After pig eats metronidazole, edible distiller's grains is poisoned, how should detoxify?

First of all, we have to understand why pigs are poisoned when they eat metronidazole and eat distiller's grains.

Only in this way can different treatment measures be taken for different kinds of poisoning.

As the subject said, pigs eat distiller's grains, distillers' grains, as a kind of high-cost feed, is rich in fat and protein, as well as a large number of B vitamins, which can promote pig digestion and absorption and promote growth.

As the leftover material of the brewery, the distiller's grains contains some alcohol. Under normal circumstances, after the alcohol in the lees is eaten by the pig, it will be detoxified in the liver. First, the alcohol will be decomposed into acetaldehyde under the action of ethanol dehydrogenase, and the acetaldehyde will be decomposed into acetic acid under the action of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase. It should be noted that acetaldehyde is biotoxic, while acetic acid is not.

However, if the pig takes metronidazole orally at this time, it will trigger a biochemical reaction called "disulfiram-like reaction", which interferes with the activity of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and causes acetaldehyde in pigs to be unable to convert into acetic acid. as a result, acetaldehyde accumulates in pigs and is poisoned, which can lead to death.

If the pigs are poisoned, first stop feeding distiller's grains immediately. Feed the pigs with glucose and VC.

The first is to metabolize alcohol and excess acetaldehyde in the body through urine by drinking a lot of water.

Second, glucose and VC have the effects of liver protection and detoxification.

Third, it should be noted that when using distiller's grains as feed, we must grasp the quantity, and we must not feed distillers' grains alone. Because in addition to alcoholism, distiller's grains can also cause acidosis in pigs, causing gastroenteritis and stomach ulcers.