(a) Briefly discuss the management of a pig from birth up to weaning. (b) List four examples of two host tick. c) Briefly discuss the life cycle of two host...

      

a) Briefly discuss the management of a pig from birth up to weaning.
b) List four examples of two host tick.
c) Briefly discuss the life cycle of two host tick.

  

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Dominic
(a)
• Ensure they are fed with creep feed.
• Spray with appropriate insecticide to control external parasites.
• Deworm with appropriate antiheimenthies to control internal parasites.
• Provide plenty clean water.
• Cut the tail.
• Vaccinate against apparent diseases.
• Isolate and treat the sick.
• Keep proper records.
• Carry out teeth clipping.
• Control anaemia by iron injection.
• Ensure they suck colostrums immediately after birth.
• Remove and dispose after birth / still births.
• Place the piglets under warm conditions.
• Provide furrowing crate.
• Weigh each piglet and record the birth weight.
• Ensure they are breathing properly.
• Tie, cut and disinfect the navel cords of the piglets.
(b)
• Brown tick.
• Red legged tick.
• Large bont legged tick.
• African bont legged tick.
(c)
• Eggs hatch on the ground into larvae;
• Larval climbs onto the first host; sucks blood;
• Get engorged; and moult into nymphs;
• Nymphs on the same host sucks blood; get engorged; and fall on the ground.
• On the ground nymphs moults into adults;
• Adults climbs the second host; the adult sucks blood;
• Get engorged; mates;
• The adult female drops to the ground to lay eggs

Dominic Onsase answered the question on March 5, 2018 at 14:57


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