Comrade, Your Ingredients Are Too Complicated

Chapter 30 Postpartum care of sows

The Citroen truck was driving on a dirt road in the countryside, and the two people in the car were chatting.

Looking at Huang He smoking leisurely and holding one hand on the steering wheel, Li Yunlong asked curiously:

“Lao Huang, is it difficult to drive? How long will it take for me to learn it?”

 Huang He glanced at the curious baby Li Yunlong. At this time, Lao Li was feeling around in the car.

“It’s not difficult to learn how to drive. If you want to learn, I can teach you. I’ll teach you in one day, and then you, Li Yunlong, can drive this car to deliver pigs to various troops.”

Hearing the word pig again, Li Yunlong was still a little confused.

 Being a farmer, he certainly knows what animals like pigs represent, and he also knows clearly that these animals are not easy to raise.

“You don’t really want to raise pigs, do you? Isn’t this overkill? Raising pigs cannot be implemented in a short while, and where did you get the pig breeds?”

 Looking at Li Yunlong's fuss, Huang He decided to tease him.

“You don’t have to worry about pig breeding, I’ve already taken care of it. Thousands of foreign pigs will be shipped to our base this month, and Zhang Wanhe has already chosen a place to resettle them.”

"I'm just confused. Didn't the paper punishment result from the headquarters be given to you? It says that you should cooperate with the establishment of the breeding farm of the Logistics Department."

Li Yunlong was shocked when he heard Huang He's words.

Thousands of pigs are not just a number. As long as they are cultivated for a period of time, this breeding farm can even supply the entire army.

However, Li Yunlong was still very resistant to the matter of raising pigs. He always believed that his destiny was to die on the battlefield, rather than to lie in the rear and be protected by others.

 “Hey, Lao Huang, I want to discuss something with you.”

“What is it like for me, a big man, to raise pigs? If something happens to the pigs if they are not raised properly, my comrades will be very distressed.”

"How about you let me make bullets and grenades? Anyway, I, Old Li, have to learn from scratch. I can still use them on the battlefield after learning some serious skills."

Huang He glanced at Li Yunlong with disdain. How could he not know what this man was thinking.

Li Yunlong will definitely not be able to stay in the Logistics Department for long. Captain Li, who has never made mistakes, will definitely use a trick to steal the situation.

Just like in the original work, the factory director took advantage of Zhang Wanhe’s sympathy and stole 200 sets of new military uniforms before he had been working for long.

If this dog-skin plaster enters the military factory, there will definitely be dozens of boxes of bullets and grenades missing for no reason.

"When we get to the Logistics Department, do you call the division commander or the boss to ask? I can't make the decision on this matter. I'm just the director, and I'm also a mere commander."

Hearing that Huang He was about to call, Li Yunlong said anxiously:

“Oh, no, no. This makes me look like I’m disobeying orders. I just raise pigs. I’m not a farmer’s child anymore.”

After a while, the truck returned to the logistics department. The soldiers here obviously recognized the truck. They came to an area constructed of newly erected sheds.

After getting off the car, Huang He saw Wang Dexing waiting near the factory. He waved and told Wang Dexing to gather the pig farmers who had been arranged.

 Half an hour later, everyone gathered.

These people include staff who originally belonged to the Logistics Department, as well as people from nearby villages.

Huanghe stood on a newly piled mound and said to everyone:

“Folks and comrades! This time we are gathered together for three things! Raise pigs! Raise pigs! Still raise pigs!”

“There may be some fellow villagers who don’t know me who are muttering in their hearts and questioning whether I can raise pigs.”

“But I will tell you through actions that not only can I raise them, but I will also teach you how to raise them better.”

 As a farmer, you can forget your family’s birthdays, but you must not forget the sow’s due date.

 Because most sows give birth at night, they like a quiet environment to give birth and are afraid of being disturbed. It is quieter at night than during the day, which makes sows feel safe. This is a natural selection in the process of thousands of years of evolution. Therefore, pig farmers often have to work all night to deliver sows.

 Newborn piglets need to have their noses and mouths cleaned manually and then placed in a warm place.

 After all, piglets breathe through the umbilical cord before birth, and after they are born, they have to breathe through the mouth and nose. If there is mucus blocking the mouth and nose, you may suffocate and die when you inhale.

 After all, a sow will give birth to many piglets in one litter. If she loses one or two due to poor care, it is not worth it.

 For these newly born piglets, they may use the method of feigning death to escape pig birth. If not handled well, they will actually die.

 This is a very common situation for farmers, and they generally use four methods to deal with it.

 The first method is to lift the two hind limbs of the suspended piglet and gently tap its chest or buttocks with your hands until they wake up. The second method is to use the palm of your right hand to rhythmically press the heart and chest of the dead pig to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

 The third method is artificial respiration, which is different to say, but it is a bit useless.

 The last method is to rub the nose of the dead pig with wine or blow smoke powder into its nostrils to stimulate the piglet's breathing. However, wine is a very precious thing, so this method will not be used unless absolutely necessary.

 Compared with suspended pig death, the most troublesome problem is definitely dystocia in sows.

 In later generations, oxytocin can be administered when encountering this situation, but there is no such thing now, so you can only use your hands. This job usually has to be done by a female comrade, so I won’t go into details about the reasons.

When you reach in and take it out, if the fetal position is very positive, just grab the piglet’s ears and pull it out.

 If it is born upside down, grab the hoof and pull it out.

 The most troublesome thing is the incorrect fetal position, incorrect fetal direction and incorrect fetal posture.

In this case, you must first manually adjust the position and then pull it out. If you encounter a traffic jam with piglets, you have to push one back first and travel during off-peak hours.

 When sows are giving birth, they must keep quiet, and non-essential staff are strictly prohibited from watching.

 Otherwise, it is easy for sows to eat their food, especially sows that give birth for the first time.

Think about it, this is my first time doing this job. Idle people and others insist on watching and making the sow very nervous. When I turn around, I find that I have given birth to a bunch of **** things. How can I not be afraid?

Bran water and motherwort are relatively common in the base area, and they can help pregnant sows regulate their bodies.

 If all aspects are well prepared, but a sow bites her cubs still occurs, then feel free to go directly to Dabitou.

 In the process of breeding, attention should also be paid to the age of the sows. Whether they are too young or too old, sows may become paralyzed after giving birth.

 Older sows that are paralyzed can be killed for meat, but if smaller sows are paralyzed, it is a very bad deal.

 Because of the special nature of pig milk, it is not as readily available as cow and goat milk.

 But in order for piglets to thrive, breast milk is an essential part. At this time, the strong piglets should be placed in the rear area where milk is not strong, and the slightly weaker piglets should be placed in the front and middle areas.

 The mammary glands of sows can only develop normally after suckling piglets. However, the production capacity of sows is different every time, so it is inevitable that there will be vacancies.

 If these free slots are not used, it will be difficult to use them again in the future.

So if you encounter this kind of situation, you should consider letting other piglets come to support you. If it doesn’t work, it’s not impossible for the breeder to eat it himself!

 It’s just a nutritional supplement, not a waste.

I think raising pigs is still necessary. Improving physical fitness is also a way to improve combat effectiveness.

In fact, I can also exchange migrant workers for canned meat.

There are two reasons why I didn’t do this. One is that I don’t want to be too homogeneous, and the other is that I want to tease Lao Li through jokes.

I won’t write too much about raising pigs, and I will get into the theme of this volume in the next half chapter!

 (End of this chapter)