What are the characteristics of pigs?

Pigs have different physical characteristics according to different breeds. But it is usually characterized by big ears, long head, straight nose and narrow waist and back. Hair is thick and hard, which can be divided into white, pink, black, brown and color according to different varieties. ?

Life characteristics of pigs:

1, feeding behavior

The eating behavior of pigs includes eating and drinking, and has various age characteristics. ?

2. Characteristics of arched soil

Pigs have the genetic characteristics of arching soil, and arching soil for food is a significant feature of pig feeding behavior. The pig's nose is a highly developed organ, and the sense of smell plays a decisive role in digging the soil to find food.

Although the diet of pigs in modern piggery is very balanced, pigs also show the characteristics of arch feeding. Every time they are fed, they try to occupy a favorable position in the trough. Sometimes they step on the trough with their forelimbs to eat. If the trough is easy to access, some pigs even get into the trough and stand in a corner of the trough, just like a wild boar arching for food, arching along the trough with a kiss, stirring up the food and scattering it all over the floor. ?

Step 3 be selective

Especially fond of sweets, the study found that newborn piglets who were not breastfed loved sweets. Compared with powder, pigs like to eat granular substances; Compared with wet feed, pigs like to eat wet feed and spend less time.

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Precautions for raising pigs:

1, heatstroke prevention and cooling. The hot weather in summer easily leads to pigs not eating because of high fever, so it is necessary to strengthen heatstroke prevention and cooling measures, such as installing sunshade nets, exhaust fans, wet curtain fans and other facilities;

2. Prevent mosquitoes and flies. Mosquitoes and flies are rampant in summer, and some diseases are spread by blood-sucking insects, such as Japanese encephalitis and Eperythrozoon. Measures such as installing mosquito killer and using mosquito (fly) incense can be taken.

3, disinfection and sterilization. When the temperature rises in summer, a large number of human drug-resistant bacteria breed, and the cleaning and disinfection of the pens are not in place, which is easy to cause bacterial infection in pigs. Therefore, it is necessary to clean and disinfect the pen in time, and colleagues can also play a role in cooling down.

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