Give all the piglets the same opportunity:
Secure colostrum-intake for all
Combine different interventions
Iron supplementation from day 3 or later
Preventative pain treatment = not only for male piglets
Apply pain-relieving/ anti-inflammatory medication with a broad spectrum of activity for docked tails or arthritis
Sucking pigs have an irrepressible desire to live. However, painful events may have a negative impact on the further development of pigs by:
Lowering milk-intake
Restricting self-preservation instinct (reflex to flee)
Early and excessive iron supplementation can negatively influence health
Piglets are born with minimal iron-reserves (40 mg). This low iron concentration is a natural defence mechanism directed at combatting bacterial infections during and after birth.
Sow milk provides piglets with about 1 mg Iron/day. With a daily need of about 7 mg there is only sufficient iron for about 4 to 5 days.
Systematics in sucking pig management:
Checklist for a good start
1. Number of functional teats checked and recorded
2. A number of pigs, to leave two fewer piglets than the number of functional teats, are fostered out of a litter
We need accurate ways to assess pain in pigs in order to evaluate the welfare consequences of interventions and to develop more effective pain mitigation strategies, according to a recently published review* of various methods currently under investigation.
As an important pillar of the 5-Step Process, COMBAT enables us to understand current constraints (Step 3 of 5-Step Process ) by ANALYZE, VISUALIZE, BENCHMARK, and GUIDE TO IMPROVE Biosecurity and Management in farms.
The new tool is part of suite of solutions to improve farm biosecurity and control of PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome)
COMBAT App version is an important extension of the online version within www.5stp.com, sharing the same user account.
Now, take your device and search “COMBAT PRRS” in App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android), or scan the QR Code below:
Understanding the epidemiology of Mhp, relies on accurate detection of the pathogen in live pigs. The videos below provide a detailed guide to using the most advanced techniques to detect the pathogen on your farm.
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