What about red piglet?

In the process of raising pigs, the whole body redness of piglets sometimes occurs, and the body temperature and appetite of piglets are normal. Many pig farmers do not pay attention to it because of the skin of the pigs, resulting in death later. So what is the disease of piglets getting red all over? How to treat it? Let's get to know it.

1. Etiology

The redness of piglets may be eperythrozoonosis, also known as erythroderma, which is a contagious and hemolytic disease that often leads to the death of piglets. The incidence of this disease in piglets is generally high, and the infectivity is very strong, and the mortality rate is also relatively high. once the disease occurs, a large number of diseases will die if isolated in time, and the diseased strains and infected pigs are the main sources of infection. in addition, parasites, earthworms and mosquitoes and flies can also cause its carriers and disseminators, and the main routes of transmission are respiratory tract, digestive tract and skin damage.

2. Symptoms

In the early stage of the disease, piglets must have symptoms such as loss of appetite, elevated body temperature, wet eye droppings, lethargy, skin redness and so on. In the later stage, the skin will become relatively pale, and some purple spots will appear, which is more difficult to treat in the later stage.

3. Prevention and control methods

Before entering the house, the piglets should first be cleaned, disinfected, and then put hay on the ground. On the day of admission, the piglets should be fed with adequate clean and hygienic drinking water. The first feeding is usually about 60% of the normal feeding amount, about 70% of the normal feed, so that the piglets feel hungry, which helps them to adapt to the new feed. After the piglets have adapted to the new environment, they should continue to deworming, mix the deworming medicine into a small amount of palatable feed and take it once in the evening. Three days later, take a stomach lavage with 10-15 grams of baking soda mixture, five days later with rhubarb soda tablets, one in the morning and one in the evening. If measures can not be taken in time for treatment after the onset of the disease, ah, give it to the veterinarian for treatment, early detection and early treatment.

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