A Detailed Guide to Scientific Feeding and Management Methods for Pigs in Winter
Once winter arrives, the temperature changes very drastically, so cold protection measures must be taken well at the farm, especially because the impact on pig production is very great. During this period, if the management of pigs is not done well, it is very likely to cause huge losses. Therefore, regarding winter feeding and management, the editor has summarized some useful tips to share with everyone, to help everyone better raise pigs in winter. Let's take a look together below!
1. Strengthen disease and epidemic prevention and control
In winter, farmers at farms will take good cold protection measures, such as turning on heating, to make the pig house warmer, but at the same time this can easily trigger some diseases. In places with high temperature and high humidity like this, respiratory diseases and gastrointestinal diseases are the easiest to trigger. For the control of winter respiratory disease syndrome, these pathogens can all be eliminated through some means. For gastrointestinal diseases, we can use medicinal charcoal for auxiliary treatment such as stopping diarrhea, and can also appropriately use antibiotic drugs for prevention and treatment. High temperature and high humidity can also cause some skin diseases in pigs, so we must do a good job in disinfecting their skin surfaces.
2. Cold protection and warmth keeping in the pig house
This is work that must be done well in winter. First, start with the doors and windows of the pig house, and repair all damaged parts of all doors and windows, to avoid drafty holes or gaps letting wind invade the pig house. Checking whether all equipment and facilities in the pig house are damaged, and whether insulation equipment and water supply equipment are operating normally, are all things we should do. In addition to ordinary pig houses, the key point is warmth keeping in the farrowing room. Pig beds should be laid in the farrowing room, and infrared heat lamps should be used or heating should be turned on to raise the room temperature.
3. Strengthen feeding management
1. Appropriately increase the pig's nutritional intake
Because the winter climate is severely cold, when pigs are stimulated by low temperatures, the corresponding heat production in their bodies will be higher, and the energy consumed will also be greater. Therefore, we should increase the energy level of the feed. We can add some high-calorie foods and mix them with feed before feeding. We can add 10% corn and 2% vegetable oil to the feed, and can also add some anti-stress substances such as vitamins and amino acids, increase the daily feeding amount, and make their energy more sufficient. Because winter nights are somewhat longer, in order to avoid pigs fasting for too long at night, we can choose an appropriate time in the middle of the night to feed them once more.
2. Reduce the intake of raw and cold food
In winter, do not feed raw and cold food. It is best to feed dry powder feed, or use warm boiled water to heat it, because this is healthier for the pig's stomach and intestines. If raw and cold feed is fed, it is very irritating to the stomach and intestines, and gastrointestinal diseases are very likely to occur.
3. Strengthen indoor management
While doing a good job in indoor warmth keeping, it is also necessary to regularly open doors and windows for ventilation, to avoid ammonia poisoning and various respiratory diseases in the pig house. Try to choose good weather for ventilation and air exchange.
The above are the scientific feeding and management methods for pigs in winter. Have you all learned them? At the same time, we can also increase the breeding density in the pig house to play a role in cold protection and warmth keeping. Pigs occupy a very large volume proportion. If about 30% is added to the number of pigs raised in summer, the breeding density can be made greater, the pigs can warm each other, and the overall room temperature of the pig house can be raised. If you want to learn more related information, please continue to follow Qinnong Network!