What to do when piglets have diarrhea? Giving piglets vinegar mixed with water to drink can prevent and treat it

AbstractUsing 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 show symptoms of diarrhea, 2 ml of undiluted edible vinegar can also be mixed with 200 ml of water to make a diluted solution, then fed to the piglets with a bottle.

Piglet diarrhea is a common disease; in mild cases it affects their growth and development, and in severe cases it can cause death. After years of practice, it has been found that to prevent and treat piglet diarrhea, the sow's constitution must first be improved and the environment improved. To improve these two points, in addition to improving the quality of the sow's feed and feeding scientifically, vinegar can also be used for treatment, with very good results.

Using vinegar to prevent and treat piglet diarrhea

Improving constitution: undiluted edible vinegar can effectively improve the sow's constitution. Near the lactation period and during lactation, give undiluted edible vinegar directly for drinking, without mixing it into the feed; this can make the sow's udder become very soft and supple, thereby improving milk secretion performance, and can also effectively prevent the occurrence of mastitis and the appearance of sour milk, which is beneficial for raising piglets with good quality later on.

Improving the environment: spraying a diluted edible vinegar solution has the effect of improving the environment. First dilute the undiluted edible vinegar into an 800-fold solution, then use a sprayer to spray it comprehensively; this can kill hidden pathogens and also effectively suppress odors in the pig pen.

How to use edible vinegar

Sows: In the few days near farrowing, feed each sow 50 ml of undiluted edible vinegar per day; be careful to let the sow drink it directly rather than mixing it into the feed, and the effect will be very obvious. Generally, pigs will feel it is unpalatable the first time they drink it, which affects appetite, but afterward they will like licking it when drinking again. After feeding for a period of time, if the piglets still have obvious diarrhea symptoms after birth, continue letting the sow drink undiluted edible vinegar, increasing the drinking amount to 200 ml, and there will be obvious improvement later.

Piglets: Newborn piglets should be given a diluted edible vinegar solution to drink directly whether or not they have been infected with diarrhea. First mix 2 ml of edible vinegar with 200 ml of water to make a diluted solution, then feed it to the piglets with a bottle. Generally, piglets that have been fed edible vinegar can avoid infection with diarrhea. If piglets are infected with diarrhea, directly giving them diluted edible vinegar for drinking can cure it.

Viral diarrhea

This kind of diarrhea is mostly caused by infectious viruses. Viruses such as transmissible gastroenteritis virus and epidemic diarrhea virus are the most common pathogens. If piglets become ill, they will be listless and their frequency of excretion will rise extremely rapidly, with most of what is excreted being water, ultimately leading to dehydration in the piglets. This type of disease is highly contagious and must be taken very seriously.

Prevention and treatment methods: First isolate the affected piglets, then thoroughly disinfect the affected pig pens, that is, disinfect with lime water and povidone-iodine. Inject vaccines into pigs that have not become ill; emergency immunization such as the triple vaccine against gastric, epidemic diarrhea, and rotavirus can be injected. According to symptoms, those that become ill can be treated with interferon combined with enrofloxacin. Those showing dehydration symptoms need oral rehydration to avoid casualties.