The reason why piglets were crushed to death

Pig is one of the largest domestic animals in China. When raising pigs, the management of piglets is very important. Because no matter in which pig farm, almost all piglets have been crushed to death. It not only seriously affects the efficiency of pig raising, but also has a great impact on the overall development of the pig herd. So what are the reasons why piglets are crushed to death? Today, the editor brought you the reasons why several kinds of piglets were crushed to death. Let's take a look!

1. Sow milk is insufficient.

Piglets need enough breast milk to provide growth nutrition after birth. And if there is plenty of breast milk, then the piglets will be in the greenhouse most of the time after eating. However, if the sow does not have enough milk, it will cause the piglet to be too hungry and the piglet will continue to suck the sow's nipple. Cause sows restless, constantly rise and lie down, resulting in the phenomenon of piglets being crushed to death. Therefore, we should pay attention to improve the feed intake of sows, maintain adequate drinking water, provide adequate nutrition for sows, and improve the lactation of sows.

2. Equipment and facilities

The structural facilities in the sow birth bed are also the main cause of piglets being crushed to death. The structural design of the birth bed of many pig farmers is very unreasonable, for example, the size of some sows is relatively long, and the length of the birth bed is the same as or even larger than the length of the sow. Then when the sows lie down, it is easy to get stuck out of the edge of the trough, resulting in very little room for movement of the piglets, and the piglets may be stuck under the trough and crushed to death. Therefore, we should pay attention to the reasonable design of the length and width of the birth bed, and install the anti-pressing device under the birth bed to ensure the safety of piglets.

3. Ambient temperature

The temperature demand of piglets is quite different from that of sows. If the temperature in the heat preservation room is too low, then the piglets will like to nest beside the sows. And because the body temperature of piglets drops sharply after birth, the activity is also very slow. So piglets are easily crushed to death by sows, on the contrary, if the temperature is too high. Then the piglets will be restless and drink water frequently, which leads to a great increase in the probability of piglets being crushed to death. Therefore, we adjust the temperature to ensure that the greenhouse temperature is within the suitable growth range of piglets. At the same time, the temperature control of the sow house is also very important, which should be kept at about 20 degrees.

4. Sow's own reason

Sows can cause piglets to be crushed to death for many reasons. For example, if the sow is too heavy, it is not only inconvenient to move, but also the space for the birth bed will be very narrow and easy to crush the piglets. And some postpartum sows due to excessive physical exertion, resulting in excessive fatigue, or limb and hoof disease caused by inconvenience, thus crushing piglets. There is also the maternal problem of sows, some sows can react quickly and get up after being pressed on the piglets. On the other hand, some sows with poor motherhood or slow response are untouched by the howling of the pressed piglets, which is naturally easy to cause the pigs to be crushed to death.

The above is a brief introduction to the reason why the piglets were crushed to death. That's all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. I hope it can help you all.