Raising Sows To Be Strong

sow management (from start)

Raising Sows To Be Strong Young sows to be adopted as mothers At the age of about 5 months, the body weight is 80-90 kilograms, to be separated and raised separately. in order to control weight The age to start using must not be less than 7 months.

Near the estrus phase, feed (flushing/feeding) will be added to the pigs, especially food that provides energy to increase the ovulation rate. By giving a period of 1-2 weeks by giving 3 kg / animal / day from the normal 2 kg, giving

1-2 weeks before the estrus.

The lifespan of the sow is 5.5 litters/cow.

for pigs waiting to breed The estrus must be checked every day (morning and evening). Pigs waiting for breeding are usually raised together. Mating at the right time is the 2nd day of estrus.

After mixing, pigs are separated into single pens. Reduce food intake to a normal level of about 1.8 – 2.2 kg for 2 months of pregnancy. And add food (Flushing) in the 3rd month until birth (add half – 1 kg) after mixing must check the adhesion By checking when it is close to the heat again

Entering the pregnancy envelope by sequencing first-after (first-in-first-mix)

1 week before the farrowing period, the pigs are transferred to the farrowing envelope. and feeding as a mild laxative such as bran to prevent constipation

Management of sows during farrowing

    If there is colostrum, it indicates that the sow will give birth within 24 hours.

We need to see if the sows give birth normally or not. If there is a problem, the sow must be helped to give birth. piglets born Then wipe the mucus around the body, mouth, nose with a cloth. Resuscitate (squeeze the chest cavity) if the piglet pretends not to survive.

The piglet’s umbilical cord is tied with a sterilized string.  By 2 inches from the abdomen and cut the umbilical cord short.

Cut the 8 fangs or milk teeth of the piglet, parallel to the gills, not diagonally.

Cutting the tail can be cut or not cut, but if you want to cut, you must cut 1 in 3 of the tail. Apply the tincture to the cut area of the umbilical cord and cut tail. keep the piglets warm and wait until the sow is finished giving birth

Allow piglets to drink colostrum (Colostrum has about 1-2 days in the first day), in which milk will have immunity. If not eaten, piglets may be weak and die easily.

Management of sows after farrowing

     Feeding does not have to be a lot, gradually increasing the amount of food little by little. Observe whether the sow’s udder is inflamed or not. Symptoms of mastitis are reddish in color (usually pink). The udder is hard.

Notice if the uterus is inflamed or not. If inflamed, there will be pus flowing. The uterus must be washed with an antiseptic solution. or injecting  Piglet care must be checked to see if Is there enough milk for the piglets? for all the piglets to suckle

Keep the piglets warm by providing fire broods and bedding if the weather is cold.

In the first week the piglets are born 2 cc. of iron must be injected into piglets. Because there is little iron in milk. To prevent diarrhea, runny nose Give the piglet an identification number. which may be tattooed on the ear , Clip on the ear, but the most popular method is the ear cut method.

At the second week, start feeding the piglets bit by bit in the trough.  If the male piglets that will not be bred are casted during the second week.  During the 2nd – 3rd week, give the sow full feed (3 times/day) and begin to reduce feed before weaning 3-4 days in the sow.