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Sow |
Female |
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Boar |
Male |
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Average life span |
3-4 years |
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Female reaches sexual maturity at |
4-6 weeks |
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Males reach sexual maturity at |
8-10 weeks |
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A sow will likely need a c-section if |
She has not been bred before 1 year , due to closure of the pelvic bones |
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Guinea pig should not be mated before |
12 weeks |
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Oestrus |
Every 16 days for 6-11 hours |
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Gestation |
62-72 days |
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If vitamin c is not provided in the diet |
They will die of scurvy |
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Vitamin c requirements for pregnant sows |
30mg/per kg bodyweight |
