Why is it forbidden to throw cold water on pigs in the middle of summer? These methods can prevent mosquitoes and flies!

Midsummer is midsummer, which is the hottest time in summer. at this time, pigs are often gasping for breath. Some pig farmers worry that pigs will get heatstroke, so they pour cold water on pigs. In fact, this is not right. So why is it forbidden to throw cold water on pigs in the middle of summer?

Why is it forbidden to throw cold water on pigs in the middle of summer?

1, pigs will also get heatstroke, especially in midsummer, pigs will cause heatstroke because of poor sweating and the heat in the body can not be released for a while, if it is time to throw cold water on the pig, due to strong cold stimulation, the sweat pores of the pig body contract sharply, the heat in the body is blocked, and the body temperature rises suddenly instead, causing high fever and inflammation of the lungs in the pig, and causing death in the pig. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to throw cold water on the pig in midsummer.

2. If the weather is really hot, you can use water that has been basked in the sun to cool the pig gently; you can drive the pig to a ventilated and cool place and pour some cold water on the ground to rest on it; you can also dig a pit in the pigsty and pour enough cool well water in the pit for pigs to "beat mud"; you can also use water curtains, chillers, electric fans and sprinkler systems to cool pigs.

Second, how to prevent mosquitoes and flies from raising pigs in midsummer?

Summer is the peak season for mosquitoes and flies. Pigs can easily cause diseases if they are bitten by mosquitoes and flies for a long time. Here are some ways to prevent mosquitoes and flies:

Method 1, install screen window: install screen window on the window of pig farm, which can reduce the entry and exit of mosquitoes and flies.

Method 2. Clean up the pig house: clean up the pollutants and feces in the pig house in time, which can effectively reduce the number of mosquitoes and flies.

Method 3. Get rid of weeds: weeds are the place where mosquitoes live during the day. Remove weeds from pig farms so that mosquitoes have nowhere to hide.

Method 4. Sprinkle quicklime: quicklime can be disinfected and mosquitoes and flies can be eliminated. Pig farmers can sprinkle some quicklime in the dunghill to achieve the effect of killing mosquitoes and flies.

Method 5. Use mosquito lamp: install mosquito lamp in pig house, or install ultraviolet anti-mosquito lamp, or use special fly incense, mosquito incense, etc., which can attract mosquitoes and kill them.

Method 6. Use insecticides: adding cypromazine insecticides to the feed can effectively kill fly larvae and control the growth of flies; put medicine in stagnant water to kill mosquito eggs so that mosquitoes can be killed before adults.

Method 7. Plant mosquito repellent plants: plant some mosquito repellent plants in the open space of pig farms, such as mint and moxa grass. The smell from their leaves can drive mosquitoes and flies away without harming pigs. It can also purify the air and beautify the environment.

Conclusion: the hottest weather in midsummer, pigs gasping for breath, pig farmers are afraid of pig heatstroke, want to pour cold water on pigs, this is actually wrong, will lead to fever or death of pigs; midsummer is also the peak season of mosquitoes and flies, pigs are easy to cause disease if they are bitten by mosquitoes and flies for a long time, there are seven ways to prevent mosquitoes and flies.