How should piglets be managed? These precautions need to be mastered
The management of piglets is very important in pig farming, and because the weather is getting colder and colder now, piglets cannot adapt in time. In addition, poor management can hinder piglet growth and even cause death. In fact, the management of piglets is different from the management of adult pigs or pigs at other growth stages. So what precautions should be taken when managing piglets? Let's take a look together below!
1. Cold protection and heat preservation
Piglets have very weak cold resistance. Especially in autumn and winter, if heat preservation work is not done well, piglets are very likely to catch cold and get sick. Therefore, the first important precaution in piglet management is cold protection and heat preservation. Ensure the piglet house is airtight, spread dry bedding straw, and prepare an insulated box if conditions allow. Keep the piglet house dry, increase the temperature in time during cold and rainy weather, clean the pig house regularly, remove manure, observe the weather, and make preparations in time.
2. Scientific feeding
The choice of feed is also very important. When feeding piglets, we should choose feed with good taste, sufficient nutrition, and easy digestion. If they are newly weaned piglets, increase the protein content in the feed. If conditions allow, feed liquid feed to ensure feed diversity. Comprehensive nutrition should meet the nutritional needs of piglet growth. Piglet feeding should follow the principle of small amounts and frequent feeding. Do not feed moldy feed or sewage, and ensure healthy piglet growth.
3. Timely grouping
When piglets grow to a certain stage, they must be raised separately from the sow, but piglets have relatively weak adaptability. Therefore, in order to prevent environmental changes from causing stress reactions in piglets, the sow should be moved away first. After piglets have been raised with the sow for about 30-35 days, they should be grouped in a timely manner according to their growth habits, weight, activity, and so on. The number of piglets in each group should not exceed 15. Group the weakest-growing piglets together for easier feeding, and after their bodies gradually improve, put them into the fattening pig group.
4. Strengthen exercise
In order to improve the immunity and fattening progress of piglets, increase the exercise of piglets every day, regularly drive the piglets to run, and let the piglets bask in the sun more when the sun is out. However, in autumn and winter, when it rains or when the weather is cloudy, cold, and the temperature is low, they must not leave the pig house, to prevent stress reactions in piglets. Otherwise, this will instead affect piglet growth, increase the incidence of disease in piglets, and lead to reduced breeding benefits.
5. Disease prevention and control
As mentioned earlier, piglets are relatively weak, so the incidence of various diseases is relatively high. Therefore, the last thing to pay attention to is the disease prevention and control of piglets. It is necessary to understand common piglet diseases and the seasons when various diseases occur frequently. For example, every spring is a high-incidence period for diseases such as asthma and paratyphoid. We should inspect the pig house regularly, check the growth of piglets, and treat them in time after disease occurs. Inject vaccines regularly to prevent and control the occurrence of infectious diseases and ensure healthy piglet growth.
The above are several precautions when managing piglets. The growth quality of piglets is closely related to subsequent continuous breeding and the number of animals on hand. Therefore, everyone must attach importance to piglet management and must not take it lightly, to prevent unnecessary economic losses and ensure the economic benefits of breeding. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!