Matters needing attention in piglet management

The management of piglets is very important when raising pigs, and because the weather is getting colder and colder, piglets can not adapt in time. And due to poor management, the growth of piglets was blocked or even died. In fact, the management of piglets is different from that of adult pigs or pigs at other growth stages. So what are the points for attention when managing piglets? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Prevent cold and keep warm

The cold resistance of piglets is very weak, especially in autumn and winter, if you do not do a good job of heat preservation, it is very easy to cause piglets to catch cold. Therefore, the first thing to pay attention to in piglet management is to keep cold and heat preservation, to ensure that the piglet house is airtight, to lay dry grass matting, and to prepare incubators if possible. Keep the pigsty dry, warm up in time when it is cold and rainy, clean the pigsty regularly, remove feces, observe the weather, and make preparations in time.

2. Scientific feeding

The choice of feed is also very important. When we feed piglets, we should choose feed with good taste, adequate nutrition and easy digestion. If it is a newly weaned piglet, it is necessary to increase the protein content in the feed. If possible, the liquid feed can be fed to ensure the diversification of the feed. Comprehensive nutrition to meet the nutrition needs of piglets for growth. The feeding of piglets should abide by the principle of small amount and more feeding, and do not feed moldy feed and sewage to ensure the healthy growth of piglets.

3. Timely grouping

Piglets must be raised separately from sows when they grow to a certain stage, but the adaptability of piglets is relatively weak, so it is necessary to remove sows in order to prevent stress response caused by environmental changes. When piglets are reared with sows for about 30-35 days, piglets should be divided into groups according to their growth habits, weight and activities. The number of piglets in each group should not exceed 15. The piglets with weak growth should be divided together to facilitate feeding. After getting better, they will be put into the fattening herd.

4. Strengthen the exercise

In order to improve the immunity and fattening progress of piglets, we should strengthen the exercise of piglets every day, drive piglets to run regularly, and let piglets bask in the sun when there is sun. However, in autumn and winter, when it rains or the cold weather is low, you can't leave the pigsty to prevent piglets from having stress reactions. On the contrary, it also affects the growth of piglets, increases the incidence of piglets, and leads to the decline of breeding efficiency.

5. Disease prevention and treatment

As mentioned earlier, piglets are relatively weak, so the incidence of various diseases is relatively high. So the last thing to pay attention to is the disease prevention and control of piglets. It is necessary to understand the season of high incidence of common diseases and various diseases in piglets. For example, every spring is a high incidence period for diseases such as asthma and paratyphoid fever. We should inspect the pigsty regularly to check the growth of piglets and treat them in time after the onset of the disease. Vaccination is given regularly to prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases and ensure the healthy growth of piglets.

The above are several points for attention when managing piglets. The growth of piglets is closely related to the continuous breeding and the number of piglets in the later stage. Therefore, we must attach importance to the management of piglets and should not be taken lightly to prevent unnecessary economic losses and ensure the economic benefits of breeding. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.