Matters needing attention in weaning piglets

Weaning is the most important thing after piglets are born. Although piglets are born to eat full colostrum, when piglets reach a certain age, they should be weaned in time. Because if the piglets are not weaned in time, the piglets will rely too much on the mother's milk and refuse to eat artificial feed, resulting in serious growth retardation of the piglets. But when weaning, there are many things we need to pay attention to. If we are not careful, it may lead to piglets getting sick or even dying. So what should you pay attention to when weaning? Details are as follows:

1. Stable environment

When weaning, piglets and sows need to be separated, otherwise there will be no weaning effect at all. When raising sows separately, sows should be raised in different environments, because piglets lose their breast milk and are in a completely unfamiliar environment, which will make piglets feel scared. Therefore, piglets should be weaned in a familiar environment, and the feed, feeding time and even the breeders should remain the same after weaning, so as to prevent piglets from losing their appetite. When all the conditions of the piglets are gradually normal, the feed and feeding methods can be adjusted one by one.

2. Piglet diarrhea

Piglets are very prone to diarrhea after weaning, especially for early weaned piglets, and the situation will be more serious. Therefore, after weaning, the mat of the pig house should be changed, the hygiene of the pig house should be done, the cleaning should be done frequently, and the disinfection of the pig house should be done well. And as mentioned earlier, excessive humidity will cause diarrhea, so it is necessary to ensure the dryness of a good pig house. Piglets can also be allowed to defecate in a certain place, so that they can better manage their feces and pigsty conditions. Piglets can be properly trained for fixed-point defecation, and feces can be left at a certain location to allow piglets to defecate slowly.

3. Weather change

In the process of breeding, many things can be handled manually, but the change of the weather is beyond our control. So when we encounter a sudden change in the weather, we should take corresponding measures according to the weather. If you encounter the situation of low temperature and high humidity, this is the most unfavorable weather for the growth of piglets, which may cause stress in piglets. And this kind of weather is also the condition of frequent occurrence of pathogens, and because the resistance of piglets is not strong, piglets are very easy to cause other diseases. Therefore, if we encounter this kind of weather in the breeding process, we should seal the pigsty, keep warm in time, and do a good job in the care of piglets.

4. Prevent cold and keep warm

The body of piglets is very weak, it is extremely not adapted to the low temperature environment, if the need for weaning in a low temperature environment, it is very likely to cause cold stress of piglets. Therefore, if weaning in a low temperature environment, the piglets must be protected against cold and heat preservation. The temperature should be controlled at about 35 degrees when weaning. The temperature control should be adjusted appropriately according to the change of air temperature to prevent the phenomenon of air leakage at the entrance of the pigsty. And keep the pigsty dry at all times, too much humidity will also cause cold stress to the piglets. And too low temperature will also produce other diseases, such as diarrhea and fever, so we must control the temperature.

These are some of the things that need to be paid attention to when piglets are weaned. If piglets are not taken good care of, their chances of developing diseases will be greatly increased in the later stage, and they may even die. Therefore, in the feeding of piglets, not only timely weaning, but also control the environment around piglets. To prevent adverse reactions of piglets, it is necessary to ensure the normal growth of piglets in order to achieve better breeding benefits. For more information, please continue to follow the pro-agricultural network!