What should you do if piglets always have diarrhea? Finding the cause is key, and do not treat blindly
What should you do if piglets always have diarrhea? Finding the cause is the key, do not treat blindly
1. Poor digestive function of piglets themselves
Piglets themselves have relatively weak immunity, and the flora in their intestinal tract is not very stable. If the sow's milk is too much or too thick, or the feed ratio is unsuitable, it is easy to cause diarrhea in piglets due to indigestion. In response to this situation, the problem of piglet diarrhea can be solved by balancing the flora in the piglets' gastrointestinal tract and increasing the content and activity of digestive enzymes.
Measures: Generally, a certain amount of whey powder can be added to the feed, or a certain amount of organic acids and probiotics can be added to the drinking water, which can effectively prevent piglet diarrhea. They can all promote the growth and reproduction of beneficial bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, and maintain the balance of microorganisms in the intestinal tract.
2. Nutritional diarrhea caused by improper feeding
In the process of raising piglets, the nutrition and ratio of the feed are very important. Excess nutrition easily causes indigestion and leads to diarrhea, for example, too high a protein content in the feed; insufficient nutrition can also easily lead to diarrhea, for example, a lack of iron and zinc elements in the feed.
Measures: For the problem of diarrhea caused by too high a protein content in the feed, it is necessary to reduce the protein content in the feed, for example, using sweet potato leaves, pumpkin, wheat bran, etc. instead of soybean meal. However, it should be noted that while reducing the protein content in the feed, attention should be paid to supplementing the corresponding amino acids, so that piglet diarrhea can be prevented and alleviated without affecting the growth and development of the piglets.
For the problem of diarrhea caused by iron deficiency or zinc deficiency in piglets, it is enough to supplement in time during the feeding process. Generally, piglets can be supplemented with iron 3 days after birth, usually by injecting iron preparations into the pigs (iron dextran or iron-cobalt injection), or some red loam soil or sandy mud can be spread in the pig pen to let the pigs root and eat freely, so as to obtain iron elements from the soil. As for zinc deficiency, some zinc preparations can be added to the feed, such as zinc lactate, zinc gluconate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, and so on.
In addition to the above problems, diarrhea may also be caused by hypoglycemia during the feeding process. At this time, glucose needs to be supplemented, which can be injected directly or mixed into drinking water for the pigs to drink.
3. Bacterial infection
Diarrhea caused by bacterial infection can be divided into two types: early-onset type (pig yellow scour) and late-onset type (pig white scour).treatmentAt that time, different methods need to be adopted according to different types.
Measures: Pig yellow scour occurs relatively early, generally within a few hours after birth or within 5 days of age, and the condition is relatively acute, with a high mortality rate. For this kind of acute diarrhea, first of all, the affected piglets should be isolated to avoid infection; secondly, through medicationtreatment, antibiotics can be used on the basis of serum injection. ⟦22 Pig white scour occurs relatively late, generally after piglets are ten days old, and the mortality rate is not very high. For this condition, antibiotics are mainly used
White scours in pigs occurs relatively late, generally after the piglets are ten days old, and the mortality rate is not very high. This condition is mainly treated with antibiotics.treatment, while supplementing with liquid salts to prevent dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and acidosis. A 2% glucose rehydration salt can be selected, added to 100ml of water, for the pigs to drink freely.
4. Parasitic infection
Diarrhea caused by parasites is mostly manifested as diarrhea caused by coccidia and small worms, generally occurring around half a month after piglets are born, and at the same time it can cause some complications, possibly alternating diarrhea and constipation or elevated body temperature. This will seriously affect the growth and development of piglets, and may even lead to piglet exhaustion and death or become runt pigs.
Measures: In response to this situation, the first thing to do is deworming. Commonly used deworming drugs include sulfonamides, lasalocid, amprolium, monensin, etc. Deworming work should also be done routinely, with regular deworming for piglets. Also, attention should be paid to the hygiene of the pig pen. Pig excrement may also carry parasites, eggs, larvae, or oocysts, which should also be killed to avoid piglet infection.
5. Piglets exposed to heat or cold
In winter, when the weather is cold, piglets being chilled will cause gastrointestinal disorders, allowing E. coli to multiply in large numbers, thereby causing diarrhea. In summer, when the weather is hot, if piglets do not drink enough water, E. coli will also multiply in large numbers, ultimately causing diarrhea.
Measures: Diarrhea in piglets caused by chilling is generally manifested as elevated body temperature and white feces. If they are piglets that have not yet been weaned, sows can be fed probiotics and Pulsatilla powder, and through the sow's milktreatmentdiarrhea; diarrhea caused by heat and insufficient drinking water is generally manifested as yellow feces with a very fishy odor. Prevention andtreatment。
6. Problems with the sow
Some of the reasons why piglets have diarrhea also come from the sow, especially piglets that have not yet been weaned, because they need to suck the sow's milk to obtain nutrition. If the sow itself has some problems, such as viruses or diseases, they will be transmitted to the piglets through the milk.
Measures: Whether the sow is too fat and overnourished, causing the milk to be too concentrated, or the sow has poor appetite and poor body condition, causing the milk to be too thin, both will cause indigestion in piglets and thus cause diarrhea. In addition, if the sow has mastitis, causing the teats to carry pathogenic bacteria, it will also cause piglet diarrhea. Therefore, to prevent piglet diarrhea, attention should also be paid to the feeding of sows and disease prevention.
Generally speaking, piglet diarrhea may be the result of multiple causes working together, so it cannot be treated in a single way and requires comprehensivetreatment. However, preventive work can be done in advance, such as usually strengthening the feeding and management of sows and doing a good job in the epidemic prevention of sows; creating a good living environment for piglets and keeping it clean and hygienic with regular disinfection; strengthening the feeding and management of piglets, especially during the three key periods of birth, supplementary feeding, and weaning.
What must be noted is: no matter what cause the diarrhea is caused by? No mattertreatmentwhat the method is? Whiletreatment, attention must be paid to fluid supplementation to avoid dehydration in piglets, which can improve the probability of curing piglets and reduce deaths caused by diarrhea.