1, cut tail method. 1 Cut the pig's tail short, this method is to prevent the occurrence of similar food (biting tail). The shaking of the pig's tail tends to stimulate the occurrence of similar food in the pigs. Under normal circumstances, this behavior is harmless and is considered a play, but when this happens frequently and erode each other, it will cause harm. First shortening the tail can reduce the tail's irritation, and secondly shortening the nerve at the end of the tail. More than uncut, so more sensitive to other pig attacks. Moreover, shortening the tail can reduce the chance of the pig biting its tail. The method is: subtract 2/3 or more of the length of the tail. When cutting, it can be cut directly with a knife or clip, this method is fast but bleeding. 2 contusion method: no blood but more damage to the organization. Burning and cutting can also be combined with the method, speed, less blood stasis, but there are odors. The time to cut the tail should be sooner rather than later, the first day after the pig was born.
Cutting tails may cause side effects such as blood stasis, wound infections, or invading bacteria. However, as long as the disinfection is strictly carried out, it will not be accidental to apply the wound.
2. Remove the gum teeth: After the piglets are born, during the period of suckling, there are gum teeth (known as fangs) in the mouth. The piglets often bite the sow's breast and the piglet's cheek due to competition for nipples, and individual wounds are also injured. Therefore, once the piglet is born, the gum teeth will be cut and flattened, which is beneficial to breast milk intake.
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