Ahd you guys critise commercial pig farmers. What a joke.
Surely giving oneshot of any drug, that being Long acting or short acting, is never a good idea so certainly don't agree with this. LA should be a 2 shot and SA should be a 3 shot.
On top of that you are giving it to every sow and you guys moan and slate commercial pig farmers!!! Ho ho, ho.
Don't mean to be sarcastic, but you always maintain that what you do is so much better.
We may do it on a large scale, but we also adhere to certain codes(and I talking UK not Aussie).
If you are not careful all you will achieve is a resistance to these antibiotics.
As to getting any mastitis in any sow what you should be asking is why?
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Every time a sow farrows it should be on new ground which is why the hut is better with no floor.
Fresh, mould free, dry straw is also best.
And if a sow does end up with Mastistis it is best to ensure she is given water in a drinker, as if she gets no water she does not have a hope in hell. And OK she will knock it over but hold it infront of her so she gets a good drink and that should be morning and night.
As to piglets with scour. If your piglets suffers periodically with scour problems then vaccination ie Porcol 5 or Gletvac 6 or both is a better option rather than drugs, but if you do have scours Baytril 5 will stop the problem.
Another good option is feed low levels(try using dry sow feed rather than lactating)just before farrowing and gradually build it up. This may also help reduce the problem.