How to use potassium diformate to reduce weight loss of piglets after weaning

 After the feed is banned, pig farmers first face the problem of piglet diarrhea. Because piglets usually show a reduction in feed intake and little or no increase in body weight at the early stage of weaning, in some cases diarrhea, morbidity and even death occur. These problems are at least partly related to the immature gastric function of suckling piglets, especially insufficient gastric acid secretion. How to use potassium diformate to avoid weight loss of piglets after weaning, improve growth performance of piglets, and increase feed conversion efficiency.

1. Early heat preservation, iron supplementation and feed supplementation. Early heat preservation, iron supplementation and feed supplementation can enhance piglet physique, exercise the gastrointestinal function of piglets, and reduce the occurrence of intestinal diseases. Ensure that the weaned piglets are large, improve gastrointestinal and digestive functions, and reduce weaning stress. As an acidulant, potassium diformate can improve the growth performance of pigs and reduce the gastrointestinal count of Salmonella or Enterobacter.

2. Implement weekly management. Weekly management means that the production and operation of pig farms are managed on a weekly basis.

3. Reduce stress. The stress of weaning and new environment can easily cause the piglets to eat and sleep abnormally, and even get sick, which will cause the piglet to consume energy. When piglets are about to be weaned, without adding any antibiotic growth promoters and acidulants, adding 1% potassium diformate to the diet can increase daily weight gain by 8.09% and reduce feed to meat ratio by 9%; The addition of 1.5% potassium diformate can increase the daily gain by 12.34% and reduce the feed-to-meat ratio by 8.16%. Adding 1% to 1.5% potassium diformate in the feed of the offspring can improve the production performance of the offspring and increase the feed efficiency.

4. All-in, all-out. Some farmers like to keep weak and nursery piglets in pens when they are weaned. In this way, the phenomenon of mixed breeding of pigs of different ages is very easy to occur, and it is not conducive to thorough disinfection of pig pens, and the incidence of piglets after weaning is relatively high. Adopting the all-in, all-out system can effectively reduce this occurrence.

5. Strengthen nutrition to prevent diseased piglets 1 week before weaning. Adding 1% potassium diformate to the diet can partially replace antibiotics to promote growth. It has a certain synergistic effect with antibiotics in resisting diseases, and has a certain effect in reducing diarrhea and mortality.

6. Strengthen management and improve the hygiene of piglets after weaning. They should be adjusted in time to eat, pull, and sleep. At the same time, the piglet nursery should maintain a dry, insulated and clean breeding environment to reduce the stress of the new environment.