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Livestock and smallholding · LK-07
Pig Farrowing and Litter Record
A free printable pig farrowing record — sow, parity, service and farrowing dates, born alive, stillborn and weaned, one line per litter.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Keep each sow's breeding history on one page, so decisions about which sows to keep are made from records rather than impressions.
Who it is for
Smallholders with a few sows, pedigree breeders and small commercial units.
How to use it
- Fill it in at the pen on the day — assistance and timings blur within a week.
- Record parity every time; without it the numbers cannot be compared.
- Record losses honestly, including the ones you would rather forget.
- Note what you would do differently with this sow next time.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: One line per farrowing — sow, boar, born alive, losses and what was weaned — so a sow's history is on paper rather than in somebody's memory.
A record of the farrowing, not guidance on it. This records what happened. It sets no target litter size, no weaning age and no intervention point: those depend on your breed, your housing and your vet. Losses are recorded honestly here because a season read back without them teaches nothing.
How to use this sheet
- Fill it in at the pen, on the day. Timings and assistance are the details that blur first.
- Record the sow's parity — it is what makes the numbers comparable.
- Note anything you would do differently with this sow next time.
Write-on lines: Holding · Year · Recorded by · Sheet
Table, 7 rows: Sow tag · Parity · Boar or AI ref · Served · Farrowed · Assistance · Born alive · Stillborn · Weaned · Weaning date · Notes
Ruled lines: What to change next farrowing
Questions
What litter size should I expect?
The sheet does not say, deliberately. It depends on breed, parity, condition and system, and a printed figure would set the wrong expectation for most keepers. Your own records after three or four farrowings are the best benchmark you will get.
When should I intervene at a farrowing?
That is a judgement made in front of the animal by somebody who can see it, and it belongs to you and your vet. This sheet records what you decided.
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