Effect of pigsty environment on pigs

Pigs are the largest livestock in China, and the market demand in our country is very large. When raising pigs, the pig house environment is very important, and a suitable pig house environment has a great impact on the growth of pigs. If the environment is uncomfortable, it will reduce the production performance of pigs, resulting in a variety of adverse phenomena. So what is the impact of the pigsty environment on pigs? The following editor will give you a brief introduction, let's have a look!

1. Temperature

Pig is a kind of constant temperature animal, which can improve the production capacity of pig in the suitable temperature environment. If the temperature is delicate, the daily weight gain of pigs will be significantly reduced, and the feed cost will be increased as a result. On the other hand, piglets need a lot of milk, which is very disadvantageous to the breeding benefit. Especially for newborn piglets, they are very sensitive to low temperature. The cold resistance of piglets is relatively poor, easy to be frozen to death or even crushed to death by sows. And the temperature should not be too high, if too high, the reproductive capacity of boars and sows will decline. For example, the conception rate decreased, the quality of boar semen decreased and so on.

2. Humidity

Humidity is very important to the growth of pigs, the air humidity in the pigsty should not be too high, if the humidity is too high, then it will directly affect the daily gain of pigs. Professional experiments have shown that pigs with humidity of about 80% have higher daily gain and consume less feed than pigs with humidity of 95%. And if the humidity is too high, the heat preservation of the pigsty will be worse, resulting in excessive heat loss and excessive energy consumption, seriously affecting the growth of pigs. And the high humidity environment will also lead to feed mildew, pigs are also prone to a variety of respiratory diseases.

3. Lighting

Light is also an environmental factor that we need to pay attention to when raising pigs. A suitable light environment can effectively improve the feed conversion rate and enhance the growth ability of pigs. But the light should not be too strong, if the light is too strong, it will cause great harm to the pig body. Prone to solar radiation disease, photosensitive dermatitis and so on. Therefore, we should control the light time and intensity, design appropriate pig house windows according to the pig house area, and plant some plants around the pig house to block the light. if the natural light is insufficient, then we should make up the light manually in time.

4. Density

Finally, there is density, and density control is also a key factor directly affecting the growth of pigs. If the breeding is too dense, it will lead to a decline in the air quality in the pigsty, affecting the growth of pigs and reducing the growth rate. If the breeding density is too small, it will lead to a waste of space in the pig house, and the heat of the pig body will be released too quickly, thus affecting the weight gain of the pig. Therefore, we must pay attention to control the pig breeding density, properly reduce the breeding density, can effectively reduce the temperature and humidity in the pig house, reduce the harmful gas content, and ensure the normal growth of pigs.

The above is a brief introduction to the impact of the pigsty environment on pigs. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.