Causes and preventive measures of sow constipation

Sow constipation can be said to be a very common phenomenon in pig farms. If it is not prevented in time, it may cause a series of diseases and bring harm. So what causes constipation in sows? How to prevent it? Let's take a look at it together with Xiaobian.

1. Causes of constipation in sows

1, lack of exercise during pregnancy, this situation is common in caged sows, idle sow exercise after sow breeding, and feed intake, this will cause sow digestive function weakened, resulting in sow intestinal function reduced, causing constipation.

2. In the late pregnancy of sows, the fetus is enlarged, which increases the pressure on the rectal wall, resulting in reduced rectal motility, feces staying too long in the rectum, excessive absorption of water, resulting in constipation, which is more common in sows with too many litters and too large litters.

3, sows in the lack of drinking water will also occur constipation, this phenomenon mainly occurs in summer, summer high temperature, sow water loss faster, so the demand for drinking water is large, then insufficient drinking water will cause feces too dry, resulting in constipation.

4. Physiological and psychological stress of sows before birth will cause gastrointestinal motility to be strengthened, and a large amount of water will be absorbed, thus causing avoidance, which is more common in primiparous sows.

5, sow diet sudden change, caused by stress will also cause constipation, especially in the early pregnancy of low protein feed to the late high protein feed is, will change the absorption and secretion capacity of the large intestine, constipation.

6. Sows are over-restricted during pregnancy, but lack of green feed supplement, resulting in excessive water absorption in the large intestine and constipation.

7. There are many diseases in the breeding process of sows. In order to prevent diseases, farmers have to take pharmaceutical prevention, but often because drugs are added to the National Day, the feces are too hard and constipation occurs.

II. Prevention and control measures

First of all, we should balance the dietary formula level, pay attention to the proportion of dietary fiber in the diet, and increase the use of high-quality dietary fiber when constipation occurs. For sow pregnancy management should be reasonable, such as sow in pregnancy to appropriate exercise, but in the prenatal two weeks should not exercise; pregnancy feeding limit to be reasonable, pay attention to green feed feeding; there is a change in diet must be gradual, so that sow slowly adapt, must not change the soil.

The above is an introduction to the causes and prevention measures of sow constipation. I hope it can help you. If you want to know more about it, please pay attention to us.