What Are the Diagnostic Measures for Epidemic Diarrhea in Newborn Piglets?

This disease usually occurs in winter, during periods when the epidemic is highly prevalent. As pig farmers, we should be aware of prevention and, when necessary, buy medicines in advance to keep on hand so we are not caught unprepared and miss the best time for treatment. The medicines that need to be kept on hand include: interferon or anti-swine disease serum, gentamicin sulfate injection, human kanamycin sulfate injection, 50% glucose injection, electrolytic multivitamins, astragalus polysaccharide powder or injection, and commonly used antibiotics such as ofloxacin, florfenicol, and sulfonamides.

If the sow's appetite and milk are good, then there is great hope. If both the sow and piglets are affected at the same time, the sow should first be injected with antibiotics for treatment so that she recovers her appetite as quickly as possible, her milk secretion returns to normal, and the piglets are ensured access to colostrum, thereby improving their own immunity and strengthening disease resistance. For the prevention and control of piglets, first, inject the entire litter with kanamycin mixed with astragalus polysaccharide, and at the same time combine it with interferon or serum, raise the temperature of the farrowing crate to about 40 degrees, add bedding straw, and provide nutritional liquid for drinking. If there is no mixed infection with a strong virus, drinking the nutritional liquid is the key measure for treating this disease. It is active and effective, causes little stress to piglets, and because the medicine acts directly on the affected area, recovery is fast. For those that do not know how to drink, force their heads down so the piglet's mouth enters the water; once the piglet tastes the sweetness, it will naturally drink. Observe the piglets' mental state at all times. When necessary, orally administer gentamicin sulfate mixed with 50% glucose for emergency rescue. Intravenous fluid therapy has the best effect, but it is too professional; most pig farmers, including me, cannot do it. Generally, with this disease, symptoms can be seen to lessen within 12 hours. Replace wet bedding straw in the farrowing crate and keep the crate dry and warm. Rub the sow's udder to stimulate milk letdown and ensure every piglet gets a large amount of colostrum. Observe the piglets' symptoms after 24 hours, and for severe cases inject kanamycin mixed with astragalus polysaccharide again. Generally, two injections can bring about full recovery.

I want to repeat the formula for the nutritional liquid once more: 1 kg of warm water, some electrolytic multivitamins, 2 vials of veterinary gentamicin sulfate, 2 vials of astragalus polysaccharide injection or some powder, and 2 vials of 50% glucose injection. I see most brothers choose oral rehydration salts, but I do not agree; they are not as comprehensive as this formula. This formula both treats and nourishes, and piglets recover quickly. I hope brothers will verify it. Injectable drugs should be used according to piglet body weight, and never in excess, so as not to make a serious mistake.