How to prevent pigs from urinating in their sleeping area? Intensive training is key

Urinating in the sleeping area not only affects the hygiene of the pig pen and the cleanliness of the pigs' bodies, but also makes pigs prone to skin diseases and affects their growth and development. Pigs urinating in their sleeping area is mainly caused by poor cold protection and insulation in the pig pen and improper feeding management. As long as corresponding measures are taken, it can be avoided.

The pig pen should be built in a place sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. The size of the pig pen should be appropriate. There should always be enough dry straw on the pig bed, and it should be dried in the sun regularly to prevent dampness. The pig pen should also be covered with plastic sheeting to prevent cold air from entering. Pay attention to the number of pigs raised in the pen. In winter, it is best to raise only 2 to 3 pigs per pen, because when there are more pigs, they crowd each other for the warm spots to lie down and sleep, and none is willing to get up and go far away to urinate. When feeding every evening, feed more dry food to reduce the number of times the pigs urinate. The frozen urine should be broken up frequently to prevent the pigs from slipping and being afraid to go into the manure pit to urinate. Train the pigs to develop the habit of urinating at fixed times. At night, regularly throw green vegetables or other food into the manure pit of the pig pen to lure the pigs to get up and urinate. After about 10 days of continuous training, a conditioned reflex is formed, and the pigs develop the habit of regularly going to the manure pit to urinate, and no longer urinate in their sleeping area.

Appropriate methods can be used to prevent or change the habit of pigs urinating in their sleeping area. First, create a clean environment for the pigs. The pig house should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to kill bacteria and eliminate odors. Generally speaking, pigs urinate once 5 to 10 minutes after eating, and after lying down to rest, they get up to urinate after 3 to 4 hours. They get up to urinate half an hour before eating, urinate around 10 p.m., and urinate after dawn in the morning. Grasp the physiological patterns of the pigs well, and drive the pigs to the designated place to urinate on time, and over time they will form a habit. For those pigs that are not fond of cleanliness and do not go to the designated place to urinate and defecate, they should be driven out immediately. Generally, after 7 to 10 days of training, the pigs can develop the habit of defecating and urinating at fixed spots. The reason pigs urinate in their sleeping area is that they are afraid of the cold. Farmers with the means can use plastic film greenhouses to raise pigs, and can also set up wooden sleeping beds, wooden bedding straw, and so on.