The sows have been bred and will be ready to farrow at the Iowa State Fair! Pregnancy was confirmed by ultrasound 35 days after breeding. This is the same technology used for humans! These images show the embryonic vesicles where the embryo has begun to develop inside the sow’s uterus.
Interested in learning how the piglets develop? Follow along for updates all the way to farrowing (birth) at the State Fair!