Discuss the management of piglets from farrowing to weaning time.

      

Discuss the management of piglets from farrowing to weaning time.

  

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Kavungya
- Keep watch over farrowing process/ help in the farrowing process
- Remove mucus and any foreign materials around piglet’s nostrils
- Put piglet in a safe warm place
- Tie/ out and disinfect umbilical cord
- Dispose of afterbirth/ stillborns
- Ensure piglets suckle colestrum/ piglets suckle immediately after birth
- Got rid of excess piglets/ rear excess piglets artificially/ give excess piglets to a foster mother
- Clip off the needle tooth
- Give piglets iron injection or iron paste to control anaemia
- Provide croop food to the piglets
- Give sow extra food according to the number of piglets sucking it
- Castrate male piglets not intended for breeding at about 3 weeks of age
- Put identification marks on piglet/ identify piglets using appropriate method
- Weigh piglets regularly weekly and later monthly
- Remove sow from farrowing pen to wean piglets
- Select the piglets to be used for breeding
- Provide piglets with extra food and water at weaning
- Keep farrowing pen clean throughout the rearing period
- Wean between 4 – 8 weeks of age
- Keep appropriate records
- Deworm piglets at weaning time
- Provide adequate water
- Control diseases as necessary/ vaccination
- Control external parasites
Kavungya answered the question on March 28, 2019 at 08:13


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