Farmhands clip a piglet’s teeth at a pig farm in Meru County. I wish to venture into large scale pig farming and want to know routine management practices... [Peter Kweyu]Thank you Kweyu for reading the pullout. Here are key routine management practices in pig farming:Piglet careAt birth, cut the umbilical cord to around 5 centimetres in length to avoid inflammation and tetanus. The best way is to apply it on the teats of the sow so that it can be ingested during suckling. Tail cutting involves nipping of the tail to avoid tail biting in future.

Source: Standard Digital December 12, 2020 09:00 UTC