Disease Problems In Sows
Condition/Problem and Welfare Failures
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Agalactia / udder congestion
- A change from straw to no bedding
- Constipation
- Frozen pipes
- Incorrect feeding
- Poor nutrition
- Poor water supply
Leg weakness (OCD)
- Leg stresses
- Particularly first litter animals
- Poor nutrition
- Slippery floors or slats
Loss of condition
- Cold / draughts
- Failure to foster piglets from large litters
- Poor nutrition
- Under feeding
Mastitis
- Failure to clip teeth of piglets
- Poor hygiene
- Poor management
- Shortage of water
- Wet pens
Metritis
- Ascending infection from the vulva
- Dead piglets
- Problems at farrowing
- Unhygienic manual assistance
Prolapse: vagina / uterus / rectum
- Difficulty in the sow rising
- Obstructed or prolonged farrowing
- Faulty tail gates in the crates
- Increased abdominal pressure
- Old age
- Slippery surfaces
- Sloping floor
Vulval haematoma
- Crushing of the vulva by the tail gate or crate projections
- Previous damage in yard
