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Piglet Anaemia

Piglet anaemia is a condition that occurs in piglets within 2-4 weeks of birth making them susceptible to disease. It is caused by a lack of iron in sow's milk and can be treated with oral iron supplementation, ferrous sulfate pasted on the sow's udder, or iron dextran injections. Prevention involves access to soil, avoiding solid concrete floors, and proper newborn care and management.

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Piglet Anaemia

Piglet anaemia is a condition that occurs in piglets within 2-4 weeks of birth making them susceptible to disease. It is caused by a lack of iron in sow's milk and can be treated with oral iron supplementation, ferrous sulfate pasted on the sow's udder, or iron dextran injections. Prevention involves access to soil, avoiding solid concrete floors, and proper newborn care and management.

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Piglet anaemia •

Wrinkled skin and rough coat.


Piglet anaemia is a condition of the • Labored breathing
piglets which occurs usually within • low haemoglobin content of the
2-4weeks of birth, more common in blood.
suckling piglets, which makes them • General weakness.
susceptible to diseases.
CAUSES TREATMENT
• Milk is a very poor source of • Oral supplementation of iron.
iron due to which this deficiency • Pasting of ferrous sulphate salt on
causes piglet anaemia, also adding the udder of the sow.
to the rapid growth of piglets and
less amount of iron stores in the • Iron dextran injection.
newborn.
PREVENTION
• Piglets kept in confinement are
more susceptible due to the non • Piglets born must have an access
accessibility of soil and greens. to the soil.
• Vitamin K deficiency also causes • They should not be kept on solid
this condition which leads to concrete floor.
excessive naval bleeding. • If the housing system is concrete
SIGNS AND some soil must be evenly spread
SYMPTOMS on the floor.
• Lack of healthy pink color of the • Proper care and management of
visible mucous membrane. the newly born piglets.
• Poor growth rate.
EB/3/2013

Funded by:
ATMA, West Sikkim
Compiled by:
Dr. Rinchen Ongmoo Bhutia
(SMS, Animal Science)
Dr. Laxuman Sharma
(Programme Coordinator, West Sikkim)
For more information Contact :
Office of the Programme Coordinator
KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA
PIGLET
ANAEMIA
Gyaba, West Sikkim
E-mail: [email protected]
Ph.: 03595-251111

KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA


GYABA, GYALSHING
WEST SIKKIM

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