When is the right time to raise a new sow? Keep these precautions firmly in mind

Generally speaking, raising new sows is mainly to increase the survival rate and farrowing rate of replacement sows, and it is especially common among rural free-range households, who buy pigs suitable for use as sows themselves and, after a period of raising them, have them fertilized, gestate and give birth to piglets, etc. So when is the right time to generally raise new sows? What are the precautions?

1. When is the right time to generally raise new sows?

Generally, the month for raising new sows starts between January and February, and then farmers carry out scientific management of feed, feeding, taming, environment and other aspects, and only in the end can they raise good sows. However, in these processes there are quite a few precautions, and these precautions directly affect the farrowing rate and survival rate of replacement sows, so farmers must pay attention.

2. What are the precautions for raising new sows?

1. Environment

Many replacement sows can become pregnant and give birth once they have grown to a certain extent, but some sows simply do not come into estrus, which makes farmers feel very frustrated. In fact, this phenomenon is greatly related to the environment. Once sows mature, they generally come into estrus in response to boars, but sometimes situations like this occur: for example, the environment inside the pigsty is not very good, rather dirty and messy, with unpleasant odors in the air and a stuffy feeling, and such a bad environment will cause poor development in the sows, which in turn prevents them from coming into estrus, so farmers must pay attention to this point, must clean the pigsty in a timely manner, regularly disinfect and ventilate the pigsty, and not let the environment hinder the growth and development of replacement sows.

2. Feeding

From the above content we can know that the feed for replacement sows is different from the feed for ordinary pigs, so when feeding, they must also be raised separately, so that sows will not mistakenly eat the pigs' feed while eating, and it also effectively avoids competition for food among them. At the same time, when farmers manage them, it is also more convenient and handy. Separate-pen raising has many benefits. When farmers have free time, they can patrol the farm more often, and once they find any problem, they can deal with it in time. Normally, they should keep good records of some of the sows' production conditions and health conditions, which greatly improves the growth quality of the sows.

3. Feed

The new sows being raised are generally also called replacement sows by farmers. Because of their particularity, farmers need to put in a bit more effort when feeding them. Some farmers choose to buy replacement sows from outside; when bought back, their body weight is generally not great. In order to fatten them up, effort must be put into the feed, feeding them more feed with relatively high protein content, and also keeping the nutrition in the feed balanced and sufficient. Only in this way can they better secrete female hormones in the later stage of growth, and only at the final production stage can they be more effective. So when it comes to feeding, the feed for sows is different from the feed for ordinary pigs, and farmers must pay attention to this point.

4. Taming

Some sows have a rather fierce temperament, which is not conducive to later pregnancy and production, so at this time farmers need to tame such sows to make their temperament gentler. What farmers need to do is start this operation when the sows are young, taming them the way one tames puppies and kittens, teaching them some commands and making them act according to one's own commands, while also caring for them more and often stroking them. Over time, they will listen to the farmers very well, and their temperament will also become gentler.