Treatment of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs

Pig breeding is a very common breeding project in China, which has a very wide breeding area. However, there are often some problems in the process of raising pigs, among which foot-and-mouth disease is one. Foot-and-mouth disease does great harm to the growth of pigs, which will not only affect the fat gain of pigs, but also lead to pig death in serious cases. So what are the symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease? How to prevent and cure it? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Symptoms

Pig foot-and-mouth disease will harm the hooves and toes of pigs, and some pigs will also harm the mouth. After the hoof is injured, blisters will be formed in the affected area, and the temperature will rise rapidly. And the whole body will be very obviously different than usual. The hoof will turn red, and the blisters will gradually rot. If the prevention and treatment is not timely, the shell of the hoof will fall off. After the onset of the disease, the sick pigs could not walk normally and lay down for a long time. For some sick breastfeeding pigs, their breasts and mouths will fester. The resistance of piglets is relatively poor, so it may cause enteritis and other death after the disease.

2. Methods of transmission

The viability of foot-and-mouth disease bacteria is very strong. During the onset of foot-and-mouth disease, all parts and feces of diseased pigs may contain foot-and-mouth disease bacteria. Then the bacteria will be eliminated from the body along with the excreta, air and sweat of the diseased pigs, resulting in the formation of a source of transmission. Then the germs will spread through the contact between pigs, and can be transmitted through insects, mice and so on. In the most serious cases, germs can also be transmitted through the air, increasing the affected area. The greater the humidity in the air, the stronger the ability of bacteria to spread, but not when the humidity is less than 50%.

3. Treatment methods

Immune inoculation

The purpose of immunization is to improve the immune ability of pigs and reduce the incidence of foot-and-mouth disease. At present, the main anti-epidemic agent of foot-and-mouth disease is oil-adjuvant inactivated vaccine, which has obvious therapeutic effect. In the immunization work, we should make a good immunization plan according to the year, culture environment and so on. Then according to the local incidence of the choice of immune vaccine, dosage and frequency and so on. Usually the normal immunization work is about once every two years. In case of a sudden illness, it is necessary to appropriately increase the frequency of immunization.

Strengthen management

In the process of breeding, we must do a good job in management and cut off the transmission of foot-and-mouth disease. First of all, when you choose, you must choose in the disease-free farm. Control the environment around the farm, avoid being spread by other animals, and strictly control the entry and exit of personnel and vehicles in the farm. Then the pigsty should be disinfected regularly to eliminate germs. Finally, the activities, food intake and feces of pigs should be regularly observed. When abnormal conditions are found, sick pigs should be isolated in time, and comprehensive and thorough disinfection should be carried out. If the disease is serious, burn treatment should be done in time.

The above is a brief introduction to the treatment of swine foot-and-mouth disease. The epidemic venereal disease in pigs is very harmful. In addition to foot-and-mouth disease, African swine fever and other diseases need our attention. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. Thank you for your reading and support.