- In commercial operations, a new boar should always be checked for fertility and diseases associated with abortion and birth of dead pigs.
- Regulate the breeding load of a boar.
Recommended breeding load of boars at different ages.
| Ages, months | No. of Services per week |
| 7 or less | None |
| 8-10 | 1 or every 5-10 days |
| 11 | 1 or every 4 days |
| 12 | 2 or every 3 days |
| 18 and over | 3-7 or every other day |
