What to do if a sow bites her piglets? An old veterinarian teaches you the best solution
What should be done if a sow bites her piglets? An old veterinarian teaches you the best solution
First, provide plenty of drinking water, and it is best to prepare some warm bran soup (with a little salt) to feed the sow.
Second, when piglets are foster-nursed, apply dry powder to all piglets in the same litter to unify their scent.
Third, do a good job of nutritional and health management for the sow to ensure sufficient milk. When it is found that the sow has no milk, measures should be taken immediately.
Fourth, sows with pica should be culled promptly.
What should be done if piglet biting occurs?
Method one: exhaustion tactic
Prepare a partition board to shut the piglets in the farrowing crate, and leave 2 to 3 vigorous piglets outside. Strong piglets are relatively agile, and the sow will become tired of dealing with them, so after a few hours she will no longer bite the piglets. When this happens, do it this way, and remember not to tie up the sow again.
Method two: make a muzzle
In the past, when this happened, people would prepare some wire or use rope to make a loop, then put it over the pig's snout and tie it behind on the pig's neck. Untie it when feeding feed, and tie it again after eating. This way it gets better in 3 days.
Method three: manual supervision
The farrowing room must remain absolutely quiet. Do not speak loudly near her. Keep watch with a wooden stick. Once she bites the piglets, hit her snout with the wooden stick. After a few hits, she will behave.
Method four: drug sedation
Inject 5-7ml of chlorpromazine hydrochloride intramuscularly. If the effect is not obvious, then inject another 5 to 7 milliliters, or administer baijiu orally, which works very well. On the other hand, baijiu also has a milk-promoting effect.
Summary: There are many reasons that cause pigs to bite piglets. Of course, it is not only first-time sows that bite piglets. Once this happens, in addition to the above measures for prevention, the pig farm should analyze external causes, such as the pig farm's environmental hygiene, the sow's nutritional matching, and other issues, starting from management to solve this biting problem at its root.