farrowing
Pig litter delivery
Farrowing is a sow giving birth to a litter of piglets.
The term is specific to pigs and standard in farming contexts: The sow is due for farrowing next week, a farrowing crate.
A farrowing crate or pen is a specialized enclosure designed to protect piglets from being crushed by the mother.
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- damWater-holding barrier
- teatsMilk-dispensing projections
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- lactationMammary gland secretion
nursing · udder · maternal · water intake · postpartum · prolapse · savaging
Domestic porcine animals
- porcineOf or like swine
- pig farmingLivestock cultivation for pork
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
estrus · boar · genetics · selection · veterinary · immunization · record keeping · parity
Young swine offspring
- newbornInfant just delivered
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- suckleFeed at the breast
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
runt · stillborn · mummified · litter size · birth weight · survival rate · neonatal
Act of giving birth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- contractionsShortened word forms
birth · confinement · afterbirth · placenta · umbilical · nesting · expulsion · stillborn
Sturdy shipping containers
- pensHandheld writing implements
- heat lampsBulbs emitting infrared radiation
- railsGuiding metal bars
- flooringSurface underfoot material
bedding · straw · arks · ventilation · sanitation
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lactation · nursing · udder · maternal · water intake · postpartum · prolapse · savaging
swine
Domestic porcine animals
- porcineOf or like swine
- pig farmingLivestock cultivation for pork
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
insemination · estrus · boar · genetics · selection · veterinary · immunization · record keeping · parity · culling
piglets
Young swine offspring
fostering · runt · stillborn · mummified · litter size · birth weight · survival rate · neonatal
parturition
Act of giving birth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
contractions · birth · confinement · afterbirth · placenta · umbilical · nesting · expulsion · stillborn
crates
Sturdy shipping containers
- pensHandheld writing implements
- heat lampsBulbs emitting infrared radiation
- railsGuiding metal bars
flooring · bedding · straw · arks · ventilation · sanitation
- livestock farmingcattle ranch, dairy farm, stud farm, sheep shearing, pig farm
- animal husbandrybreeding, sire, dam, stud, captive breeding
- pig farmingpigs, hogs, pig farming, pork industry, hog farming
- animal breedingbreeding, dog breeding, mating, gestation, crossbreeding
- livestock breedingbreeding, artificial insemination, insemination, mating, semen
- livestock workherding dogs, cattle drives, shepherding, penning, gathering
farrowinggestation
Carrying offspring in womb
breeding · conception · mating · insemination · pregnancy