How to keep pig farms away from plague

Keeping pig farms away from plague (such as African swine fever, swine fever, blue ear disease, etc.) is the key to ensuring the healthy development of the pig industry. The following is a set of comprehensive epidemic prevention measures that are applicable to most commercial or family pig farms:

1. Strict biosafety measures

Restricting the entry and exit of personnel and vehicles

Entry and exit of the pig farm must be registered, and outsiders should disinfect and change work clothes.

External vehicles (such as feed transport vehicles) must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected before entering the site.

Set up isolation areas

New pigs must be isolated and observed for at least 2 weeks, and can only be mixed with the group after no abnormalities are found.

Suspected sick pigs should be isolated, observed and handled in time.

Specialized personnel

Workers have fixed work areas to avoid cross-over between different pig houses.

Managers and veterinarians should wear special clothing when entering high-risk areas.

2. On-site environmental management

Thorough cleaning and regular disinfection

Cleaning feces every day and keeping the pig house dry and ventilated.

Use high-efficiency broad-spectrum disinfectants (such as glutaraldehyde, peracetic acid, povidone iodine) for regular spraying and disinfection.

Reasonable layout

The pig house should be well ventilated and drained smoothly.

Keep a sufficient distance between the pig house and the living area, feed warehouse, and sick pig isolation area.

3. Disease prevention and monitoring

Develop an immunization program

According to the regional epidemic situation, reasonably inject swine fever vaccine, blue ear disease vaccine, etc.

Regularly conduct antibody tests to check the immunization effect.

Strengthen monitoring and early warning

Establish an onset record file.

If you find that your appetite has decreased, your body temperature has increased, or your skin is abnormal, you should deal with it immediately.

Harmless treatment of dead pigs

It is strictly forbidden to discard dead pigs at will. They must be buried, incinerated, or sent to a compliant treatment center.

4. Feed and water source management

Ensure feed safety

Do not use swill or meat by-products of unknown origin.

Store feed in a dry and ventilated place to prevent mold.

Water source hygiene

Use clean water sources and test water quality regularly.

Drinking water systems need to be flushed and disinfected regularly.

5. Training and management

Regularly train employees

Improve employees' awareness of epidemic prevention and emergency response capabilities.

The training content includes identifying common symptoms, emergency treatment procedures, disinfection operations, etc.

Formulate emergency plans

Once an epidemic breaks out, there is a complete set of rapid response mechanisms (such as isolation, closure, notification, etc.).

To sum up in one sentence:

"Prevention is more important than treatment, isolation is the key, and management is the foundation."

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