AWB Chapter 582: Treating Swine Fever (1)
Chapter 582: Treating Swine Fever (1)
After Liu Jingxue returned to the house, she took out a lot of herbs that she might need later from the space, put them in a backpack and carried them on her back.
After locking the door, Liu Jingxue quickly walked to the courtyard gate and met up with the team leader and several others.
After closing the gate, Liu Jingxue followed a few people and walked quickly towards the pig farm.
"Captain, can those big pigs be moved to another place these days?" Liu Jingxue asked the captain.
The team leader explained, "We thought we wouldn't raise too many pigs this year, and we had to build several different farms at the time, so we couldn't get enough soil, so we didn't build a big pig farm.
Now the pig farm has no other place to put those big pigs.
The big pigs have been living with these piglets in the farm for so many days. We can't be sure whether these pigs have also been infected with swine fever, but have not yet had an outbreak.
It is not easy to move them to the villagers’ homes in this case.”
Liu Jingxue understood the captain's concerns as soon as she heard it.
“For those families who don’t raise pigs this year, can those who have pig pens move there first?
I remember that Secretary Xu's house had a pigpen, but it is empty now.
Didn’t Zhou Zhiqing and his team sell their two experimental pigs last month after they had used the pig feed?
I guess other families also have empty pig pens." Wu Sufen said.
The male villager who had been silent said, "Yes, Captain, those 10 big pigs will be exchanged for money soon, we can't delay it.
It would be better to find those families who don’t raise pigs this year and move them out first.
In this way, even if they are infected with swine fever, it won't be a big deal.
Even if you want to hide the pig feed from the villagers, the worst that can happen is that you don’t feed them pig feed these days, or you can mix the pig feed and send it to them.”
The villagers who are responsible for night watch not only prevent people from stealing pigs, but also have to guard the prepared pig drinks, so naturally they also know about feed.
The captain shook his head and said, "It's not okay to just mix it and send it over. The people working at the pig farm might have the virus on them, and the feed they send over is not safe.
Let the foster families solve their food problems first, and then the production team will provide them with food."
The captain looked at the villager and said, "Gangzi, go find Secretary Xu. Remember not to go in. Call him outside the gate and tell him about this.
Let him talk to each family and see who can temporarily accept a few pigs.
Then you go to the homes of the two people working at the pig farm and tell them to come back quickly to take care of the sick piglets.
Also ask them if their family raises pigs. If so, ask them not to come into contact with the pigs at home.
And they also asked their families to keep an eye on the pigs at home to see if they were also infected with swine fever.”
The villager named Gangzi nodded quickly, "Captain, I'll go right away."
“Remember not to enter people’s homes and stay away from them.
You may also be carrying the swine fever virus, so don’t infect others.” Wu Sufen reminded again.
"I see."
After Gangzi finished speaking, he went ahead and ran to notify various places.
Liu Jingxue thought of the two pregnant sows in the captain's house, "Aunt, what should we do with the two sows in your house?
You've been in contact with those piglets and can't take care of the sows at home.
They're still pregnant with piglets."
"It doesn't matter. Our eldest and second daughters-in-law are in charge of the chicken, duck and goose farms, not the pig farm. We let them take care of the sows these days.
As for me, I am in charge of the pig farm and the sheep farm, so I must guard them.
There is no need to worry about the sheep farm, as the sheep cannot transmit swine fever, and there are still people to help."
The three of them came to the pig farm and found that the piglets were grunting, but the big pigs were relatively quiet.
After Liu Jingxue's mind probed into the space, she found the records about swine fever in the pig farming manual and checked the condition of the piglets against them.
After a careful inspection and comparison with the breeding manual, and after looking at the piglets' feces, it was confirmed that these piglets were indeed infected with swine fever, just as the team leader and his wife had said.
Fortunately, it is a chronic disease rather than an acute one, so Liu Jingxue has enough time to develop the medicine for the swine fever.
With a sigh of relief, Liu Jingxue prepared her thoughts and taught the team leader and Wu Sufen the methods of caring for and sterilizing sick pigs infected with swine fever as stated in the breeding manual.
He then took out some herbs from the basket he brought on his back and taught the two men how to boil them and feed them to the piglets.
"Xiaoxue, can these herbs cure swine fever?" Wu Sufen asked expectantly.
"This is a method of treating swine fever that I developed after reading medical books and case records in the past few months.
There is definitely an effect, but the specific effect can only be known after taking the medicine.
After they take the medicine, I will continue to observe and adjust the prescription according to the situation.
See if we can find the fastest and best medicine to treat swine fever in the shortest possible time."
When Liu Jingxue was checking the sick pigs, two other villagers who had been notified to take care of the pigs in the pig farm had already come over. They were two aunties from the village.
Aunt Sufen arranged two people to disinfect all the equipment and places in the pig farm according to Liu Jingxue's previous instructions.
She went to find something to boil herbs to feed the pigs.
Liu Jingxue couldn't leave for a moment. After feeding the pigs the medicine, she still had to observe the condition of the sick pigs and think about follow-up treatment methods.
The situation with swine fever is different from that with chicken plague. If pigs die from the disease, the production team will suffer a huge loss.
Moreover, the course of swine fever is faster than that of fowl plague, but there is no way she can wait three or four days to come up with the medicine.
As time went by, many villagers who got the news came to check out the situation.
However, they did not dare to approach the pigpen and waited outside far away, waiting for the latest news.
No matter how bold Liu Jingxue was, she couldn't suggest going home to study at this time. She should just stay in the pigpen and study slowly.
At this time, there was a noise outside the pig farm.
"Lao Zhang, come out for a moment." Secretary Xu's voice came from outside the pig farm.
When the captain heard this, he hurried out.
When we got outside, we saw Secretary Xu leading a few people and standing a few meters away from the pig farm.
"Lao Zhang, didn't you ask me to find a family that has a pigpen but doesn't have any pigs this year? I've already found one.
Including me, there are eight households in total. ”
"There are 10 pigs in total. Old Xu, please arrange for these 10 pigs to be sent down.
After we disinfect all the equipment, places, and pigs here, we can send them to each household." The captain ordered.
As if he suddenly remembered something, the captain asked Liu Jingxue who had just followed him out,
"Xiaoxue, is it okay to boil some of the herbs you just prepared and feed them to these big pigs?"
Liu Jingxue quickly replied, "Giving them some to drink will only do good, not harm."
"That's fine."
The captain answered and told everyone the disinfection, prevention, and herbal formula that Liu Jingxue had just arranged. Liu Jingxue added a few words from time to time.
After all was said, the captain instructed, “When you go back, take care of these pigs according to these methods, and don’t be careless.
They can be exchanged for money next month. If they get into trouble due to a moment's negligence, it will be a huge loss for our production team.
If Xiaoxue comes up with a new prescription, I will have someone tell you."
"Captain, don't worry. If these patients go to our house, we will definitely take good care of them."
The villagers began to offer their assurances.
"The food at the pig farm is probably not safe. You should feed them with your own food first, and then the team will supply you with it on a daily basis."