Preventing Piglets’ Exposure to Diseases To shield piglets from disease agents, primary prevention encompasses the following five fundamental domains: source and handling of primary and replacement breeding stock; rules governing the movement of people, vehicles,...
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Health Issues in the Farrowing House
A. Agalactia Agalactia refers to the inability of sows to generate milk. Obstacles may manifest on either the maternal or piglet side, such as production failure or disappointment, or an inability to suckle. Following congenital obstruction of the teat, agalactia may...
Breeding and Piglet Rearing
Artificial Insemination Instead of acquiring replacement animals, a closed-herd policy may be implemented. Implementing artificial insemination into a sow herd is the simplest way to introduce new DNA. In contrast, artificial insemination may give rise to biosecurity...
Hygiene and Biosecurity Procedures
Hygiene Measures Pig farm biosecurity is a strategic approach to prevent the introduction of pathogens into a pig farm and regulate their spread within the facility. It aims to prevent the introduction of pathogens to which the livestock has not been exposed and...
Nutrition Challenges in Pigs
A. Nutritional Deficiencies Piglet iron deficiency is a prevalent nutritional deficiency observed in pig farms. An essential responsibility of the livestock producer on the farm is to ascertain the correlation between the feed's quality, content, and ingestion, and...