Measures to prevent cold and keep warm for piglets in winter

Now the temperature is getting lower and lower, and it is about to enter winter, which will be cold and cold for up to three months. For poultry and livestock, it is necessary to take measures to prevent cold and keep warm. Especially for pig farmers, piglets have weak resistance to the outside world and are extremely vulnerable to low temperature freezing injury in winter, so how to make piglets survive the winter safely in winter? Let's take a look.

1. Bedding grass to keep warm

Pig houses are generally made of cement, so the ground temperature is very low in winter, so it is necessary to pad the ground with moderate thickness of soft hay and other cold-proof items, which can not only increase the temperature of the pig house floor, but also prevent the pig house from becoming wet and wet, but the bedding grass should be replaced regularly to avoid dampness, which is more disadvantageous to piglets overwintering.

2. Anti-cold wind

In addition to ventilation, it is also necessary to take into account the cold wind in winter and the low temperature in winter. If the pigsty enters the cold wind, it will cause a devastating blow to the piglets. Therefore, before the low temperature in winter, we need to close the cracks in the walls of the piggery, and we can also pile up some straw on the outer wall to block the cold wind.

3. Increase the feeding density.

The temperature regulation of piglets is weak, so it is easy to freeze to death because of its weak resistance to low temperature. in winter, group feeding can be adopted to increase the accurate feeding density, so that piglets can warm each other and increase their resistance to low temperature. But also pay attention to density, too dense will induce disease or adverse reactions, feeding density in winter is about 40% more than in summer.

4. Properly increase the proportion of capacity feed.

If the temperature is lower in winter, piglets need to absorb more energy to resist the cold. If the previous feed formula is maintained, then the piglets will not grow in winter. So winter feeding should be appropriate allocation of feed proportion, to appropriately increase the proportion of energy feed, and feed and drinking water should also have a certain temperature, not too low, otherwise it will cause gastrointestinal discomfort of piglets, 25 degrees is appropriate.

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