How to prevent piglet yellow and white scours? Practical prevention and treatment methods for farmers
How to prevent yellow and white scours in piglets
Piglet yellow and white scours is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by toxins produced in the intestinal tract by Escherichia coli. Piglet yellow scours mostly occurs in piglets within 1 week of age, most commonly at 1—3 days of age, and both the morbidity and mortality rates are very high; piglet white scours generally occurs in piglets at l0—30 days of age, with a morbidity rate as high as over 50%, but a low mortality rate. Piglet yellow and white scours is a disease that seriously harms piglet production, so comprehensive prevention and treatment of piglet yellow and white scours is an important factor directly affecting the economic benefits of piglet production.
There are many causes of yellow and white scours in piglets: ① Improper feeding and management can lead to the occurrence of the disease. Unstable nutrition supplied in the sow's diet, improper compound feed, and incomplete nutrient composition, leading to the sow being too fat with milk that is too rich, or the sow being too thin and lacking milk, are all pathogenic factors. ② Certain diseases of the sow trigger illness in piglets. For example, mastitis, postpartum fever, endometritis, intestinal heat, and constipation in the sow can all cause milk to deteriorate, and piglets that drink this milk may develop yellow and white scours. ③ Poor environmental conditions readily cause this disease. Examples include unclean pig housing, dampness, poor ventilation, drafts, and sudden climate changes.
In view of the above causes, the following measures should be taken to prevent this disease: adhere to self-breeding and self-raising, strengthen the feeding and management of sows and piglets, and carry out strict hygiene and disinfection. At 15—30 d before the sow's expected farrowing date, immunize with genetically engineered Escherichia coli vaccine. In cases of habitual hard-to-treat disease, the sow may be given oxytetracycline calcium from 1 week before farrowing to 3~4 weeks after farrowing, about 30 g per day, divided into 2 doses mixed into feed, with continuous administration not exceeding l kg; or on the first day after farrowing, immediately inject the sow with penicillin l 200 to l 500 U once, which can prevent piglet yellow and white scours, sow vaginitis, sow metritis, mastitis, and swine enzootic pneumonia.
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There are many causes of yellow and white scours in piglets: ① Improper feeding and management can lead to the occurrence of the disease. Unstable nutrition supplied in the sow's diet, improper compound feed, and incomplete nutrient composition, leading to the sow being too fat with milk that is too rich, or the sow being too thin and lacking milk, are all pathogenic factors. ② Certain diseases of the sow trigger illness in piglets. For example, mastitis, postpartum fever, endometritis, intestinal heat, and constipation in the sow can all cause milk to deteriorate, and piglets that drink this milk may develop yellow and white scours. ③ Poor environmental conditions readily cause this disease. Examples include unclean pig housing, dampness, poor ventilation, drafts, and sudden climate changes.
In view of the above causes, the following measures should be taken to prevent this disease: adhere to self-breeding and self-raising, strengthen the feeding and management of sows and piglets, and carry out strict hygiene and disinfection. At 15—30 d before the sow's expected farrowing date, immunize with genetically engineered Escherichia coli vaccine. In cases of habitual hard-to-treat disease, the sow may be given oxytetracycline calcium from 1 week before farrowing to 3~4 weeks after farrowing, about 30 g per day, divided into 2 doses mixed into feed, with continuous administration not exceeding l kg; or on the first day after farrowing, immediately inject the sow with penicillin l 200 to l 500 U once, which can prevent piglet yellow and white scours, sow vaginitis, sow metritis, mastitis, and swine enzootic pneumonia.
The above content is for reference only.