Farrowing pen – For farrowing and rearing piglets
Boar’s pen – Houses the boar and used for mating
Weaner’s / Fattener’s pen – houses piglets from weaning to marketing stage.
Gilt’s pen - Houses young females / gilts upto service age / 12 months
In-pig pen - Houses pregnant pigs before they are moved to the furrowing pen.
Kavungya answered the question on June 12, 2019 at 13:25
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