Cautions for Pig Transportation and Selection of Transportation Means

Preparation work for    before shipment:

   (1) before pigs are transferred, they must send salesmen to contact the pig purchasing units a few days in advance and sign contracts or agreements according to the transportation plan and price, so as to shorten the purchase time and reduce economic losses.

   (2) Management of rates for pigs to be transported: no matter the pigs are self-bred or locally purchased, the feed and water should not be stopped 2 days before transportation, the last feeding requirement before transportation should not be too full (70% full), oversatiety can easily lead to death during transportation, pigs to be transported should be subject to strict quarantine, and some thin, sick and disabled pigs should be singled out for on-site treatment. Two days before transportation, piglets are required to be raised and managed in columns and groups according to the vehicle capacity, so as to avoid the struggle between pigs, so as to establish a new population sequence and reduce the stress reaction in transportation.

When possible, give some sedatives, such as 25% magnesium sulfate, 2.5 to 7 per pig, intravenously before loading.

5 grams; or intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine hydrochloride 0.2-0.4 grams per head, or specific mixorubicin injection can effectively reduce road stress reaction and avoid serious fat loss and death.

   (3) check the means of transport: in front of the vehicle, you must carefully check the transport vehicle, such as whether there are prominent nails and leaks in the floor of the car, whether the surrounding column is safe, whether the power and machinery of the vehicle is normal, and so on. In addition to the driver himself, the escort of the operating unit must also bring a business license, invoice, health certificate, quarantine certificate (including vehicle disinfection certificate), epidemic prevention logo, and live pigs in transportation, in case they miss a certain certificate, but are blocked from passing by the relevant checkpoints on the way and extend the transportation time. Pigs transferred to other provinces and regions should also bring pig quarantine certificates, disinfection certificates, epidemic prevention certificates, and invoices. According to the seasonal climate, it is necessary to be equipped with all kinds of appliances at any time, such as the car should be equipped with a roof, and there should be shielding on both sides and front of the vehicle in the cold winter. In hot summer, buckets should be provided to facilitate the use of water to wet cars and pigs on the way to prevent heatstroke. Before disinfecting the vehicle, rinse the floor, roof, surrounding guardrail and wheels with clean water, wait for natural drying, spray and disinfect the car with 1%-2% caustic soda solution or 0.05%-0.50% peracetic acid for 40 minutes, and finally rinse off with clean water to load the pig.

   special warning: the driver's cab, shoes and clothes should be often disinfected, otherwise it will become a hidden danger.

   (4) choose drivers and escorts: for long-distance transportation of pigs, two skilled and experienced drivers must be chosen to take turns driving. It is also necessary to select 1 or 2 people with a strong sense of responsibility and experience in transportation as carriers so that they can manage the pigs in transit at any time.

   (5) matters needing attention for loading pigs: according to the weather conditions, it is possible to transport live pigs, such as windy, snowy, rainy, especially hot or especially cold weather, and do not transport live pigs overnight. Do not drive violently when loading, so as not to increase stress and cause death or limp on the way. According to the capacity of the carriage, the pigs to be transported will be loaded according to the separated columns and groups. Do not be too crowded in hot summer, but can be slightly denser in cold winter. The floor of the car should be covered with sterilized straw or sawdust (the floor is made of wood and can not be padded) to prevent the pig from slipping, causing stump and limping. If each floor of the double-decker car should be divided into small columns, it is best that each small column can hold 4'5 heads. When loading a pig, a bigger pig suit

In the small column near the front of the car, the small pigs are installed in the middle and rear of the car in turn. After loading the car, carefully check whether the rear door and both sides of the guardrail are safe to prevent accidental loss of pigs on the way.