Donkeys on a farm near Sturgis, SK.
All pork operations require proper ventilation.
Pigs are grouped according to size in order to minimize aggressive behaviour.
Saskatchewan producers market more than two million pigs per year.
Saskatchewan pork is exported to more than 90 countries including the United States, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Cuba, and Russia.
Pigs like to keep themselves and their pens clean.
Contrary to popular belief, pigs do not sweat as they do not have any sweat glands.
Farmers move the weanlings out of the nursery when they reach approximately 25 kg.
Pigs have poor eyesight but they make up for it with a very good sense of smell.
Pigs have 9 to 14 piglets per litter. A mother pig or sow has two litters of piglets every year.
The average Saskatoon resident uses 230 litres of water per day while a pig uses seven litres per day.
A sow is pregnant for three months, three weeks, and three days.