The benefits of using Veterinary Ultrasound in sow breeding

1. The conventional early pregnancy diagnosis method for sows that do not estrus after mating and are not pregnant (accounting for about 20% of the mating pOPUlation) usually requires around 40-80 days after mating (determined by veterinary technical level) to be able to accurately diagnose whether they are pregnant. Such sows may result in ineffective feeding for 20 to 60 days within one reproductive cycle. According to statistics from experimental pig farms, using ultrasound for early pregnancy monitoring has increased the accuracy of diagnosing pregnancy by at least 9 percentage points. Timely detection of non pregnant sows can reduce ineffective feeding by 20-60 days for every empty pregnant sow found, saving feeding costs of 120-360 yuan (6 yuan per day). If 20 sows are found to be empty in a 100 head pig farm, it can reduce direct economic losses by 2400-7200 yuan. For information on how to use a pig Ultrasound Machine, please refer to "Methods of Using Pig ultrasound and Image Analysis"

Animal B-ultrasound machine BXL-v60

2. Avoid indirect economic losses. Calculated based on a gestation period of 114 days per adult mother pig, each adult mother pig gives birth to 2.3 piglets per year. If the mother pig is pregnant or suffers from reproductive disorders, it will inevitably affect the number of reproductive fetuses, and combined with market conditions, it will inevitably cause greater losses. By using veterinary ultrasound monitoring technology, in addition to early detection of empty pregnancy in sows, it is also possible to make scientific diagnoses of reproductive disorders in sows (ovarian dysfunction or diseases, uterine diseases, stillbirths and miscarriages), as well as testicular and accessory gland diseases in boars, and take corresponding measures such as timely treatment, elimination or aphrodisiac treatment.

3. Ensure balanced production. The key to the production efficiency of large-scale pig farming lies in balanced production, which depends on balanced breeding. animal B-ultrasound monitoring can accurately grasp the number of pregnant sows early on, and at the same time, B-ultrasound can be used to observe the uterine recovery of sows after delivery. There have been reports on this practice. If veterinary B-ultrasound is widely used in production, breeders can choose sows with normal reproductive functions to participate in breeding, accurately grasp the number of healthy sows to be matched, and improve the conception rate during the estrus period, thereby ensuring balanced production.

The identification significance of veterinary ultrasound in sow breeding process:

(1) Improving the sitting rate of sow herds, early detection of empty sows, timely selection and arrangement of breeding, reducing ineffective feeding days and improving the economic benefits of pig farms.

(2) Through mid-term examination, it is possible to detect stillbirths and mummified fetuses in sows and take corresponding measures in a timely manner to reduce the economic losses of the pig farm.

Animal B-ultrasound machine BXL-V50

(3) By checking, it is possible to confirm the number of pregnancies of sows and promptly deal with sows with fewer pregnancies.

(4) By conducting examinations, it is possible to confirm the relevant reproductive diseases of sows, provide reference for treatment, and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment in a timely manner.

With the continuous changes in people's breeding concepts in recent years, some high-tech innovations have been introduced to the grassroots level, and the scientific breeding concepts of farmers have been continuously strengthened. In the future, China's breeding industry will definitely develop towards high technological content and refinement.

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