Farm pig, most afraid of pigs sick. It is very important for swine farmers to find out whether pigs are sick or not in time for timely treatment. Here are 13 methods for identifying diseased pigs:
1. Respiratory observation. Healthy pigs normally breathe 10 times a minute, ~20 times; if abdominal breathing is too fast or too slow, it is abnormal.
2 eye observation. The health of pigs, eyes bright eyes of God; if it is found that the pig's eye, dark red, too much gum is sick performance.
3, movement observation method. Healthy pigs wag their tails and react quickly and sensitively to external stimuli. Healthy adult pigs are ravenous for sleep. If you give food, then come, eat, sleep, sleep, sleep, in the presence of strangers, stand up and look up, and constantly shake the tail. If there are head and tail drooping phenomenon, it is sick pig.
4, appetite observation method. Healthy pig appetite, feeding more and faster, feeding normal food intake can generally eat in about 15 minutes. If the pig unresponsive, slow food, eat less or refused to eat, should be regarded as sick.
5, nasal disc observation method. Healthy pig's nose dish is clean and moist. If it is a sick pig, its nose will appear dry, cracked or attached to more dirty mucus.
6 fecal observation. The faeces of healthy pigs are soft and fluffy. If there is a thin stool or dry stool, it seems that the stool is abnormal and the color is abnormal.
7. Urine observation. Healthy pig urine is light yellow, clear and transparent, such as cloudy urine opacity, is the symptoms of sick pigs.
8, eccentric observation. If the pig eats the foreign matter such as soil, bark, and is agitated, it indicates that the pig is ill.
9, pigtail observation method. The tail of a healthy pig is rolled up and moved freely; if the tail of a pig is drooping and the root of the hand feels no response, it is a manifestation of the diseased pig.
10, posture observation. Healthy pigs sleep, sleep more, breathe in the chest and belly (depending on the situation, also have abdominal breathing); if the dog sitting posture, mouth breathing, is a manifestation of the disease.
11, hair color observation method. Healthy pigs, hair color is bright, if the hair is coarse, lack of flexibility, it is messy, ill performance.
12, skin observation method. A healthy pig with a smooth, rounded skin and fleshy muscles. If it is hard and lacks elasticity, it has swelling, ulceration, erythema, and rotten spots, which are the manifestations of the disease.
13 、 neck observation. Healthy pigs head and neck movements are free from swelling and stiffness, such as neck and neck movements, swelling, and stiffness.
Source: animal husbandry and veterinary medicine
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