Can sows be dewormed during lactation? Detailed explanation of precautions

For large-scale pig farms, deworming must be carried out 3 times a year, and if a relatively serious parasite problem occurs, then 4 deworming treatments must also be carried out. Sows carry relatively many parasites, which can affect the pig's feed intake and gastrointestinal absorption, and if many are not removed in time during lactation, the parasites are very likely to be transmitted to the piglets, and piglets have weak resistance, which can very likely cause piglet death. So can sows be dewormed during lactation? Let's take a look together.

1. Whether sows can be dewormed during lactation

Deworming is not recommended during the lactation period of sows. The reason is that the deworming medicine itself is toxic, which will make the sow's milk become very poor, so the piglets will not get enough to eat, and this can very easily lead to stunted growth and diarrhea. In addition, the deworming medicine will also enter the piglets' bodies along with the milk, and after piglets drink this kind of milk, they can very easily become stunted pigs, so after deworming during the sow's lactation period, the piglets will grow slowly. Therefore, try not to deworm sows during lactation.

2. How to deworm sows

Deworming cannot be carried out during the lactation period of sows, so deworming must be done well before the sow farrows to reduce as much as possible the possibility of parasites being transmitted from the sow to the piglets. Generally, half a month before the sow farrows, a small amount of deworming medicine is added to the feed and the sow is allowed to eat freely, with continuous deworming for one week, to completely eliminate the parasites in the sow's body, so as to reduce the impact of parasites on the piglets. During the deworming period, environmental sanitation must be done well to avoid secondary infection, especially the sow's excrement.

3. Deworming precautions

For different types of parasites, the deworming medicines to be selected are also different. The medicine should be selected in a targeted way according to the type of parasite, and in terms of deworming methods, the effect of subcutaneous injection is far higher than that of oral administration, and most of the drugs used for subcutaneous injection are ivermectin.

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