What about dystocia in sows?

Summer brings many sows to farrowing, but some first-time and older sows will have dystocia, regardless of location and size of farm. In some places, the yield is directly reduced by half due to dystocia, so the correct handling of sow dystocia is related to the health of mother and child pigs, as well as the interests of the farm. What should I do when the sow is in labor? Let's take a look below!

1. Drive sow movement

When sow is found to have dystocia phenomenon, sow movement should be immediately driven to change the position of fetal pigs in the abdomen. This is the preferred method, which can solve more than 60% of dystocia. If the sow has not delivered the fetus within half an hour of delivery, it can make the sow stand up. Let the sow run, let the sow exercise in the house for a few minutes, so that you can change the sow's litter position, but also adjust the position of the fetus, after exercise in the house to give birth.

2. Injection of vegetable oil into the birth canal

There are several conditions in sow labor, one of which is premature rupture of amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid rupture causes the birth canal to be too dry, and the fetal pig is too large. At this time, clean vegetable oil should be injected into the birth canal as a lubricant to lubricate and expand the birth canal. Midwives then disinfect their hands into the birth canal and slowly pull the fetus out.

3. Clean the birth canal

Sometimes sow labor is due to excess feces left in the birth canal. The midwife should then place her hand through the birth canal to feel it. If she feels excess feces in the rectum and presses it against the birth canal, she should melt it with mineral oil or other faecal substances. If there is too much urine, you should gently squeeze the bladder to promote urination.

4. Drug delivery

Oxytocin can be used according to specific circumstances when dystocia, when the cause of dystocia is due to amniotic fluid rupture, or has been out of the fetus, the sow is still shrinking, but the contraction force is very weak. In this case, oxytocin can be used at least half an hour apart, preferably in combination with energy mixture, which is more effective.

5, barehanded pig

If the previous method does not work, it can only be manually dug pig, wash hands with soapy water, then wash off the soap with water, apply lubricant on the arm, or wear special gloves. Then put your fingers together and slowly enter along the birth canal until you touch the piglet, touch the head, separate your fingers, place two fingers behind the piglet's left ear and right ear respectively, and slowly pull the piglet out.

There are many reasons for sow dystocia. Midwives should try to help sow give birth successfully as soon as possible. If the pig is not delivered in time, it will lead to the death of both mother and child in serious cases. In fact, the first method can be used with a high probability of success. Sows need careful care after delivery. If you want to know how to care sows after delivery, please continue to pay attention to the parent farming network.