A Detailed Guide to Practical Sow Care and Health Management

Many sows always develop problems before farrowing, and this is something that troubles many breeders. For example, sows not eating before farrowing, sows not eating after farrowing, and sows not coming into heat are all problems that occur frequently. So how can you do a good job of pre-farrowing care and health management for sows? Below, Shuaishuai will talk about this issue for everyone!

1. Sows Not Eating Before Farrowing

The common reason sows do not eat before farrowing is that, as time goes on, the piglets in the belly grow larger and larger, causing the sow's uterus to expand rapidly. An overly large uterus presses on the stomach and intestines, disrupting gastrointestinal function. On the surface, the sow looks normal and shows no adverse symptoms, but it will not eat and may also have constipation. Usually injections are useless because this is a gastrointestinal problem. At this point, we can use soapy water for an enema to help the dry, hard feces pass out of the body, let the sow move around more, and feed it more green, juicy feed.

2. Sows Not Eating After Farrowing

Not eating after farrowing is because the sow consumes a huge amount of physical energy when giving birth to the piglets, which causes a major drop in its body's immunity. So if pre-farrowing health management is not done properly, postpartum inflammation easily occurs, causing symptoms such as fever in the sow. Its digestive function also becomes very poor. A series of inflammatory complications and declining gastrointestinal function make it stop eating. Therefore, we should pay attention to its nutritional status at ordinary times. Within one week of farrowing, control the amount fed; do not put out too much feed, add more green and coarse feed, disinfect the tools used for delivery before use, and also prevent digestive tract infection.

3. What to Do If Sows Do Not Come into Heat

When sows do not come into heat, it is generally closely related to the progesterone secreted by their bodies. If not enough progesterone is secreted, it will cause phenomena such as sows not coming into heat. These symptoms are very likely to affect the sow's farrowing, so we should regulate progesterone before farrowing, supplement nutrition, massage its abdomen, and press its teats. This can promote it coming into heat. In addition, medication can be used, though this method is not recommended.

The above are the methods for how to do a good job of sow care and health management. Have you all learned them? If the above symptoms occur, you can treat them according to the methods provided by the editor. I hope this article can be helpful to everyone.