How to raise Taihu pigs with the largest litter number in the world? How many babies can you have?

Taihu pig is the pig breed with the largest litter size in the world and enjoys the reputation of "national treasure". It is mainly distributed in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Taihu Lake basin at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Wuxi, Jiangsu is the key producing area of Taihu pig. So, how to raise Taihu pigs? How many babies can you have?

First, how to raise Taihu pigs?

1. Build a pig house

Building a pigsty for Taihu pigs is different from others. Its pigsty is divided into two sides, one is a breeding pen, a place for feeding and resting, and the other is a sports circle, a place for daily walking and basking in the sun. The construction of pig houses must be well lit and ventilated. The floor of the breeding ring is made of cement, which can be covered with some hay. The ground of the sports circle takes soil as the floor, and the drainage between the two circles should be convenient.

2. Prepare feed

Taihu pigs are not picky about eating. In order to save time and effort, many people like to feed a single feed. The quality of the pork raised in this way is dry and tight, which greatly affects the sale. It is suggested that some vegetables should be added to the feed to enhance the physique of pigs and ensure the health of pigs. If you find it troublesome, you can feed pure vegetable food, such as grass and pumpkin, every 2 days. If there is not enough vegetable food, you can put the pig out every 3 days to find its own food.

3. Prevention and treatment of pig disease

The diseases that Taihu pigs are more prone to are asthma and diarrhea. when Taihu pigs lie down, their belly fluctuates much faster than other pigs, and the sound in their mouth slowly becomes louder, and the pig's mouth widens and leaves white liquid, which is the attack of asthma; when Taihu pig's appetite gets worse, and with diarrhea, it is diarrhea. When Taihu pigs develop asthma or diarrhea, they should be treated in time so as not to infect other pigs.

4. Points for attention

For the two circles of Taihu pigs, it is usually necessary to do a good job of hygiene and disinfection; Taihu pigs can be trained to distinguish between feeding and excretion; do not feed too much at a time, so as not to affect digestion, but should be increased bit by bit. driving it to the sports circle after feeding will help to improve its growth and disease resistance.

Second, how many Taihu pigs can give birth?

1. Taihu pig belongs to Jianghai pig breed, which has the highest fecundity and litter size among pig breeds in China and even in the world. According to the origin, Taihu pig can be divided into Erhualian pig, Meishan pig, Fengjing pig, Jiaxing black pig, Hengjing pig, rice pig, Shawutou pig and so on.

2. According to the statistics of several main breeding farms in the producing area from 1977 to 1981, the first litter size of sows was 12.14 ±0.09,14.48 ±0.11,15.83 ±0.09respectively. There was no significant difference in litter size among different groups except for a few.

3. The litter performance of Taihu pigs is very high, but Erhualian pig and Meishan pig are the highest, with an average of 12 at first birth, more than 16 at first birth, 20 at more than three births, and 26 litters in excellent sows, with a record high of 42 (of which 40 survived).

The above is an introduction to the breeding methods and litter size of Taihu pigs. I hope it will be useful to you.