Livestock farming is a very profitable business. Today, many of the Russian farmers believe that the most interesting Vietnamese pigs are the most interesting for breeding. Reviews of livestock breeders about them are the most enthusiastic. After all, this cattle is quite unpretentious in maintenance and gives meat of excellent quality.
What do the loose-bellied Vietnamese pigs look like?
The feedback from pig farmers about this animal is not only full of praises about their industrial advantages. Almost everyone is touched by the appearance of these amazing cute creatures.
Short legs and a saggy abdomen are the main distinguishing features of this breed. There is also some concavity of the back and an interesting structure of the nasal bones. When comparing the muzzle of an ordinary piglet and a loose-bellied Vietnamese, everyone will notice that it has many bends in the breed under consideration. Due to this, individuals have a large number of folds on the nose. Therefore, even reminiscent of pugs, the whiskers of Vietnamese piglets.
The reviews of those who were engaged in breeding also emphasize their amazing, rather pretty appearance. The ears of these animals are small and erect, the tail is thin, twisted, and the eyes are small and somewhat narrowed. They speak eloquently of the unusual appearance that the Vietnamese pigs have, bellies, reviews, photos and videos shared by experienced breeders and owners of these amazing animals.
Pregnancy Whiskered Vietnamese Pigs
Many livestock farmers believe that raising pigs is most profitable from scratch. That is, it is best not to buy young animals from strangers. It is much more profitable when the far-bellied Vietnamese pigs are born on the farm itself.
Responses of livestock breeders about sows of this breed are most flattering. Indeed, in the bastardly Vietnamese females, the maternal instinct is quite developed. They are distinguished by benevolence, softness of temper. During farrowing, the uterus allows the owner to help her, pick up offspring, and litter cubs to the nipples. This is all very good. But if the breeder wants strong and healthy Vietnamese pigs to be born in his household, keeping a pregnant sow plays an important role.
It is worth noting that the pregnancy of sows of this breed lasts as long as all other pigs, from 114 to 118 days. With the approaching day of farrowing, the female’s belly lowers, the nipples on the formed lobes of the udder swell and blush.
Pig diligently prepares a nest for babies, trampling and chewing hay in the litter for greater softness. On the day of farrowing, the future uterus refuses to eat. If you press on the nipple of such an individual, you can see a drop of translucent liquid, which is called colostrum.
Room preparation for farrowing
At the time of birth, the breeder should clean the machine so that only soft hay remains on the floor. Be sure to make sure that the water in the drinker is fresh and clean, not cold. In the place where a corner for newborns is equipped , it is necessary to bring a lamp to heat them. It is also recommended to prepare threads in order to bandage the umbilical cord to babies, scissors and iodine for treating wounds.
During farrowing, it is best for the breeder to be near, as his assistance may be required at any time. It is also worth observing that all newborn Vietnamese fold-bellied piglets receive a portion of colostrum within the first forty minutes. Therefore, the weakened piglets, which themselves are not able to get to the nipples in the first minutes of life, the breeder must bring to the udder, conveniently arrange the baby and even, if necessary, put a nipple into his mouth.
In rare cases, the piglet is carried into the house and fed through the nipple with colostrum expressed by the uterus. Piglets from a large litter, in which there are 13 or more, require special attention, because the pig has only 12 nipples.
Baby Pig Care
A baby who is born is immediately cleaned of mucus and films. It is also required to free the mouth and nose of foreign fluid. The umbilical cord must be tied with thread, stepping back from the tummy two to three fingers below, and cut off with sterile scissors. It is recommended to treat the wound with iodine.
After these procedures, the piglet is placed under the lamp so that it will dry and warm. Newborn pigs need a temperature of 30 to 32 degrees. If this regime is not respected, there is a high probability that the Vietnamese lop-sided pigs will subsequently become ill a lot and grow weakened, and will become behind in development. The temperature regime in the first days of life is an important factor in shaping the future health of young animals.
It is believed that even at birth, the hypodermic Vietnamese pigs are distinguished among others by high immunity. Reviews: the weight of the average newborn of this breed is usually very different from that of other breeds. The Vietnamese little-bellied kid is almost half or even three times smaller than a piglet of another breed. It weighs only 400 to 600 grams. But, despite this “lag”, the kids are really quite tenacious and adapt well to the new environment, quickly adapt and gain weight.
Feeding piglets in the first months of life
Naturally, there is nothing better and more beneficial for any baby than the milk of the mother who gave birth to it. However, in those cases when the female has appeared too many piglets, and there is not enough milk, there is an option to put the cubs in another nursing pig. Only this must be done very carefully. The suckling pig should be about the same age as her family. And at first it will not be superfluous to observe the process.
But the question of how to feed Vietnamese water-bellied piglets immediately after birth in the event of a lack of breast milk cannot always be solved in this way. Then you need to organize complementary foods.
It should be borne in mind that feeding of white-bellied Vietnamese pigs after birth with cow's milk is unacceptable. In it, unlike pork, too low fat content. Therefore, you should make a mixture for feeding newborns. It consists of one liter of cow's milk and 2-3 fresh chicken eggs.
This mixture is poured into a flat heavy bowl, such as a cast-iron pan, and placed on the floor. Piglets that sucked a little sow should be placed next to this drinker. Then, if the animal does not take the initiative, you should carefully poke it with a patch in the pan so that part of the mixture gets into his mouth. Usually this is enough to start eating Vietnamese porcino pigs so actively. Reviews of breeders note that the kids are very intelligent and quickly adapt. Already on the second day they themselves, sucking their mother, run to the pan for complementary foods.
Many veterinarians insist that babies are given injections with copper and iron in their first month of life. They rely on the fact that breast milk lacks these elements.
Piglet feeding from ten days of age
In the first days of life, the cubs have enough of all the necessary trace elements that they receive from mother's milk or a supplementary feed. But at the age of ten days, the need for them increases. Breeders point out that they will grow poorly without the addition of other components in the diet of Vietnamese pigs and bellies. Their maintenance and feeding therefore changes at this age.
Now, kids need to offer pure warm water for drinking, crushed coal and chalk, red clay.
The first lure should be grated raw carrots. A plate with it is placed next to the mixture familiar to the kids. If the complementary foods have been properly absorbed by the piglets, a second component can be introduced every other day. It can be fresh, non-acidic fat-free cottage cheese. The next component is administered the same every other day. It will be a thick porridge from compound feed or crushed grain. You can’t cook whole grains - such porridge is not absorbed by the stomach of even an adult pig. Therefore, most of the eaten is excreted from the body almost undigested.
Gradually, other foods are introduced into the diet. These are a variety of vegetables, raw and boiled. But it should be remembered that each new product is offered to babies every other day, and piglets should not be offered more than one new “dish”. It is also best not to make a mash of vegetables and cereals, but to put them in separate bowls.
Piglet content
Like all living things, pigs of this breed need sunlight and fresh air. Therefore, it is worth taking care of a well-fenced walk. Walking should be carried out daily at any time of the year. Vietnamese bell-bellied pigs are well adapted to low temperatures, so they feel great running fun in the snow in winter. Water procedures are also adored on warm summer days by the bellied Vietnamese pigs.
What about the psyche of these animals? Yes, great! They easily get along with each other, quickly get used to the person. It is noted that this breed lends itself well to training. Once having shown the kids a place where they can take a shower, the owner will be surprised that tomorrow the kids themselves will run there, waiting for a pleasant procedure.
The cleanliness of these animals will also surprise many. The myth that pigs were dirty was born because people noticed their addiction to mud baths. But in fact, pigs like to lie in the mud just because of their cleanliness. Thus, they get rid of dead skin and small parasites that settle on them. After the mud dries and turns into a crust, the animals rub their sides against the pillars and walls, cleaning off everything unnecessary. Therefore, it is necessary to put a strong pillar on the fenced area for walking.
If the room in which the animals are kept is large enough, the piglets will set aside a separate corner in it to meet their needs. Therefore, cleaning in a pigsty will be quite easy. Never a pig of this breed will spoil in the place where she eats and sleeps.
Another peculiarity is possessed by the "loose-belly Vietnamese" - they do not dig the earth, they do not undermine. It is also very convenient for their maintenance.
But they love to chew on something, like their brothers. Well, the owner can meet this habit of his pets and make a wooden railing for them at the level of the piglets - let the piglets sharpen their teeth as much as they need! And over time, charcoal can be offered to young animals, not shredded, but in pieces.
Monthly weight of piglets
As mentioned above, newborn cubs are quite light in weight, from 400 grams to 600. By ten days, most individuals reach a kilogram, and by twenty days, from one and a half to two kilograms. A month-old pig with a bellied Vietnamese pig, if healthy, weighs from two and a half to three kilograms. Although there are such instances that surprise everyone: they can already reach five, or even six kilograms per month!
The average adult specimen of a Vietnamese half-bellied pig boasts eighty to eighty-five kilos. But, again, here there are record holders. With good long-term maintenance, it is quite possible to raise an animal weighing one and a half centners!
The lifespan of animals of this breed is quite long. Some "celebrate" their thirtieth birthday, being in great shape. Therefore, it is not necessary to slaughter breeding good sows and boars as long as they are active and efficiently perform their duties. By the way, it was noted that the first farrow is usually small, from five to six piglets in the litter. But the following quantitative indicators are higher - from twelve piglets to twenty-two a good sow can be born. And she does it twice a year.
One of the positive qualities of this breed is its high reproduction. This is one of the factors why breeders love Vietnamese whiskers. Although its unpretentiousness, and good adaptability to the environment also play an important role in this.
Whiskered Vietnamese pig meat
For livestock breeders, one of the important criteria for evaluating pigs is not only the speed of their reproduction, but also the quality of the product received from them. In this sense, it is the whiskered Vietnamese pigs that leave far behind all their cousins. Reviews about the meat of these animals are very flattering.
Unlike ordinary pork, which necessarily has fat and fatty layers, this breed can boast of almost no thereof. Therefore, the meat of a viscous-Vietnamese pig can be eaten by people who are prescribed only dietary dishes.
Feeding these animals is also different from other breeds. After all, most of their diets are vegetables and herbs. That is why animals such as white-bellied Vietnamese pigs are highly praised, reviews.
The meat of the Vietnamese herbivore lactobacillus pig is gentle, devoid of fat and fat, easily absorbed by the body even of sick people and children. It is distinguished by high taste, softness and is very useful to everyone without exception!
Briefly about the main thing
So, to summarize what has been said. Why do breeders and livestock breeders appreciate Vietnamese flies?
1. High reproduction.
2. Good survival and adaptation.
3. Benefit in feed, as most of them are grass and vegetables.
4. Friendliness and calm disposition of animals.
5. Tasty and high-quality lean meat.
6. The ability to keep animals in small rooms.
7. Unique exterior.