Piglet splay leg and umbilical hernia in the farrowing house can be corrected and treated with medical adhesive tape
Medical adhesive tape method for correcting and treating splay leg and umbilical hernia in farrowing-house piglets (photos)
Pig splay leg refers to newborn piglets being unable to bring both front legs and/or both hind legs (more commonly) together. The incidence can reach 2%. Affected piglets have impaired mobility and difficulty finding the teats.
Symptoms
1 The piglet's front or hind legs splay out to both sides, making it unable to stand.
2 Affected piglets therefore adopt a dog-sitting posture.
3 Affected piglets often die of starvation, or are crushed by the sow because they cannot get out of the way.
Causes
Sows fed feed containing mycotoxins during pregnancy will produce splay-leg piglets;
It occurs more often in Landrace and more often in males. The disease is caused by poor development of muscle fibers in the hind legs, above the pelvis, the front legs and other areas.
It appears more readily on smooth, wet floors.
Treatment
The medical adhesive tape fixation method works fairly well
First, tear off a piece of tape by hand and, as shown in Figure 1, start sticking from the back and go to the tail, where it splits, and keep sticking all the way to the hock joint; press it firmly with your hand. Then, as shown in Figure 2, wrap tape around each thigh at the two thigh areas, one loop around each thigh, to secure the tape stuck on the thighs. Finally, as shown in Figure 3, use another piece of tape 5 cm wide to stick the two hind thighs together, leaving a 5-6 cm gap between the legs so the pig can move and walk. After this is done, put the pig on the ground and it can stand, move and walk on its own. This method is suitable for newborn piglets, and after about one week the piglet will gradually recover to walking freely.
Tape fixation for pig umbilical herniaTreatmentmethod
Umbilical hernia is mostly caused by congenital enlargement of the umbilical opening and poor closure development. Improper tearing of the umbilical cord when the sow gives birth, or blows to the abdomen, can also cause umbilical hernia. When the intestines pass through the umbilical opening into the subcutaneous tissue and form a hernia, surgery is necessary. At present, the pig industry generally adopts the method of surgery after weaningTreatment, which is quite harmful to the pig and not easy to perform. Now a simple and practical tape fixation method that ordinary workers can perform is introduced. This method is suitable for use at the time of castration 3-5 days after birth. First, finish castrating the testicles, then use the handle of a scalpel to push the exposed intestines back into the abdominal cavity. Finally, prepare two pieces of medical adhesive tape 3 cm wide and wrap them one loop from the thigh to the rump, then use one piece of tape to wrap one loop along the abdomen near the thigh to the back. Be careful to stick it firmly; the purpose is to bind it tightly so the intestines cannot slip back out. Generally, after about 10 days the umbilical opening will close and heal.