How to effectively prevent diarrhea in piglets in winter?

Anyone who has raised pigs knows that winter is the peak period for piglet diarrhea. Shortly after birth, piglets have weak resistance to viruses, so the probability of infection with diarrhea gets higher and higher. Every year, 90% of piglets die from diarrhea, and even if they survive diarrhea, the harm it brings to piglets is enormous, and they are often turned into runt pigs and culled. The survival rate of piglets directly affects the profits of a pig farm, and diarrhea can only be mainly prevented. So how should it be prevented? Come and take a look with the editor.

1. Keep warm and prevent dampness

Thickening the bedding is a traditional way of keeping warm, and it is used in much family pig farming. Generally, on the first day, a 10 cm thick layer of bedding straw is spread, and on the second day, another 10-20 m of bedding straw is added, so that the thickness of the bedding straw is 30-40 cm. At the same time, wooden boards are used on the outside to block it, so as to prevent the bedding straw from scattering. When the temperature in the pig house is around 10-15°C, the temperature of the bedding straw can rise above 21°C, which can provide excellent warmth retention. This traditional method is simple and easy to carry out, saves labor and straw, and can also prevent dampness. However, it should be noted that the bedding straw must be changed frequently, and dry bedding straw should be added in a timely manner to keep the bedding straw dry. In modern pig farming, many farmers mostly use heat lamps for warmth, and when it is too humid, they generally use dry powder disinfectants in the shed, which also works well.

2. Cleaning and disinfection

If pig manure is not handled in time, it will produce a large amount of ammonia gas, which will also induce disease in piglets, so the manure needs to be cleaned every day. At the same time, attention should also be paid to disinfection, as this can greatly stop the spread and transmission of viruses. Many friends worry about whether disinfectants will harm piglets, so when choosing a disinfectant, an appropriate one should be selected, one that can disinfect and sterilize while not harming the growth and development of piglets.

3. Feed control

The feeding of piglets is also relatively important. According to the life cycle, the proportion of feed should be adjusted in a timely manner, and the proportion of corn in the feed can be appropriately increased. This is because corn has high energy and can help piglets resist severe cold well. However, attention should also be paid to the quality of the feed. Damp feed is extremely prone to spoilage and mildew, and after piglets eat this kind of feed, regardless of whether their resistance is strong or weak, it will cause adverse effects on their bodies, so the source of the feed must be controlled, and high-quality feed should be chosen as much as possible.

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