What should be paid attention to in piglet transportation?

Pig farming is a traditional breeding industry in China, and affected by classical swine fever, pig prices are soaring, so the state has also liberalized the restrictions on pig farmers, so the number of pig farmers is growing rapidly. And raising pigs needs piglets, so you need to transport piglets to other places, and what should you pay attention to in the process of transportation? Let's take a look.

1. Preparation before transportation

Before transportation, we must first make preparations, first of all, we must go to the formal market to buy piglets, to ensure that piglets develop normally and are disease-free. After quarantine inspection, it can be transported after dealing with the relevant formalities, but pay attention to the time during transportation and should not be carried out in summer and winter, so as not to affect piglets. The appropriate transport vehicles should be selected according to the transport quantity, and all kinds of drugs and drinking water appliances should be prepared on the vehicles, while ensuring the cleanliness and hygiene of the vehicles, and comprehensive disinfection of the vehicles should be done to ensure the complete elimination of pathogens.

2. Selection of transport vehicles

When transporting, it is best not to choose the vehicle to transport the commercial pig of fruit. After the vehicle is disinfected, it is best to leave it vacant for one day and then transport it. Before loading the pig, disinfect it again with low-toxic drugs. In the process of transportation, it is necessary to ensure the safety of piglets to avoid leg and hoof injury, leading to cabbage heart bacterial infection and so on. For piglets ready for transportation, feeding should be stopped two hours before transportation, pay attention to protect the legs and hooves, and secure the doors after all getting on the bus. If the journey is long, it is necessary to lay an appropriate amount of straw at the bottom of the carriage to reduce the possibility of injury to piglets. At the same time, we should also pay attention to loading the number of pigs, not too much, so that piglets will not squeeze each other and cause piglets to die.

3. Prevent stress

Four days before piglet transportation, it is necessary to improve the nutrient drinking of piglets, such as electrolytic multi-dimensional, vitamin C, etc., which can enhance the physique of piglets. It is best to choose piglets with good body condition, large size and immunized two weeks ago. In the process of transportation, we should also pay attention to the speed, not too fast, in case of bad road conditions, try to keep the car body stable, to prevent piglets from stress reaction. After arriving at the destination, an appropriate amount of Huazaikang and other medicaments should be added to the feed and use half of it continuously.

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