Symptoms and control measures of Ascaris lumbricoides in pigs

Ascaris lumbricoides is a very common disease in some pig farms, and not only in China, it is an epidemic disease all over the world, and its infectivity is relatively strong. Generally, piglets after infection will have the phenomenon of dysplasia, and the weight will drop suddenly, and if it is serious, it will die directly, so what are the symptoms of this disease? How to prevent and cure it? Next Shuai Shuai will tell you about it!

Symptoms of the disease

1. When Ascaris lumbricoides larvae drill into the liver and lungs, it will cause liver tissue bleeding and necrosis, causing Ascaris pneumonia, pigs will keep coughing, breathing faster, body temperature will also rise, become no appetite, do not want to eat, usually lying on the ground motionless, do not want to move, these are the symptoms of infection.

2. Adults cause abdominal pain when they travel through the pig's small intestine, and Ascaris lumbricoides, if many, will gather together to block the intestines and break the intestines. If the larvae drill into the bile duct, it will cause bile duct blockage and jaundice.

3. The adult of Ascaris lumbricoides can also secrete a toxin, which can play a certain role in the pig's brain and cause some mental illness in the pig, and the adult will absorb a lot of nutrition from the pig, make the pig stunted, stop growing, and even die.

II. Prevention and control measures

1. Insecticidal drugs

Mebendazole, flubenzimidazole, thiazolidine and albendazole were mixed in the feed, avermectin and ivermectin were injected subcutaneously or orally, and Doramectin was injected into chicken.

2. Preventive measures

First of all, ① should kill insects on a regular basis, killing boars twice a year, sows once two weeks before giving birth, and once when changing pens, and new pigs should also be killed when they enter the pens.

② will kill the weaned piglets in the free-range pig farm and kill them again every other month.

③ should keep the pigsty clean, feed and water safe.

The above are the symptoms and control measures of ascariasis in pigs. Have you learned it? Follow these methods to prevent and cure Ascaris lumbricoides, usually more observation, pigs with the above symptoms are very likely to be sick pigs, I hope this article can help you.