Hunger therapy can be used to treat epidemic diarrhea in pigs

Porcine epidemic diarrhea is a common disease in pigs, which can occur in all kinds of pigs. As the disease mostly occurs in the cold winter and spring, and strong infection, so some places are used to say cold diarrhea. There are many ways to treat the disease, but according to practice, the more effective method is hunger therapy.

The so-called hunger therapy means that once pigs are found to have symptoms of the disease, they should stop eating and absolutely not feed sick pigs with feed-related food, including green feed, and so on. Usually stop eating for 2-3 days. The specific operation methods are as follows:

Clean up the remaining feed and pigsty first clean up the remaining feed in the trough, and at the same time, in order to prevent sick pigs from drinking urine and dirty water caused by diarrhea, the pen must be cleaned 3 times or 4 times a day to see dirty water.

To prevent dehydration of sick pigs, put clean light salt water in the trough, the ratio of light salt water is 1 gram per kilogram of water, according to the number of pigs, the number of drinking water to decide how much water, change once a day, to ensure that the water can not be cut off. If possible, it is best to let sick pigs drink oral rehydration salt, adding 1 kg of water in each packet. For sick pigs, they should also be given oral electrolyte solution to promote early recovery. Electrolyte solution formula: glucose 25 grams, sodium bicarbonate 2 grams, vitamin C2 grams, water 1 kg. Usage: lactating sows and big pigs drink themselves, and 10-day-old suckling pigs are given 2-5 milliliters each time for 3 days.

Control the deterioration of the disease and other diseases, put dysentery net in light salt water, the ratio is the same as light salt water, that is, 25% of dysentery net powder 1 gram per kilogram of water. This helps to control other diseases and shorten the course of disease.

Need to pay attention to the problem in the sick pig stool is not completely normal circumstances absolutely can not be fed, the only way to control the disease and achieve the purpose of treatment, but also can reduce the recurrence rate of the disease. For seriously sick pigs, such as black or dark red ears and limbs, infusion therapy should be taken in time.

Other prevention and treatment methods in the onset season, to do a good job of anti-freezing and warm work. When the weather is fine, use noon time to open the doors and windows for ventilation for 2-3 hours. In addition, indoor vinegar fumigation can be carried out once a week in the onset season. Specific method: put 0.5 kg of rice vinegar in an iron pot (do not cover) gently fumigate until the rice vinegar evaporates, and close the doors and windows at the same time.