Newborn piglet care skills these four steps, pig farmers must do well, newborn piglets have not yet established an immune system, the body is very fragile, need to be carefully cared for.
First of all, we need to dry the mucus on the mouth, nose and body surface of the piglets, and then break the umbilical cord, after doing a good job of insulation, cleaning and drying, to avoid excessive temperature difference, otherwise the piglets are prone to colds and diarrhea.
The second step is to make sure that the piglets are fed with colostrum. Feeding them colostrum within 6 hours helps to strengthen the piglets' resistance.
The third step, tooth cutting, tail docking and pseudorabies vaccine nasal drops within 6-24 hours, the above operations are best carried out after the piglets have eaten enough colostrum, and the piglets have an initial energy intake, which can reduce the stress response. Iron supplementation is given at 7 days and 12 days.
In the last step, the small piglets are placed in the front row for it to feed, and the large ones are placed in the back row to fix the position for the piglets, so that the health of each piglet is guaranteed. Piglets during the week are the most vulnerable and need to be careful of sows crushing or crushing piglets.
If the above measures can be implemented carefully, the survival rate and health of piglets will be significantly improved. Follow me to learn more about pig farming!