Bulk tanks for feed delivery and storage complement each production barn. Boar power typically consists of two Yorkshires, one Hampshire, and one Duroc.
Sows are hand-mated in groups with the breeding period restricted to seven days for each group.
So, the average pig reaches market weight in approximately 165 days. With optimum conditions and management, the unit should produce 475 market pigs per year. With proper conditioning and management, selected gilts are bred at six and one-half months to farrow at one year of age. Gilts are moved into farrowing groups as post-farrowing sows are culled.