How to prevent and treat omphalitis in pigs? Pig farmers need to master these methods

1. Cause: During delivery, the umbilical cord is not strictly disinfected, or bacterial infection is caused by dirty sheds.

2. Symptoms: A few days after birth, the umbilical cord is moist and swollen, the base of the umbilical cord is red and swollen, sometimes there is an abscess around the umbilical opening, pus is discharged from the umbilical cord, ulceration occurs, the umbilical area is painful and the pig arches its back, and it is reluctant to move. Metastatic arthritis often occurs, and affected pigs have poor appetite, fever, diarrhea, and lameness.

3. Prevention and treatment: During delivery, the umbilical cord should be disinfected with iodine tincture. When the umbilical cord is inflamed, the Chinese patent medicine "Jiuyidan" can be applied externally, or penicillin can be injected around the umbilical opening; the umbilical area should also be treated with iodine tincture; when suppuration occurs, it can be incised to drain the pus, washed clean with 0.1% potassium permanganate water, and then sprinkled with anti-inflammatory powder. When metastatic arthritis occurs, antibiotics or sulfonamide drugs can be injected.