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Improper management of piglets born in winter can easily lead to death; how to keep them alive
Cold winter, improper management makes piglets prone to death, how to keep winter-born piglets alive
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How should sows be raised to produce more piglets?
1. Select good gilts to keep. Gilts should be selected from the offspring of high-yielding boars and sows, and attention should also be paid to selecting those sows with many teats. 2. Appropriate age for first mating is very important. Generally, under normal feeding and management conditions, it is suitable for local-breed sows to begin mating at 6 to 7 months of age and a body weight of more than 50 kg, while for exotic breeds it is suitable to begin mating at 9 to 10 months of age and a body weight of more than 75 kg. Sows generally have the strongest reproductive capacity and produce the most piglets from the third to the seventh litter, and the piglets have a large birth weight, strong constitution and strong vitality
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Comprehensive Measures to Increase the Weaning Weight of Piglets
If weaned at the same age, the greater the individual weaning weight of the piglet, the stronger its constitution, and correspondingly the piglet has strong vitality, gains weight quickly after weaning, has a high feed conversion rate, and the economic benefits obtained are also higher. Therefore, taking comprehensive measures to strive for the maximum individual weight of weaned piglets has become one of the keys to improving the economic benefits of pig farming. 1. Select sows with a long body shape, and carry out crossbreeding of sows to increase the birth weight of piglets. The birth weight of piglets determines, to a certain extent, the strength of the piglets' vitality and their
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Key Points of Feeding and Management Techniques for Suckling Piglets
The feeding and management of suckling piglets mainly involves grasping the three feeds (colostrum feeding, starter feeding, and vigorous feeding) and passing the three critical stages (the newborn stage, the supplementary feeding stage, and the weaning stage). 1. Grasp colostrum feeding well and pass the newborn stage well (1) Implement attended farrowing, do a good job of delivering the piglets, prevent piglets from being crushed to death, freezing to death, or dying in the womb due to dystocia, and reduce piglet mortality; (2) Promptly rescue "apparently dead piglets"; artificial respiration may be performed, or the "apparently dead piglets" may be immersed in warm water at 35-40°C with their heads above the water surface, or iodine tincture, alcohol, or ammonia water may be applied to the piglets' nostrils for medicinal
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What are the methods for keeping piglets warm when they are born in winter?
When sows give birth in winter, the cold weather affects piglet survival, especially for rural free-range households, which have neither farrowing crates nor warming facilities, so the survival rate of piglets born in winter is relatively low. For experienced sow breeders, building a small warm nest for newborn piglets is a good method to improve piglet survival and increase breeding returns. Below is an introduction to how to build a small warm nest for piglets: Before the sow gives birth, on one side of the pig pen, preferably in a sheltered, sunny spot, build a small nest 1 m long, 1 m wide and 50 cm high, and connect it to the pig pen with an opening for the pigs to pass through.
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What are the key points for raising spring piglets?
Sows are mated and conceive in October to November, and the piglets born in February to March of the following year are called spring piglets, also known in some places as twelfth-month piglets. Choosing to raise spring piglets can bring relatively good economic returns. This is because sows have a high conception rate when mated in October to November, the outside temperature is relatively low in late pregnancy, the sows have a strong appetite, and the embryos can obtain rich nutrition, so the piglets born are heavy and have a high survival rate. In addition, because the sows have a strong appetite, they produce plenty of milk of good quality, the piglets develop robustly, have a heavy weaning weight, and accordingly gain weight quickly.
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Detailed Explanation of Cold Protection and Warming Methods for Winter Piglets
The suitable temperature for piglet growth is: 34-30°C at 1-3 days of age, 30-28°C at 4-7 days of age, and 25-22°C at 15-30 days of age. Winter temperatures are low, so the following cold protection and warming measures should be taken for piglets. 1. The pen should be prepared for cold protection and insulation before winter, repair doors and windows in time, and fill in drafty holes and gaps. For open-style farmer pig pens, windbreak cloth curtains sewn from woven fabric or feed woven bags should be used to block the windward positions, minimizing ventilation as much as possible and preventing north wind and rain from directly penetrating from outside, so as to raise the temperature of the pig pen.
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Nutritional Requirements and Feeding Methods for Pregnant Sows: Only with Sufficient Nutrition Will Piglets Be Healthy
Only with Sufficient Nutrition Will Piglets Be Healthy: Nutritional Requirements and Feeding for Pregnant Sows
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How to prevent sows from crushing piglets to death? These methods are very practical
Methods to prevent sows from crushing piglets to death
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What should be noted when weaning and moving piglets to a new group
Precautions for weaning and moving piglets to a new group
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