Sows are about to give birth to symptoms

Pigs know the importance of sows, which carry on the reproduction and continuation of the whole herd. Sow fast when the breeding personnel should also be prepared, sow is about to give birth to what symptoms?

1. Sows are about to give birth

There are many signs before the sow gives birth. As the pig fetus matures, the sow will also have some physiological changes.

1. Two weeks before delivery, the breast gradually expands from the back forward, and there is a clear boundary between the base of the breast and the abdomen;

2. One week before delivery, the nipples were divided into "eight" types on both sides;

3, 4-5 days before delivery breast significantly enlarged, was bright red, after a pair of breasts with hand extrusion has a small amount of clear milk outflow;

4. Three days before parturition, sows rise and lie steadily and cautiously, their nipples can secrete milk, and they feel hot when touching their nipples;

5. One day before parturition, the milk expressed is thicker and yellow, the vulva of the sow is swollen, loose and reddish purple, and mucus flows out from the vulva;

6. 6-10 hours before parturition, sows lie restless, vulva swelling turns red, and grass makes nests;

7. 1-2 hours before parturition, sow is extremely restless, shortness of breath, walking back and forth, frequent urination, pale yellow mucus flowing out of vulva, when sow lies down, limbs straighten, contraction time becomes shorter and shorter, amniotic fluid flows out, the first piglet can be produced.

II. How to give birth to sows

1. Arrange experienced breeders to take turns to watch the sow in labor day and night, ready to receive labor at any time, and try to avoid irrelevant personnel entering the delivery room.

2. Dry cloth, silk thread, scissors, disinfectant, piglet delivery box and insulation lamp should be prepared before delivery.

3. When disinfecting the delivery personnel, the arms and delivery utensils should be disinfected first.

4. Sows were born mainly in lying mode. If the sow is standing to give birth, touch her abdomen with your hand to make her lie down. After the piglet is born, immediately wipe the mouth, nose and mucus of the whole body with a cloth to make the piglet breathe smoothly. Next, cut the umbilical cord about 3 cm away from the abdomen and disinfect the cut with 2% iodine tincture.

5. When the piglets are born, lift the piglets with both hands, immediately remove the mucus from the mouths and nostrils of the piglets, then dry the mucus on the piglets with hay first, then dry the mucus with a towel, and then cut the umbilical cord.

6. When breaking the umbilical cord, squeeze the blood in the umbilical cord to the abdomen several times, then tear the umbilical cord with both hands at a distance of 4-5 cm from the piglet abdomen (generally without scissors to avoid excessive bleeding), apply 5% iodine tincture to disinfect the broken end, and put the piglet into a hay box for heat preservation.

7, after the end of the production process, should quickly clean up the dirt and mat in the circle, replace the clean mat.

Sows must be carefully observed before they give birth and prepared. When they give birth, they must wait for all piglets to give birth and the placenta to be discharged.