What are the solutions for a sow not eating before farrowing?

A sow not eating before farrowing can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, no milk after farrowing, and even the death of the sow and piglets.

Symptoms

Generally, about one week before farrowing, there is reduced appetite or complete loss of appetite and listlessness; body temperature, respiration, and pulse are generally normal, and the sow gradually becomes thin.

Prevention

1. Strengthen feed management, feed more green and succulent feed, and reduce the volume with small and frequent feedings. It is strictly forbidden to feed moldy or frozen feed.

2. Reduce stress and increase exercise.

3. Pregnant sows should not be fed cottonseed cake, because the gossypol it contains is harmful to the sow and piglets.

Treatment

The treatment principle is to use antibacterial treatment to control systemic infection, strengthen the heart and supplement fluids, relieve body toxemia, nourish the blood and prevent miscarriage, and regulate the spleen and stomach.

1. Penicillin 3.2 million units, 25% vitamin C 20 ml, normal saline 1000 ml, intravenous injection once; 25% analgin 10 ml intramuscular injection, 2 times a day. Use continuously for 2-3 days.

2. Chinese herbal formula: Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica sinensis, white peony root, Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Dipsacus asper each 45 g, Ligusticum chuanxiong, roasted licorice, Amomum villosum, and Scutellaria baicalensis each 30 g, glutinous rice 120 g, decoct in water and take orally or add Sow Life Yuan to the feed, which effectively relieves and treats a sow not eating before farrowing.