CATDOLL : Symptoms and treatment of postpartum agalactia in sows

Symptoms and causes of postpartum agalactia in sows

Postpartum agalactia in sows refers to the phenomenon that sows do not have enough milk to feed piglets after giving birth. The symptoms of postpartum agalactia in pigs are low milk secretion, and piglets cannot eat milk normally, which can easily affect the growth and development of piglets. The reasons for postpartum agalactia may include:

• Excessive stress: If the sow is subjected to excessive stress in terms of environment, feeding conditions or feed after giving birth, it will affect its normal physiological process of milk secretion.
• Postpartum diseases: If the sow suffers from diseases after giving birth, such as mastitis, it will lead to reduced milk secretion or no milk after giving birth.
• Improper feeding and management: If the feed is unbalanced or the feeding method is improper during the feeding process, factors such as these may directly affect the sow's milk secretion.

Treatment of postpartum sows without milk

For the situation of sows without milk after giving birth, the following methods can be used for treatment and conditioning:

• Reasonable feeding and management: Providing sows with a comfortable living environment and reasonable feed can reduce their stress and help promote milk secretion.
• Scientific feeding: Develop a scientific feeding plan to ensure that sows get enough water, feed and nutrients, which is conducive to improving milk secretion.
• Disease treatment: If a sow is found to suffer from diseases such as mastitis after giving birth, it should be treated in time to restore its milk secretion function.
• Appropriate nutritional supplementation: For sows with insufficient milk secretion, some protein- and vitamin-rich feed can be appropriately supplemented to help promote milk secretion.

The above methods can effectively help sows overcome the problem of a lack of milk after giving birth and ensure the normal growth and development of piglets.

Thank you for reading this article. I hope it can help you solve the problem of sows having no milk after parturition.