Popular Knowledge Of Bigfish | A Guide To Pig Farm Vaccination In Summer

As the weather temperature rises, summer has crept in. In this hot weather, many diseases are born in many animal farms, today we will give you a few examples of common summer diseases in pig farms.

First, the summer temperature is high, high humidity, leading to air circulation in the pig house, bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms breeding, easy to cause respiratory, digestive and other systemic infectious diseases, such as swine influenza, pseudorabies, blue ear disease, pneumonia, enteritis and so on.

Secondly, improper storage of feed in summer, easy to deteriorate, mold, produce toxic and harmful substances, such as aflatoxin, saxitoxin, etc., affecting the pig’s appetite and digestive function, resulting in malnutrition, decreased immunity, increasing the risk of disease.

Thirdly, summer feeding management is not in place, such as unclean water, insufficient drinking water, cleaning and disinfection is not thorough, and the prevention of heat stroke is not timely, etc., all of which will adversely affect the growth and development of the pig, reduce resistance, and induce a variety of non-infectious diseases, such as heatstroke, dehydration, and acidosis.

Guidelines For Epidemic Prevention

1.Strengthen ventilation, keep the air in the house fresh, avoid high temperature and high humidity environment.
2.Pay attention to feed quality and hygiene to prevent feed spoilage and mold. We should choose fresh, clean and odorless feeds and avoid using expired, damp and moldy feeds.
3.Ensure an adequate source of clean water and increase the amount of drinking water. Use a clean, unpolluted water source and regularly clean sinks and water pipes to prevent the buildup of scale and bacteria.
4.Do a good job of cleaning and disinfecting to prevent infectious diseases. Regularly clean and disinfect pig houses, utensils, transport vehicles, etc., and use effective disinfectants, such as bleach, iodophor and peroxyacetic acid.
5.Do a good job of feeding management to reduce non-infectious diseases. According to the different growth stages of the pig, reasonable division of the pen, to avoid excessive density and mixed breeding.
6.Scientific planning of epidemic prevention program. Summer is the high incidence of a variety of swine diseases, according to the prevalence of the region and the actual situation of the farm to develop a reasonable epidemic prevention program.
In conclusion, summer is a season to test the level of management of pig farms, to do a good job of all the details of the work, in order to ensure the health and production performance of pigs.

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