How to treat pig hypothermia

Many situations are often encountered in the process of raising pigs, and pig hypothermia is one of them. Porcine hypothermia is a syndrome caused by improper feeding, malnutrition, reduced body calories or excessive heat dissipation in pigs. It is very disadvantageous to the growth and development of pigs, and it can lead to death in serious cases. So how to treat pig hypothermia? The following editor will give you a brief introduction, let's have a look!

1. The cause of disease

Pig hypothermia usually occurs when the temperature is very low in late winter and early spring. Weather is the main cause of the disease, generally in the poor cold resistance, weak physique of free-range domestic pigs, mainly with offspring and late pregnant sows. The incidence of hypothermia will be even higher if it is raised in a restricted barn and cement floor, or if it is fed with raw powder and cold water for a long time.

2. Symptoms

After the sudden onset of hypothermia in pigs, the coat will be rough and the body temperature will drop to 36 degrees, or even 35 degrees. The spirit is depressed, the reaction is slow, the food intake decreases gradually or even does not eat. Lying on the floor can not afford, sleep time becomes worse, if forced to exercise, then sick pigs will have shortness of breath, heartbeat and other problems. The skin also loses elasticity, shivers with fear of the cold, and refuses to allow piglets to breast-feed. Sometimes the stool will show two extreme manifestations of dryness or diarrhea. If it is a pregnant pig, it is extremely prone to premature delivery, weak babies and stillbirth, the course of the disease is about a week or so, and finally died in a coma.

3. How to treat

First of all, we should strengthen management, do a good job of rehydration, strengthen the heart of pigs, so that they can restore the original regulatory function of the nervous system as soon as possible. It is necessary to give priority to tonifying qi and blood, which can be treated with the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine. In the face of pig hypothermia, we should pay attention to timely judgment and use good medicine. During the treatment, if it doesn't get better. Then it is necessary to change the treatment method in time, which can be treated with western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine. Among them, traditional Chinese medicine therapy should prepare Codonopsis pilosula, Radix Astragali, dried ginger, grass and fruit and other traditional Chinese medicine, once a day for about 4 consecutive days.

Western medicine therapy to prepare about 150 ml of glucose, coenzyme, vitamin B6500 mg or so, vitamin C. Then it is mixed and injected intravenously, and the temperature of the injection is controlled at about 38-39 degrees Celsius. Attention should be paid to the control according to the weight of pigs. The above dosage is suitable for 100 kg sows. Then inject an appropriate amount of Ananaka injection into the neck muscle of the pig, usually once a day for about 3 days. If possible, you can add an appropriate amount of artificial salt and yeast slices to the feed.

The above is a brief introduction of how to treat pig hypothermia, and that's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.