First of all, talk about the weather, which is definitely an important aspect of piglet diarrhea. Because piglets, especially suckling piglets, are very sensitive to temperature changes, if they are attacked by cold air during this period, or the heat preservation work in the pig farm is not done well, it is easy to cause diarrhea in piglets. Weather factors can also be classified as stress factors. In addition, mother-infant separation, piglet grouping and feed changes may all cause stress diarrhea in piglets.
In addition to stress factors, maternal diarrhea of suckling piglets is also a common cause of diarrhea. There are two different situations:
One is common, for example, the sow itself has inflammation or some diseases, which leads to the poisoning of the sow's milk itself and the diarrhea of piglets. Or the sow itself suffers from insufficient lactation, which leads to the piglet being unable to get enough breast milk, lacking maternal antibody protection and prone to diarrhea.
Secondly, it is not very common. If the sow is malnourished during pregnancy, it will affect the normal development of the fetus in the uterus. Such piglets are also prone to diarrhea after birth. In addition to nutritional factors, constipation of pregnant sows or abuse of fungicides will also affect the normal development of piglets, which is also something that everyone should pay attention to.
In addition to the influence of low temperature, the lack of some essential nutrients in feed may also lead to diarrhea in weaned piglets. I won't talk about this extremely bad behavior of feeding moldy feed. Irrational pH of feed and lack of essential trace elements (such as iron and zinc) can also lead to diarrhea in piglets.
Of course, these factors are not the main factors leading to diarrhea in piglets, but the most important factors are diarrhea-related diseases caused by some pathogenic microorganisms. Typical examples are infectious gastroenteritis, epidemic diarrhea, yellow and white dysentery of piglets, etc. Less typical are diarrhea caused by rotavirus and diarrhea caused by parasites.
Prevention is far more important than treatment if you want to completely eliminate piglet diarrhea. How to do a good job of prevention needs to refer to the factors that may lead to diarrhea in piglets listed above. For example, you should do a good job in the sanitation of the pig farm and disinfect it regularly to reduce the exposure of piglets to pathogenic microorganisms. Secondly, the health care of sows is not only for the health of sows, but also for the normal growth and development of piglets. Of course, some specific drugs to deal with diarrhea in pig farms also need to be stocked, such as gentamicin and enrofloxacin, so I won't go into details here.