Try These Traditional Control Methods for Piglet White Scours
Mix 100g of aged mature vinegar into the feed and feed it to a lactating sow, 2 times a day; generally, suckling piglets recover within 2-3 days. Alternatively, use 50g of fresh chives per piglet, wash and mash them, and administer 25g by drench at a time, 2 times a day, for 2-3 consecutive days to cure it. You can also burn corn cobs into ash or grind them into a fine powder, mix 10g per head into the feed, and feed it 3 times a day for recovery.
1. Control Methods for Piglet White Scours
1. For first-time farrowing sows, carry out preventive vaccination; it is recommended to use a 6-valent E. coli vaccine for preventive vaccination.
2. For early and timely treatment, there are many drugs and methods for treating white scours, and they should be selected according to local conditions and timing. Examples include Bailong Powder, garlic and licorice solution, honeysuckle and garlic solution, silver silicate, activated carbon, Diaolysheng and CuJunsheng, supplementation of ferrous sulfate or selenium, thread embedding therapy, and so on, with astringents, antidiarrheals, and digestants as the main drugs; when necessary, administer antibacterial drugs such as furazolidone.
3. The main approach is to adopt comprehensive prevention and control measures, actively improve feeding management and hygiene conditions, and carry out routine preventive work, including:
(1) Strengthen the feeding management of pregnant sows and lactating sows;
(2) Do a good job in the feeding management of piglets;
(3) Improve the environmental sanitation of the pig house;
(4) Preventive medication.
Summary: The above content is an introduction compiled by the Tutuweb editors on traditional methods for the prevention and control of piglet white scours, and we hope it can help users in need.