仔猪的信号（英文版）.docVIP

Every hour counts There is a real art to delivering a large litter of healthy piglets! The sow provides the maternal care while the farmer, in a way, gets the plum job of assuming the fathers role.Growing piglets need a lot of care, which calls for real expertise. Spotting early signals of health,disease and well-being is vital to obtain a good end result: delivering a healthy finishing pig.The life of a newborn piglet passes very quickly,much faster than that of a finishing pig. And while a human baby doubles its weight in i7 weeks, a piglet achieves the same feat within a week! So you have to respond to signals quickly: every hour counts, Good care starts with careful observation. Observe carefully: how long is the sow taking to farrow? Do all piglets drink within an hour of birth? Are the teats easily accessible? Have any piglets still not eaten a few days after weaning? You cant observe in a careful way while carrying out other activities. Stand still, literally, and observe the signals. The longer you stand there,the more signals you will notice, including subtle ones. A lame piglet that always has one leg raised off the ground is a signal that you spotted too late.Treating such a piglet is difficult, and not always successful. Spotting problems before they develop is what good piglet rearing is all about. Look-think-act Piglets is part of the Pig Signals~ series, with its key principles of looking, thinking and acting. The three basic questions are: 1. What do I see? (signal) 2. Why has this happened? (explanation) 3. What do I do? (action) Piglets was written specifically for pig farmers but is of interest to everyone in the pig sector.Piglets is not a manual but a stimulating practical guide. It is not an exhaustive account but covers the things that really matter, in a form that invites you to dip into the book regularly. Read it as if you were a pig: sniffing and exploring and learning a huge amount in the process. An hour in the life of a piglet is a