Pig Farm Deworming Plan: How to Deworm on a Pig Farm? How Pig Farms Can Improve Feed Conversion Rate Through Deworming

How can pig farms improve feed conversion rate through deworming?

 Parasitic diseases in pigs are mostly chronic. Unlike infectious diseases, they do not cause obvious illness, spread rapidly, or cause such severe damage, so specialized pig farmers or large-scale pig farms often pay insufficient attention or neglect prevention and control, resulting in invisible but serious economic losses. Choosing appropriate deworming drugs for preventive deworming or treatment of pigs helps the animal body return to normal development and improves feed conversion rate - feed efficiency. To achieve a relatively ideal deworming effect, certain techniques need to be mastered. The following is a brief introduction to the harm of parasitic diseases in pigs, how to choose deworming drugs, how to grasp the timing of deworming, and how to master the method of administration.

An unexpected gain from deworming: the original plan for taking action to deworm was to prevent helminth infection, but it brought unexpected economic benefits to Danish Resource strain (DRS) Yorkshire pigs: at the slaughterhouse, the amount of pork trimmed from the carcass was significantly reduced, and thus the carcass value was improved.

1. Timing must be accurate. The deworming time should be determined according to the type of parasite, its development, and the season. Under normal circumstances, the first deworming of pigs is best carried out at 45-60 days of age (pig body weight about 30 kg), when the effect is relatively good. This achieves multiple goals at once, eliminating several kinds of parasites together. After the first medication, deworm again once every 60-90 days. Deworming should preferably be carried out in the evening.

2. Drug selection must be appropriate. To ensure that deworming achieves the desired effect, choosing cheap, broad-spectrum, highly effective, and safe deworming drugs is key. Currently, the better ones include Qiquan Dachongxing, Quchongjing, albendazole, and levamisole. Note that the medication must not be excessive or insufficient.

3. The method must be skillful. To facilitate absorption of the deworming drug, before administering the deworming medication, the pigs should skip one meal. At 6-8 in the evening, mix the drug with a small amount of concentrated feed and let the pigs finish it in one go. If the pigs will not eat it, a small amount of salt water or saccharin can be added to the feed. For group-raised pigs, the dosage should be calculated first, the drug crushed, and evenly mixed into the feed. The deworming period is generally 6 days, and feeding should be done in a fixed place in pens so that the site can be cleaned and disinfected.

4. Sanitation must be thorough. Keeping the pig house clean and hygienic after administration is crucial to improving the deworming effect. After deworming their pigs, many pig farmers often neglect cleaning and disinfecting the pens and excrement, as a result of which the expelled parasites and parasite eggs are eaten by the pigs again, leading to reinfection. Therefore, after deworming, the feces should be removed promptly and piled up centrally for fermentation, incineration, or deep burial; the floor, walls, and feed troughs should be disinfected with 5% limewater to prevent reinfection by parasites.

5. Care must be careful. After administration, the pigs' reaction to the drug should be carefully observed. If symptoms such as vomiting or diarrhea appear, the pigs should immediately be driven out of the pen and allowed to move freely to relieve the poisoning symptoms. For severe cases, the pigs can be given mung bean soup boiled until six-tenths cooked. For pigs with diarrhea, take 50 grams of charcoal or pot-bottom soot, mix it into the feed, and feed it for 2-3 consecutive days.