Pig breeding and artificial insemination

Field of interest
Pig
Duration
4 weeks

Learn how to collect and prepare the semen, detect heat for insemination, detect pregnancy in sows, and develop a solid breeding strategy with the study "pig breeding & artificial insemination".

  • 4.180,-
  • 4 weeks
  • Barneveld
  • Tailor-made

For whom

The pig farm manager study is for:

  • managers
  • extension officers
  • teachers and instructors in the field of pig production

Programme

These training themes are included throughout this programme:

  • orienting on market possibilties and developments
  • making a business plan

Results

Next to improving a pig herd’s genetic makeup, you learn how to select new breeding stock, execute AI on a farm level, and assess the right time to inseminate. You can collect and prepare the semen correctly, detect heat for the right moment to inseminate, detect pregnancy in sows, and develop a solid breeding strategy. With your newly developed competencies, you return to your home country a confident and well-trained professional.