Key points for raising replacement gilts: grouping and exercise methods

Group housing of replacement gilts: replacement breeding pigs are kept in mixed male-female groups from 2 months of age, with 10 to 12 pigs per pen, and separated into single-sex groups from 4 months of age, with 5 to 6 pigs per pen. Intensive exercise for replacement gilts: exercise is very important for replacement breeding pigs, as it can train the physique, promote the development of bones and muscles, and ensure a well-proportioned, firm body shape. It can also prevent excessive fatness and limb and hoof diseases, strengthen the physique, and promote the enhancement of sexual activity. They can exercise in an exercise yard, or be kept on pasture for exercise, with at least 1 day per week of free activity in the exercise yard.