Izihulugu Zokuzala

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Piglets are allowed to move safely to and from the sow in farrowing pens.
Ama-crush Farrowing ingenye yezitshalomali ezingcono kakhulu umlimi wezingulube ongakwenza. Izinhlanzi zihanjiswe kulezi zingqimba ngaphambi kwesonto ngaphambi kokuba zifakwe esikhwameni bese zigcinwa khona kuze kube yilapho izingulube zakhe zanconywa ezinsukwini ezingama-21 kuya kwezingu-28 ubudala. Ukuhamba kwezihlwanyela kuvinjelwe endaweni eyodwa yekreate, ngenkathi izingulube zikwazi ukuhamba ngokukhululekile ukuya nasezihlwanyela ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwendawo ehamba kuyo.
Ngokusho kwe-Code of Welfare ye-South African Pork Producers Organisation (SAPPO), ohlwanyela angeke adluliselwe emakethe angaphezu kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngaphambi kosuku lokugcina futhi angeke agcinwe lapho isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ayisithupha emva kokukhipha imali.

Inzuzo

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In the absence of farrowing pens, sows should have enough space to protect the piglets from other pigs.
Izishoshovu zezilwane zingase zithi lokhu kungumkhuba ononya, kodwa iqiniso liwukuthi ama-crate farrowing asiza ekuthuthukiseni inhlalakahle yezilwane ngokuqinisekisa izinga lokushisa elifanele lezingulube futhi lihlwanyele futhi ngokuvimbela ukuhlwanyela ukuba kungene noma kuqhubekele phezu kwezingane zabo.
Ngaphandle kwalokhu, ivikela izingulube ezincane ezifweni nasezikhungweni, ngoba izigxobo ze-farrowing zihlanzwa futhi zihlanjululwa ngaphambi kokuba izitshalo zihanjiswe kuzo. Ezisesimweni eziningi izitshalo zihlanza futhi zihlwitwa ngaphambi kokuba zithuthelwe kulezi zingqimba.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, amakhredithi avumela abalimi ukuba basize kangcono ukuhlwanyela ngesikhathi sokubeletha nokuqapha kangcono ukudla, ukudla kwamanzi kanye nokuphila kokubili okuhlwanyelayo kanye nezingulube. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu, ngoba kufike ku-65% kuwo wonke ama-piglet mortalities okwenzeka ngesonto lokuqala ngemuva kokuzalwa.

Izici

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Good design and good hygiene helps to prevent problems in farrowing crates.
Ngokusho kwewebhusayithi, Ukulima Kweqiniso, okuhle kakhulu "kunqanda okubi" ngamakhanti ase-farrowing hhayi nje ukujwayela ukulima okuvamile eNingizimu Afrika, kodwa futhi ne-United Kingdom, Europe ne-United States.
Ukungalungi okuyinhloko kuyindleko, ngoba amakhredithi ayabiza ukuqala futhi azofaka izindleko zokuhlanza nezokugesi. Izinhlalakahle ezithuthukisiwe zezilwane, ukufa okuncane nokukhula okungcono, noma kunjalo, okwenzela lokhu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Okunye ukungalungi ukuthi kungabangela ukulimala nezinkinga zezempilo, njengezilonda zonyawo ngisho nokuzidla, uma kungenaklanywa noma kuhlanzwa kahle.
Ngokombiko we-Welfare Code, amapenki kufanele avumele ukunyakaza kwemvelo nokuziphatha kwezingulube. Ngakho-ke, ohlwanyela kufanele akwazi ukulala phansi nokuma ngaphandle kwemingcele emilenzeni yabo.
Ingemuva yehlwanyeli akufanele ithinte imigwaqo ephezulu yekreate, futhi izinhlangothi zalo kufanele zingathintana ngesikhathi esifanayo kanye nezinhlangothi zombili zamakhredithi.

Ngaphandle

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Farrowing pens reduces the risk of sows rolling over their young.
Ama-crrowing ama-Farrowing akudingeki agcinwe endlini. E-America kukhona abalimi abakhululekile abasebenzisa ngempumelelo amakilasi angenawo emadlelweni phakathi nezinyanga ezifudumele zonyaka. Bajikeleza amakhredithi phezu kwamadlelo ukuvimbela ukwakhiwa kwezifo noma izidumbu ezindaweni ezithile.
Abalimi baseNingizimu Afrika kufanele bazame lokhu ezindaweni lapho ubusika obushushu bubusuku obufudumele khona ukuze balondoloze izingulube, ezikhula ngezinga elingama-27 kuya ku-32 degrees Celsius. Lolu hlobo lokukhiqiza ngeke luhlangabezane nokushisa okupholile okudingwa yizihlwanyela, okukhiqizwa ukondla kanye nokukhiqizwa ubisi kungathinteka kabi emazingeni okushisa angaphezu kuka-21 degrees Celsius.
Ezisesimweni zasendlini le nselele inqotshwa ngokunikeza ukushisa kwamabala nokushisa okufudumele endaweni yokushisa, kanti indawo yokuhlwanyela inendawo epholile.
Imiklamo nezinhlaka ezihlukahlukene ziyatholakala, cela iseluleko sezempilo sezilwane ukuthola iseluleko ngesakhiwo esizofaneleka kakhulu izidingo zakho zokukhiqiza.

Translated by Nsika Khoza