How to do piglet constipation? The solution is here!

Summary: before we talked a lot about sow constipation problems and countermeasures, but for piglets although constipation is rare, but still exist, especially some piglets in digestive problems, easy to cause constipation. Piglets with constipation can be improved by adjusting their diet. serious or long-term piglets should be treated in time to avoid complications. Due to the different symptoms of constipation in different stages of piglets, it is easy to be ignored. Today, the causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment of constipation in different stages of piglets are introduced as follows:

What about piglet constipation?

1. Constipation of newborn piglets

1. Etiology and symptoms: there was no meconium excretion 1-2 days after birth, such as loss of appetite, mental malaise, pain and restlessness, arched back, hard work but no fecal discharge, and there was a yellowish-brown meconium on the outside of the anus. The main reason is that piglets do not eat breast milk in time after birth (breast milk can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, but also contains certain trace elements and magnesium salts, which can promote the excretion of meconium of piglets), or sows lack milk and can not support the sucking of piglets, or improper feeding and management of sows during pregnancy, so that piglets can not get adequate nutrition supply during the development of the body, weak physique after birth, leading to constipation and even death.

2. Prevention and control measures:

① treatment: inject 100-300ml soapy water into the piglet's rectum, preferably warm water, 45 ℃ warm water, and then gently rub the piglet's anus with a warm paper towel to stimulate defecation. Can also be in the enema oral vegetable oil 10-15ml, can have a more obvious therapeutic effect. Can also take Croton 1 grinding, fresh hemp root 50g also mashed, the two mixed into a small amount of porridge to feed piglets, once a day, generally half a day after the effect. Traditional Chinese medicine therapy: mirabilite 50g, sesame oil 150mg, plus appropriate amount of water mixed to piglets for internal administration, generally 2 times to take out can be cured.

② prevention: within 2 hours after birth, the use of artificial assistance to let each piglet eat colostrum, colostrum every hour, can be gradually extended, 3 days later, let the sow bring their own breast-feeding, in addition, during the sow pregnancy, provide sows with high-quality feed and adequate and reasonable nutrients (vitamins, amino acids, minerals, etc.).

2. Constipation of suckling piglets

1. Etiology and symptoms: there are symptoms of constipation in the lactation stage of piglets, no defecation or stool dry ball, no milk or occasionally eat, belly swollen, shortness of breath accompanied by abdominal breathing, lethargy, like lying, arched back, shivering and walking, defecation posture, but no fecal excretion, touch the dry and hard feces in the large intestine, press the diseased pig pain and restlessness. The main reason is that lack of drinking water, lack of exercise or early supplementary feeding will lead to constipation, piglets have small stomach volume and less secretion of digestive enzymes, and breast milk plus feed accumulates in the intestines after early supplementary feeding. Piglets' digestive capacity is not enough to digest all the feed in the stomach and intestines, long-term accumulation, coupled with lack of drinking water leads to the occurrence of constipation.

2. Prevention and control measures:

① treatment: the treatment can be treated with heated soapy water, 2% baking soda, vegetable oil repeated enema, and combined with abdominal massage to relieve constipation. Can also be combined with western medicine therapy, with neostigmine 2-5mg or 2% pilocarpine 0.5-1.0ml subcutaneous injection, can improve the therapeutic effect. In addition, you can also use white wax 50-100 grinding, mixed with a small amount of material to feed, do not eat can be filled with water, twice a day, use 2-3 days can be cured.

② prevention: teach piglets to drink water at 2-3 days old, provide clean and adequate drinking water for piglets, submit supplementary materials at 7 days old, but choose suckling pig feed with good palatability, easy digestion and absorption, and eat a small amount of food.

3. Constipation of weaned piglets

1. Etiology and symptoms: constipation occurred in piglets after weaning. Diseased pigs mainly showed dislike of food, increased drinking water, gradual enlargement of abdomen, increased frequency of shortness of breath, discharge of a small amount of dry and hard dung balls, restlessness, forced defecation but no fecal discharge, a small amount of mucus in the anus, followed by protruding edema of the anus, by touching the abdomen, dry and hard feces, the more serious, the feces oppressed the bladder. So that pigs can't urinate. The main reason is that the feed after weaning contains too much crude fiber, and the intestinal function of piglets is easily decreased by stress after weaning, as well as constipation caused by poor feed, insufficient salt, insufficient water and too many drugs in feed.

2. Prevention and control measures:

① treatment: sodium sulfate 6g, artificial salt 6g, mixed feed, 3 times a day, can be treated; also can be used raw sesame 250g, add appropriate amount of salt into fine powder, with boiling water irrigation.

② prevention: feed pigs without roughage, check feed quality carefully, feed more green succulent feed, and add insoluble fiber to the diet within 10 days after weaning can regulate the properties of gastrointestinal surimi and enhance the fermentation ability of piglets. In addition, persist in feeding the same brand of feed after weaning to the maintenance period, it is not easy to replace, provide adequate drinking water, give the right amount of salt and appropriate exercise, and you can also add an appropriate amount of wheat bran and oil bran in the feed formula to prevent constipation.

4. Constipation of piglets during nursery period

1. Etiology and symptoms: there are symptoms of constipation during the nursing period. The main manifestations of diseased pigs are excretion of dry and hard particles of feces, lethargy, loss of appetite, some accompanied by vomiting symptoms, walking and swaying or unwilling to walk. Constipation makes the intestine oppress the bladder and make it difficult to urinate. With the severity of the disease, rectal prolapse. The main reason is that due to feeding feed supplemented with antibiotics, coupled with pig farmers' own addition of drugs to prevent diseases such as piglet diarrhea, drugs lead to the destruction of beneficial bacteria in the intestinal tract of piglets, resulting in constipation, as well as constipation in many febrile infectious diseases and some toxic diseases.

2. Prevention and control measures:

① treatment: 0.9% normal saline 250 ml 5% glucose 250ml, sodium bicarbonate 10 g, potassium chloride 5 g, mixed heating was used for enema treatment of diseased pigs, 20ml was infused first, and then nutrient solution (glucose + astragalus polysaccharide) was infused to diseased pigs after softening and excretion.

② prevention: microecological agents can be added to feed to help piglets establish beneficial bacteria. In addition, the use of traditional Chinese medicine can also increase disease resistance. Astragalus polysaccharides, Banqing granules and other water-soluble traditional Chinese medicine can be added to drinking water. The occurrence of constipation in piglets is not of a single nature, but is caused by many factors, such as improper nursing, poor environment of piggery, incomplete disinfection, poor feed and low nutritional level of feed for sows during pregnancy, etc. therefore, strengthening the feed management of piglets and the hardware facilities of nursing houses can effectively improve these conditions, feeding more green feed, more exercise and adequate drinking water for piglets. Adding vitamins, minerals and salt to the feed can avoid the occurrence of constipation.