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How to assist newborn piglets during farrowing and administer medication for treatment?
Summary When the piglet's head emerges from the birth canal, the keeper must immediately assist the delivery, then use a clean towel to wipe away the mucus from the mouth and nose, and then dry the whole body. Some piglets are wrapped in fetal membranes, which need to be torn open immediately. For beginners, intramuscular injection is recommended; for anti-inflammatory treatment, you can inject houttuynia mixed with cephalosporin, or separately inject ofloxacin injection, once a day for 3 consecutive days. If manual assistance was used during delivery, also use Gongyanjing to flush the uterus.
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When should piglets be docked? The reason for docking right after birth
Abstract The time for docking piglets' tails: within 1-2 days after birth, dock the tail at a point 2.5 cm from the base of the tail. Reasons for docking piglets' tails: it can save feed, increase daily weight gain, reduce tail-biting, improve carcass quality, and effectively lower piglet mortality and benefit
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A Detailed Guide to Pig Farming Techniques, with a Full Explanation of Scientific Breeding Methods
Summary Selecting superior breeds: when choosing piglets, select healthy pigs that are large, have tall legs, a uniform build, and no red spots on the body. Feeding superior feed: to meet the pig's adequate and comprehensive nutritional needs during growth, feed must be rationally matched. Rationally designing pig housing: change cohabitation of humans and livestock to separate housing for humans and livestock, and the pig pens must also be rationally designed. Improving feeding methods: change cooked feeding to raw feeding, change thin feeding to dry-wet feeding, change feeding a single feed to feeding a mixed feed, and change random feeding to timed and measured feeding.
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What are the three methods for weaning piglets?
Summary One-time weaning method: it can be carried out when the piglets are 28-35 days old after birth; the sow is driven out of the original pen, the piglets remain in the original pen, and they are raised separately and weaned. Batch weaning method: wean the well-developed piglets with a strong appetite and heavy body weight in time, while the weak and small ones
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How to feed weaned piglets so they grow fast
Abstract Before weaned piglets are moved into the nursery barn, the temperature should be maintained at around 26°C, then they should be grouped according to health, size, and sex, an appropriate amount of antibiotics and electrolytic multivitamins should be added to the drinking water, the nursery barn should be ventilated, and manure should be cleaned up promptly. Farming
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What are the treatment methods for diarrhea in weaned piglets
Summary For diarrhea in weaned piglets, a drug sensitivity test can be carried out to select the right drug for symptomatic treatment. If conditions do not allow, drugs such as Ben Cao Xie Li Qing, Chang Xiao Yi Zhen and Bai Li Sha can also be chosen for treatment. In severe cases, about 20 ml of compound saline or 5% glucose
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What to do when piglets have diarrhea? Giving piglets vinegar mixed with water to drink can prevent and treat it
Abstract Using vinegar to prevent and treat piglet diarrhea: sows can be given edible vinegar to drink directly, which can improve the sow's constitution, and a diluted solution of undiluted edible vinegar can also be sprayed to improve the environment. To prevent and treat piglet diarrhea, the sow's constitution must first be improved. If newborn piglets are infected
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Why do sows eat piglets? It is mostly seen in first-time sows
Abstract The situation of sows eating piglets mainly occurs in first-time sows. The reasons are: the nutritional content in the feed is insufficient; the sow has eaten dead fetuses, afterbirth, and raw meat and bones from swill, which are similar in smell to newborn piglets; piglets from another litter wander into this pen by mistake, and the sow smells that the odor is wrong;
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How Many Days Does a Sow Carry Piglets Before Giving Birth? A Detailed Explanation of the Gestation Period
Summary Generally, a sow becomes pregnant once every half a year and gives birth after about four months. Of course, there are special cases; for example, if the number of piglets conceived is too large, it can also lead to difficult farrowing and other situations. Usually, pregnancy ends at around 114 days, and birth may occur 3-4 days earlier or later than the expected due date, so
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How Are Piglets Weaned? Correct Methods and Points to Note
Abstract One-time weaning: In the first three days before weaning, start reducing the amount of milk fed, then separate the sow and the piglets, keep the piglets on the original farrowing crate for one more week, and finally move them to the piglet nursery. Batch weaning: Wean in batches according to the piglets' feed intake, size and constitution,
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