What are the symptoms of African swine fever in pigs?

African swine fever can be said to be a term frequently mentioned in the pig farming industry from last year to this year, so do you know what the symptoms are when a pig gets African swine fever? How should it be prevented and controlled?

What are the symptoms of a pig getting African swine fever?

A pig that gets African swine fever will show symptoms of fever (reaching 40-42°C), accelerated heartbeat, difficulty breathing, some coughing, serous or mucopurulent discharge from the eyes and nose, cyanosis of the skin, and obvious bleeding of the lymph nodes, kidneys, and gastrointestinal mucosa. Among these, acute African swine fever will cause pigs to die within a few days.

How to prevent and control African swine fever?

1. It is crucial for disease outbreaks, spread, and epidemics. Models can be built at different levels, including production systems, regions, provinces, and nationwide.

2. Clean up. At this time, cleaning up can reduce viruses, insects waiting for wild viruses, and so on, so sanitation is the foundation; in addition, important vaccines, such as swine fever, circovirus, pseudorabies, and so on, because pigs are prone to disease when immunity is low; then do a good job of disinfection, which can directly kill viruses, such as alkalis or Baidusha types, which are all quite effective;

3. Do not let outsiders come in, and do not let pigs from outside come in; pig buyers should come from farther away, drive the pigs out to them, and then let them deal with them, and then do a good job of disinfection, especially vehicles entering the pig farm must be disinfected well;

4. Under the current circumstances, swill must not be used to feed pigs, because it can easily carry viruses and enter the pig farm through multiple channels from outside;

5. Do not raise pigs free-range, because wild boars or outside insects, or the environment, can all cause our pigs to get sick, so pigs must not be raised free-range outside;

6. Always observe the condition of the pigs, such as those with high fever, diarrhea or vomiting, and redness on the body, especially when many in the herd get sick, pay extra attention; if it is relatively typical, report it, and at the same time do a good job of isolation, and handle it early to reduce losses.

African swine fever is extremely contagious. If a suspected case is found, it must be reported in a timely manner to avoid a large-scale outbreak of the epidemic.