To improve the survival rate of piglets, pay attention to keeping them warm and providing supplementary feed early

Measures to improve the survival rate of piglets also include paying attention to keeping the piglets warm. On farms with the necessary conditions, a warming box can be set up in the farrowing pen, with a warming plate or infrared heat lamp placed inside (generally 40 to 50 cm from the farrowing pen). Spread dry straw, wood shavings bedding, or burlap and other bedding materials where the piglets sleep, to prevent the piglets from sleeping on the floor. To improve the survival rate of piglets, supplementary feed should be provided early. Piglets can be given supplementary feed 7 days after birth. During training, a dedicated feed trough can be used, and the feed should be high-quality creep feed. If a sow has too many piglets, lacks milk after farrowing, or dies after farrowing, her piglets should be properly fostered.