1 Prevent poor vitality of newborn piglets
Weak piglets will inevitably have problems such as high morbidity, high mortality, and slow growth. Pick out weak piglets with a birth weight of less than 0.8 kg or unstable standing and unable to suckle to prevent poor vitality of newborn piglets.
Supplement sows with sufficient reproductive nutrition during pregnancy to enable the blood vessels of the sow's uterus to develop well, secrete more uterine milk, promote the development of piglets, and achieve ideal birth weight and vitality, especially in the rapid development period of piglets in the late pregnancy.
Do a good job in sow delivery to prevent the delivery process from being too long. When the umbilical cord connecting the piglet to the sow is broken and there is no delivery for a long time, it will be suffocated by hypoxia or become weak due to poor vitality.
2 Prevent newborn piglets from eating feces
Piglets are born knowing how to suckle and thinking about suckling. In clinical production, sows do not perform strict cleaning and disinfection of the udder and hindquarters when they are about to give birth. Piglets eat feces as soon as they are born, infect pathogenic microorganisms, and the incidence of diseases such as diarrhea is significantly increased.
3 Prevent piglets from catching cold
Wipe off the amniotic fluid on the piglets in time to prevent the amniotic fluid from entering the piglets' lungs and causing pneumonia, eating the amniotic fluid into the stomach and affecting the digestive ability, and catching cold diarrhea, illness or decreased vitality if the amniotic fluid on the body is not wiped off in time. After birth, especially in the first 6 hours, great attention must be paid to keeping the piglets warm.
4 Prevent the loss of piglet umbilical cord blood
After the piglets are born, they should stay for 2 minutes to 10 minutes before cutting the umbilical cord, which can effectively relieve the piglets' hypoxia, improve the vitality and physique of the piglets, and will be better for their later growth and development; when cutting the umbilical cord, pay attention to the length of the umbilical cord, generally leave 3 cm to 5 cm, so that the umbilical cord will not touch the ground when the piglets stand. Umbilical cord blood contains a large number of hematopoietic stem cells, which are very critical to the later physique, immunity and growth rate of piglets. During the production process, attention must be paid to the handling of the umbilical cord to prevent the loss of umbilical cord blood.
5 Prevent sows from having insufficient milk
During production, piglets must be fed colostrum as soon as possible to absorb maternal antibodies in breast milk, and the nipples need to be fixed to help piglets eat enough colostrum; within three days after the piglets are born, the delivery room staff must carefully observe the piglets' feeding situation and the quality of the sow's milk, carry out the foster care of the piglets in time, and formulate corresponding sow postpartum care plans to prevent sows from having insufficient milk and poor milk quality.
6 Prevent being trampled and crushed to death
In clinical production, crushing accounts for about 50% of the deaths of newborn piglets, so it is very important to prevent piglets from being crushed to death, which can be solved from 5 aspects:
1. Select sows with good maternal properties for breeding, and do a good job of perinatal care for sows to promote postpartum recovery of sows.
2. Training piglets, letting them sleep in an incubator after feeding, can effectively prevent piglets from catching cold; especially within three days of age, when feeding sows, piglets must be driven into the incubator, and when the sows finish feeding and lie down, the piglets are released to feed.
3. Strengthen the control of the temperature in the delivery room. When the temperature in the delivery room is higher than 23 degrees Celsius, the proportion of piglets crushed to death will increase by 50%.
4. Using a better designed delivery bed can reduce the number of piglets crushed to death in the delivery room.
5. Strengthen the training of delivery room staff and adjust their assessment plan to improve staff's awareness of preventing piglets from being crushed to death, so that the delivery room is not left without people for 24 hours.
7 Prevent wound infection
In order to prevent mastitis caused by biting each other during fighting and playing, and biting the sow's breasts during feeding, and reduce the lactation ability, the piglets must be cut teeth and tailed. The time should be carried out within 24 hours after the piglets are born, and disinfection and inspection of whether the teeth are cut flat are required. At the same time as cutting teeth and tails, long-acting cephalosporins are used for effective health care to prevent wound infection, pathogens in the environment and stress from causing decreased resistance, and improve the uniformity and weaning weight of piglets.
8 Prevent iron deficiency anemia in piglets
After birth, piglets contain about 50 mg of iron in their bodies. They can only eat 1 mg of iron from sow milk every day, while piglets need 7 mg to 10 mg of iron every day for growth and development. Generally, after 5 days of age, piglets will develop iron deficiency anemia and their growth and development will slow down. Piglets must be supplemented with iron once at 3 days and 14 days of age. The appropriate amount of iron should be supplemented according to the size of the piglets. When the piglet's birth weight is less than 1 kg, a one-time iron supplement of more than 2 mg is prone to poisoning and allergies.
Weak piglets will inevitably have problems such as high morbidity, high mortality, and slow growth. Pick out weak piglets with a birth weight of less than 0.8 kg or unstable standing and unable to suckle to prevent poor vitality of newborn piglets.
Supplement sows with sufficient reproductive nutrition during pregnancy to enable the blood vessels of the sow's uterus to develop well, secrete more uterine milk, promote the development of piglets, and achieve ideal birth weight and vitality, especially in the rapid development period of piglets in the late pregnancy.
Do a good job in sow delivery to prevent the delivery process from being too long. When the umbilical cord connecting the piglet to the sow is broken and there is no delivery for a long time, it will be suffocated by hypoxia or become weak due to poor vitality.
2 Prevent newborn piglets from eating feces
Piglets are born knowing how to suckle and thinking about suckling. In clinical production, sows do not perform strict cleaning and disinfection of the udder and hindquarters when they are about to give birth. Piglets eat feces as soon as they are born, infect pathogenic microorganisms, and the incidence of diseases such as diarrhea is significantly increased.
3 Prevent piglets from catching cold
Wipe off the amniotic fluid on the piglets in time to prevent the amniotic fluid from entering the piglets' lungs and causing pneumonia, eating the amniotic fluid into the stomach and affecting the digestive ability, and catching cold diarrhea, illness or decreased vitality if the amniotic fluid on the body is not wiped off in time. After birth, especially in the first 6 hours, great attention must be paid to keeping the piglets warm.
4 Prevent the loss of piglet umbilical cord blood
After the piglets are born, they should stay for 2 minutes to 10 minutes before cutting the umbilical cord, which can effectively relieve the piglets' hypoxia, improve the vitality and physique of the piglets, and will be better for their later growth and development; when cutting the umbilical cord, pay attention to the length of the umbilical cord, generally leave 3 cm to 5 cm, so that the umbilical cord will not touch the ground when the piglets stand. Umbilical cord blood contains a large number of hematopoietic stem cells, which are very critical to the later physique, immunity and growth rate of piglets. During the production process, attention must be paid to the handling of the umbilical cord to prevent the loss of umbilical cord blood.
5 Prevent sows from having insufficient milk
During production, piglets must be fed colostrum as soon as possible to absorb maternal antibodies in breast milk, and the nipples need to be fixed to help piglets eat enough colostrum; within three days after the piglets are born, the delivery room staff must carefully observe the piglets' feeding situation and the quality of the sow's milk, carry out the foster care of the piglets in time, and formulate corresponding sow postpartum care plans to prevent sows from having insufficient milk and poor milk quality.
6 Prevent being trampled and crushed to death
In clinical production, crushing accounts for about 50% of the deaths of newborn piglets, so it is very important to prevent piglets from being crushed to death, which can be solved from 5 aspects:
1. Select sows with good maternal properties for breeding, and do a good job of perinatal care for sows to promote postpartum recovery of sows.
2. Training piglets, letting them sleep in an incubator after feeding, can effectively prevent piglets from catching cold; especially within three days of age, when feeding sows, piglets must be driven into the incubator, and when the sows finish feeding and lie down, the piglets are released to feed.
3. Strengthen the control of the temperature in the delivery room. When the temperature in the delivery room is higher than 23 degrees Celsius, the proportion of piglets crushed to death will increase by 50%.
4. Using a better designed delivery bed can reduce the number of piglets crushed to death in the delivery room.
5. Strengthen the training of delivery room staff and adjust their assessment plan to improve staff's awareness of preventing piglets from being crushed to death, so that the delivery room is not left without people for 24 hours.
7 Prevent wound infection
In order to prevent mastitis caused by biting each other during fighting and playing, and biting the sow's breasts during feeding, and reduce the lactation ability, the piglets must be cut teeth and tailed. The time should be carried out within 24 hours after the piglets are born, and disinfection and inspection of whether the teeth are cut flat are required. At the same time as cutting teeth and tails, long-acting cephalosporins are used for effective health care to prevent wound infection, pathogens in the environment and stress from causing decreased resistance, and improve the uniformity and weaning weight of piglets.
8 Prevent iron deficiency anemia in piglets
After birth, piglets contain about 50 mg of iron in their bodies. They can only eat 1 mg of iron from sow milk every day, while piglets need 7 mg to 10 mg of iron every day for growth and development. Generally, after 5 days of age, piglets will develop iron deficiency anemia and their growth and development will slow down. Piglets must be supplemented with iron once at 3 days and 14 days of age. The appropriate amount of iron should be supplemented according to the size of the piglets. When the piglet's birth weight is less than 1 kg, a one-time iron supplement of more than 2 mg is prone to poisoning and allergies.