CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Causes and treatments for low milk in sows

The supply of sow milk (breast milk) is essential for the growth and health of piglets. However, sometimes the sow's milk becomes scarce. So, what should we do when we encounter insufficient sow milk? This article will analyze the reasons for the scarcity of sow milk and provide corresponding treatment methods.

1. Reasons for insufficient sow milk

The reasons for sows’ insufficient milk may be related to the following aspects:

• Dietary factors: Lack of nutrition in sows can lead to insufficient milk secretion. Especially during lactation, the nutritional requirements of sows are relatively high.
• Stress factors: Excessive stress on sows during the farrowing process, such as environmental changes, noise, etc., may cause a decrease in milk secretion.
• Disease factors: Certain diseases in sows, such as mastitis, can also lead to insufficient milk secretion.

2. Treatment methods

The following treatment methods can be adopted to deal with the causes of insufficient sow milk:

• Diet adjustment : In order to increase the milk secretion of sows, the feed intake of sows can be appropriately increased and the nutritional balance of the feed can be ensured. Adding some lactogenic feed to sows, such as bean cake, yeast, etc., can also help increase milk production.
• Environmental management : In order to reduce the stress of sows during farrowing, a quiet and comfortable environment needs to be provided. The rest and activity time of sows should be arranged reasonably to avoid excessive noise and disturbance.
• Disease treatment : If the sow suffers from diseases such as mastitis that lead to insufficient milk, timely treatment is required. Please contact a veterinarian for diagnosis and appropriate treatment plans.

In general, when sows have insufficient milk, we need to comprehensively analyze the reasons and take corresponding treatment measures. Dietary adjustment, environmental management and disease treatment are all effective ways to solve the problem of insufficient sow milk. I hope this article can provide some useful information for pig farmers.

Thank you for reading this article and I hope it helps you solve the problem of insufficient milk in sows.