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The best time for piglets to cut off their tails

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Pigs have a very bad habit of biting objects that are easy to be touched by their mouths, so when raising pigs, people will find that their tails will be removed, otherwise they will be easily bitten off by other pigs. So, when is the best time for piglets to cut off their tails?

Pigs have a very bad habit of biting objects that are easy to be touched by their mouths, so when raising pigs, people will find that their tails will be removed, otherwise they will be easily bitten off by other pigs. So, when is the best time for piglets to break their tails?

1. The best time for piglets to cut off their tails

The best time for piglets to cut off their tails is one week after birth. After severing the tail, piglets can save feed, increase daily gain, reduce the probability and mortality of tail biting disease, and improve carcass quality.

Second, the method of cutting off the tail of piglets

1. Burn and cut off the tail. Hold the piglet horizontally, belly down, stand sideways, press the piglet's buttocks against the fence wall, the operator stands on the aisle, and straighten the piglet tail root with the left hand. Hold the fully preheated 250W elbow electric soldering iron 2.5 cm away from the heel in the right hand and press down slightly. The tail was instantly cut off with burning.

2. The tail-cutting method with blunt clamp. The operator lifted the tail with his left hand when the piglets were breast-feeding or drinking water. Use blunt wire cutters in the right hand 2.5 cm from the root of the tail. Two pliers in a row. The distance between the two pliers is 0. 3fu and 0. 5cm. After 5 days and 7 days, the coccyx tissue was destroyed and stopped growing and fell off.

3. The method of tightening cattle tendons and ropes. 14 days after birth, the piglets were tightly tightened 2.5 cm away from the tail root after dipping in disinfectant with beef tendon thread soaked for several days, and fell off themselves after 7 days and 12 days to achieve the purpose of severing the tail. This method is easy to operate without any infection.

4. Cutting method. When cutting off the tail, fix the piglet, disinfect the department, and then use sterilized scissors to cut the tail 2.5 cm away from the root of the tail. Then rinse with water and apply iodine or hemostatic.

 
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