Feeding sugar to pigs has many benefits and can improve production performance

    Feeding sugar to pigs has many benefits. It can not only serve as a health-care and nutritional additive for pigs to improve their production performance, but can also be used to prevent and treat certain diseases in pigs.

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    1. As a flavoring and feed attractant for pigs.Because pigs have a fondness for sweet foods, 2% white sugar or 0.10% sucrose can be added to the starter feed of piglets to help them get through the feed supplementation stage smoothly. In addition, adding an appropriate amount of sugar to powdered Western medicines can also entice piglets to take the medicine on their own.

    2. As a nutritional additive for pigs.According to experiments, adding 1.5% sucrose to the mixed daily ration of growing-finishing pigs can increase the average daily gain of pigs during the entire fattening period by 8.72%, increase the feed conversion rate by 6.3%, and reduce the feed-to-meat ratio by 0.32; adding 60ppm of saccharin to the diet of lactating sows can effectively prevent anorexia and excessive loss of body condition, and increase the lactation rate by 8%-10%. When feeding, the sugar or saccharin can first be dissolved in a small amount of water, and then the sugar solution can be mixed into the feed.

    3. Sugar can improve the survival rate of piglets.Feeding newborn piglets 5% glucose water or strong sugar water can not only prevent hypoglycemia in piglets caused by congenital malnutrition and improve their survival rate, but can also supplement the sugar in the piglets' bodies. In addition, the acid produced during the digestion of sugar can regulate the pH value of the contents of the piglets' gastrointestinal tract and promote digestion in piglets.

    4. Use sugar to help anestrous sows come into estrus.Brown sugar is sweet and warm in nature and flavor, can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, warm the middle and dispel cold, supplement nutrition, and promote body metabolism. Heat 250 grams of brown sugar until it is completely melted, then add an appropriate amount of water, boil for 10 minutes, mix with feed and feed it; generally, one dose is enough to take effect. If there is no effect, feed it again after 3 days. Alternatively, dissolve 250 grams of brown sugar in boiling water, add 2-3 goose egg whites, stir well, let it cool to warm, and let the sow drink it on its own.