What are the common pitfalls in pigsty disinfection?
Pig farming is a relatively important farming activity in our country, and raising pigs is also a major source of income in rural areas. During the pig-raising process, various diseases can easily arise if you are not careful. To prevent diseases, many friends frequently disinfect their pigsties, but most farmers do not have the correct disinfection methods. Some pitfalls arise, resulting not only in failure to effectively prevent diseases but also in affecting the growth of the pig herd. So what pitfalls do people encounter when disinfecting pigsties? Let's take a look below!
1. No disinfection when there is no disease
Disinfecting a pigsty is meant to reduce or kill pathogens present in the pigsty, but many farmers do not carry out disinfection work when there is no disease. Although the pigsty may temporarily be free of disease, many pathogens or pathogen carriers can still arise outside. These carriers will spread pathogens into the pigsty through various materials, invade the pig herd, and cause disease. If disinfection is not done in time, pathogens in the pigsty will gradually accumulate and trigger more serious diseases. Therefore, during the farming process we must disinfect regularly, do a good job of prevention, and reduce the incidence of various diseases.
2. No disease after disinfection
Disinfecting a pigsty only plays a preventive role; it cannot completely block pathogens or eliminate the occurrence of disease. Many friends think that after disinfecting the pigsty, no disease will occur, but this is actually wrong. In many cases the pigsty has no pathogens, but many pathogens can spread into the pigsty through a series of media such as air and mice. And the pig herd itself can also cause environmental contamination; for example, if manure is not cleaned up in time, it will also produce a large number of pathogens. Therefore, we must disinfect regularly and thoroughly, and strengthen daily management, in order to effectively reduce the incidence of disease.
3. Disinfectant coming into contact with the pig herd
The disinfectants we generally use have a very strong inhibitory effect on pathogens, but the effect of disinfectants is very strong, and they do not only inhibit pathogens. They also affect living cells on the pigs. If the pig herd comes into contact with disinfectant, especially in spray form, once the pigs inhale it, it will cause great harm to their respiratory tract. It will destroy the immune system of the respiratory tract, giving pathogens an opportunity to invade, leading to a high susceptibility to respiratory diseases. If the genital organs come into contact with it, it will also seriously affect later reproduction and excretion, so when disinfecting we must never let the pig herd come into contact with disinfectant.
4. Disinfecting drinking water
When disinfecting, many friends also disinfect the pigs' drinking water in order to make the disinfection more comprehensive. But this does a hundred harms and no good. Disinfectants cannot be effectively dissolved in water, and may even destroy the water molecules. After the pigs drink it, it will cause acute poisoning and damage the mucous membrane of the pigs' digestive tract. It will not only reduce the pigs' digestive capacity but also trigger various intestinal diseases, causing great harm to the growth of the pig herd. Therefore, when disinfecting, we must move all the pig herd's feed troughs, water troughs, and so on out of the pigsty to prevent chemical residues.
The above is a brief introduction to the pitfalls of pigsty disinfection. Pigsty disinfection is essential work, but without correct disinfection methods it will harm the growth of the pig herd. Not only will it fail to effectively prevent pathogen invasion, it will also worsen the occurrence of disease. So when disinfecting, everyone should pay attention to disinfecting correctly and prevent “doing bad things with good intentions.” That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and we hope it is helpful to everyone.