Best pig management app for 2026: breeding, farrowing, feed, and growth records

Pig management is a timeline of linked events: service, pregnancy, farrowing, litter size, weaning, feed changes, growth, health, and sale. A pig management app is valuable when it keeps that timeline visible and helps the team act on the next event rather than reconstructing the history from separate sheets.

The best app for a pig farm should work for the scale and system you actually run. A small breeder may need clear sow and litter records; a grower may need group weights, feed usage, health, and sale performance. Mixed operations need both individual and group views.

Core records for a pig management app

• Sow, boar, piglet, litter, group, breed, ID, and date of birth.
• Service date, method, pregnancy status, expected farrowing, and outcome.
• Born alive, stillborn, fostered, weaned, mortality, and litter notes.
• Feed type, usage, cost, stock, growth, weights, and days on feed.
• Illness, treatment, vaccination, withdrawal, cleaning, and follow-up actions.

Breeding and farrowing records

Record service and pregnancy events as they happen, then prepare for farrowing with an expected-date view. After farrowing, capture litter size, losses, interventions, fostering, and weaning. Over time, the record helps you review sow performance and identify where the system needs attention.

Feed and growth performance

Group-level feed records become more useful when paired with weights, days on feed, mortality, and sale results. Use consistent weighing and group definitions so you can see whether a feed change is improving growth, increasing waste, or simply reflecting a different mix of animals.

A weekly pig-farm review

• Review sows due to farrow and check preparation tasks.
• Check litters with missing outcomes, slow growth, or unexpected losses.
• Review treatment follow-ups and withdrawal notes.
• Compare feed stock, usage, and group performance.
• Record one action for the next week and close it when complete.