What are the treatment methods for mange in young pigs?

In veterinary clinical practice, one often encounters young pigs aged 2 to 4 months whose entire body skin is covered with brownish crusts and which show symptoms such as mental dullness, reduced appetite and stunted growth. People habitually call this "pig mange."

The causes of mange in young pigs are:

1. Besides being caused by parasitic mites.

2. Due to a deficiency of niacinamide, one of the B vitamins, in young pigs. Niacinamide is a component of a coenzyme indispensable to metabolism in the animal body. In other words, niacinamide can help maintain normal metabolism in animals. The results of experimental studies show that a certain amino acid, such as tryptophan, can be converted into niacinamide in the animal body. Therefore, providing young pigs with feed rich in tryptophan can also prevent the occurrence of mange.

3. According to reports, zinc deficiency in young pigs can also produce symptoms similar to mange, which in veterinary clinical practice is called parakeratosis of young pigs, and the entire body of the young pigs is also covered with gray crusts.

Once the causes of mange in young pigs are clarified, the mange should be treated according to the symptoms.

When diagnosed as niacinamide deficiency, young pigs can be fed niacinamide tablets. Each pig is given 30 to 50 mg orally each time. 3 times a day, fed continuously for 10 days as one course of treatment. At the same time, adjust the feed and provide feed rich in tryptophan.

When it is confirmed that the mange in young pigs is caused by a deficiency of the trace element zinc, 0.5 to 1.0 g of zinc sulfate can be mixed into each kg of feed, with 10 days as one course of treatment, and it generally takes effect within one course of treatment.

When it is caused by parasitic mites, it must be solved through deworming.