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What should sows do if they don't let piglets breastfeed?

Under normal circumstances, sows should feed their piglets every l hours or so after delivery. However, some sows don't let piglets breastfeed. Sows don't let piglets eat milk after delivery, which mostly happens in the following situations: (1) Sows don't have milk. If the sow's milk is sufficient, the breasts will swell every 1 hour or so, which will make the sow uncomfortable. If the piglet suckles, the sow will feel comfortable. On the contrary, when the sow has no milk, the piglet always arches around the sow and chews the nipple back and forth. The sow is very upset. When she didn't want the piglet to breast-feed, she put her nipple under her body to prevent the piglet from breast-feeding. The solution is to breastfeed sows. If the sow's milk is prosperous, it will naturally not refuse to feed the piglets. (2) The sow suffers from mastitis or the pig bites the nipple. Sows are not allowed to breastfeed at this time, which is different from the above. Sows are full of milk, and their breasts often swell badly. Every once in a while, they purr and tell piglets to eat milk. But as soon as the pig scratched the nipple, the sow screamed, suddenly stood up and even bit the pig. There may be two reasons for this situation: first, some sows have nipple injuries or mastitis, and piglets feel pain as soon as they eat milk; Moreover, piglets compete for nipples or individual piglets have irregular canine teeth, and bite sow nipples when nursing. In this case, it is necessary to carefully check and find that the sow's nipple is injured or mastitis, and it is necessary to treat it in time. If there is nothing wrong with the breast or nipple, check the pig's teeth and trim them neatly. Cutting off canine teeth at birth has no effect on piglets. (3) The primiparous sows have no experience in nursing piglets. When they breastfeed piglets for the first time, they often feel scared, or they can't stand the entanglement of piglets and refuse to breastfeed. In this case, the breeder should give careful training. When the sow lies down, it can squat down beside it, scratch its stomach, look at the pig and keep quiet. As long as the piglets can eat milk several times, the problem will not be serious. At present, in the pig farm with strict management, the breeder should scrub and massage the sow's breasts with 0. 1% potassium permanganate warm water solution every day after the sow gives birth, which can not only reduce the incidence of diarrhea and mastitis of piglets, but also improve the milk yield of sows. The effect is very good, and it is recommended to try it where conditions permit. If piglets are really not allowed to breastfeed, sows can only be tied up and forced to breastfeed if necessary. After a few times, you get used to it.