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Pigs foaming at the mouth. Foaming at the corners of their mouths is a stereotyped behavior of pretending to chew. When pigs feel uncomfortable, stereotyped behaviors can...
How to correctly adjust piglets? Piglets should not be moved for 6 to 8 hours after birth. They should suck colostrum in the original nest to obtain immune protection. Can…
Why should pigs be adjusted? The uniformity of piglets in the same litter is a key factor affecting the weaning rate. Piglets of the same size are raised together...
What is pig transfer? Pig transfer is the so-called foster care strategy. If the number of piglets given birth by a sow exceeds the number of effective nipples, the piglets will...
The problem of insufficient colostrum drinking is that newborn piglets do not have antibodies in their bodies. They need to obtain transitional antibodies from colostrum to establish passive immunity. At the same time...
Importance of Colostrum Colostrum contains high concentrations of immunoglobulins, which enhance piglets’ ability to resist pathogens through passive immunity…
Lighting for nighttime farrowing: At night, in the farrowing room where the sow is about to give birth, maintain 200 lux of light (approximately equal to 7 watts of L...
Antibiotics for the treatment of mastitis If the symptoms of mastitis are severe, antibiotics can be used for 2-4 days of treatment. Amoxicillin(A…