What are the common symptoms of swine fever in sows
At present, many farms have reported cases of African swine fever, causing widespread panic. So what are the symptoms of swine fever in sows? How can swine fever be prevented?
1. What are the symptoms of swine fever in sows?
In severe cases, sows with swine fever will show symptoms of fever, purplish skin with bleeding points, vomiting, bleeding from the mouth and nose, bloody stools, miscarriage, and then sudden death. In milder cases, symptoms may include weight loss, occasional rises in body temperature, red patches and ulcers on localized areas of the skin, and possible necrosis of the ears, abdomen, and inner thighs.
2. How can African swine fever be prevented?
1. Strengthen emergency response measures, and eliminate the source of infection in a timely manner by culling diseased pigs and at-risk pig herds.
2. Prohibit the outward transport of live pigs and their products from epidemic areas, restrict the movement of live pigs and their products from high-risk areas to low-risk areas, close the green channels for the transport of live livestock and poultry, close live pig trading markets in high-risk areas, strengthen the management of live pig transport vehicles, and cut off the routes of epidemic transmission.
3. Prohibit feeding pigs with kitchen leftovers, strengthen prevention and control at large-scale pig farms and breeding pig farms, improve the biosecurity protection level of farms, and protect live pigs from virus invasion. Through the formulation and implementation of a series of policies and measures, our country's epidemic prevention and control has achieved positive results.
4. Pig houses and equipment should be cleaned and disinfected regularly. Before disinfection, first clean organic matter from the houses, equipment, and transport vehicles. Transport vehicles and employees should be disinfected when entering and leaving the pig farm. Effective disinfectants include detergents, hypochlorites, alkalis, and glutaraldehyde. Equipment that is not easily infected should be exposed to the sun.
5. Reduce the number of visitors, load and unload pigs around the perimeter of the fence, and clean and disinfect transport trucks after unloading pigs.
Although swine fever is frightening, as long as prevention work is done well and farm management is strengthened, then swine fever is nothing to fear.