimming. Make a note of dates and watch to see if they cycle again.
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