CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Treatment and prevention of birth canal injuries in sows

Understanding sow birth canal injuries and their impact

Sow birth canal injury refers to the different degrees of damage to the reproductive tract of the sow during delivery. This damage may be caused by reasons such as large fetus, prolonged delivery process, improper delivery posture and narrow birth canal. In severe cases, it may have a negative impact on the fertility and health of the sow.

Treatment

Once the sow's birth canal is damaged, it should be treated immediately to avoid infection and further damage. The following are several commonly used treatment methods:

• Soothe and relax the sow: Before treating the sow's birth canal injury, the sow must be soothed and relaxed first to avoid excessive stress.
• Clean the wound: Use warm saline or appropriately diluted antibacterial drugs to clean the wound and ensure that the wound surface is dry and clean.
• Hemostasis: For wounds with obvious bleeding, appropriate hemostasis methods can be used, such as compression, cold compress, etc.
• Prevent infection: Use antibiotics or wound disinfectants on sows to prevent infection.
• Observe the recovery: After treating the wound, closely observe the sow's recovery. If there are any abnormalities, consult a veterinarian in time.

Prevention methods

Prevention of birth canal injuries in sows is very important. Here are some prevention methods:

• Reasonable management of the delivery process: Through correct feeding management, ensure the reasonable movement and posture of the sow during the delivery process to reduce the difficulty of delivery.
• Reasonable feeding: Give sows reasonable feed to ensure that their weight is controlled within the appropriate range to avoid obesity and excessive fetuses.
• Reasonable breeding: Choose boars that are suitable for the sow's body shape and birth canal size for breeding to avoid excessive difficulty in delivery.
• Regular physical examinations: Ask a veterinarian to perform regular physical examinations on sows to promptly detect and deal with abnormalities in the birth canal.
• Maintain a suitable environment: Maintain a comfortable, clean and sanitary environment to reduce the risk of disease transmission and infection.

Although birth canal injuries may have adverse effects on the fertility and health of sows, the occurrence and impact of injuries can be minimized through timely treatment and prevention. I hope this article can provide some help to farmers in providing treatment and prevention methods for birth canal injuries in sows.

Thank you for reading this article. I hope this article can provide farmers with methods for treating and preventing birth canal injuries in sows, so as to help them better protect the fertility and health of sows.