Methods to prevent sows from crushing piglets

When we raise sows, there is often a problem, that is, the sow will be crushed to death during the lactation period of piglets, which will bring huge losses to farmers. So what is the cause of sows crushing piglets? How can we prevent this problem from arising? Follow the small series below to find the answer.

1. The reason why sows kill piglets

There are many reasons why sows kill piglets. For example, if the sow's milk is insufficient, the piglets will frequently arch milk and bite the milk, causing the sow to become manic, thus crushing the piglets. There is also improper piglet care, unattended at night, which is also easy to cause sows to crush piglets. The second is the lack of space in the birth bed, health problems after childbirth, improper delivery environment, sow size and sow postpartum instinct and behavior, etc., all of which will cause the sow to crush the piglets.

2. Preventive measures

In view of the phenomenon of sow crushing piglets, we need to prepare for prevention in advance after sow delivery. The first is to set up a professional baby pen, which is convenient for the management of sows and piglets; the second is to use a litter box or incubator, piglets after drinking milk will go back to sleep in the litter box or incubator, so that piglets will not be pressed; to feed piglets enough milk, improve the exercise ability of piglets, so that you can also avoid being pressed; but also by improving the sow's physique, master the sow's activity rules, pay attention to the sow's lying before and after feeding, avoid pressing piglets.

3. Precautions

We should pay great attention to avoid crushing piglets and causing economic losses ten days before and after sow delivery. Generally speaking, we should make prenatal preparations before birth, such as preparing the tools needed for production, improving the breeding environment, making it meet the conditions for production, reducing stress, etc. In the sow postpartum, we should pay attention to feeding management, at the same time in the sow and piglet action do not defecate, do a good job on duty, hear the piglet scream to observe in time, in the whole process of movement gently, to avoid sow agitation. There is also that we should pay attention to the sow feeding time, regular feeding, can not let a piglet feeding, interval time to keep quiet, so that the sow has a certain repair time.

In fact, sows crushed piglets, whether in free-range households or large farms, this phenomenon is very common. And this also just shows a very important reason, that is, the lack of pig technology, no professional sow postpartum Yangzhuangzi management technology, will cause this kind of mistake. Then in the later breeding, we need to constantly improve our own breeding technology, and at the same time prepare for prevention, and try to be complete in many aspects, so as to better protect the economic profits of piglets.