wy = farrowing erates with a high pressure sprayer or steam clea- ner. A lye solution of 1 pound of lye to 8 to 10 gallons of hot.er “|boiling water can be used as a satisfactory disinfectant. There jare also some ‘‘Quarinary” Am- 'monia products under various Page &-A “The Guardian = The Evening Patriot Farrowing time | brings problems. Wayne Dickieson first three days after farrowing jing mae have a full cleanout Queens County - | ee : \if possible at least once a year. a Agricultural Rep. [CLEAN QUARTERS owing (Put the farrowing pens or era- Oe | Thoroughly clean ® tes should be thoroughly-. clean- The quickest way to - make | quarters of all debris and ma- t bet your hog operation more profita- nure. This is a very important jed out between each: litter. ble is to raise more pigs per lit-/procedure as it will cut down|WASH SOW THOROUGHLY ter to weanling age. Yet, about |tne passing of harmful diseas-| Scrub sows with warm water one out of every four pig's far-/es from one litter to the next. and ‘soap to remove. dirt: that -rowed_alivé will die before wean- ing. 2 lItrate It is highly important that young pigs soon root into mat- you be prepared before sows erial not- exposed to disinfect- start farrowilig, then put all a-/ant unless a very thorough clea- | vailable knowhow~+ to work at/ning job is done. Clean the far- around the tail free of foreign farrowing, and during the cru- oti pen as soon-as possible matter. \day that are quite good as disin- fectants. The farrowing build- very deep and many jroundworm eggs. It is import- lant to get. the extreme end of the nipple, the udder, the lower cial period that follows. Pig-los- before the sow is to farrow. 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Other panne of ‘supplying sas ‘should be a rail put aroun ‘supplemental heat are hot wat- duces the chance of crippling oF.) ide of the pen 6 = 10 inches len” pipes T ibedded 4 the teas crushing newborn pigs. Near-|above the floor. This will give jor electric heating cables em- rd . eel i of all pig a the baby pigs a chance to get bedded in the floor. weeks age occur during if the “sow. goes to lay : the first 3 days after birth. The Gown. There should also be a CLEAN, DRY BEDDING farrowing crate is something \creep area in the pen. | Straw, chopped straw that should be considered when | 5 iwood. shavings are good bedd- a sowman is building or remo- SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT - jing materials. . All deling his farrowing house. The| Supplemental heat should be |should be free of mold and dust crate ‘used for sows is usually 7 supplied when pigs are farrow- |Dry bedding is extremely to 8 feet long and 24 inches wide ed cold weather periods. The |portant. Drafts and dampness for the crate for gilts 6 to 7 feet quick change from’ the sow’s/are the worst enemies of baby inches_wide._They |hody (102 degrees) to much low- |pigs, because exposure. to such should be moveable so that they ,er external‘temperature is a real ‘eonditions often develops’ into can ‘be ‘taken outside to wash|stress for a newborn pig. Far- |scours. jand air. you may want to move sows and | ging from 50 degrees to 60 de- condition. : litters to a pen after the critical |grees are comfortable for sows; At farrowing time try to pre- days following farrowing, de- but chilling for newborn pigs. A |vent pigs from chilling, dry pending on housing facilities a-|250 watt. heat lamp is capable |them off, and make sure they vailable. of warming and drying pigs. |\nurse. This results ap ? ; THE PEOPLE THAT BRING YOU THE MACHINES THAT WORK!! 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