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Using tie wraps to tie navel cords

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Using tie wraps to tie quickly and efficiently navel cords of newborn piglets.

Goal

Tie wrapsUsing tie wraps (cable ties or zip ties) to tie quickly and efficiently the navel cords of newborn piglets.

Trick

Tie the zip tie some 5 cm away from the navel.

Explanation

This trick is used in the Bernis farm in Alcarràs, Lleida, Spain. During the monitoring of the farrowings it is something frequent to find ourselves with piglets whose navel cord has ripped, when born, a few centimetres away from the navel. These piglets are at a higher risk of suffering navel haemorrhages or infections that enter through the navel cord. Also, some farms in particular suffer serious and widespread navel haemorrhages problems in newborn piglets.

In all of these cases, it is advisable to tie the navel cord correctly as soon as possible after the birth. With that aim, many "inventions" are used: from the strings that close the compound feed sacks to the navel cord clamp pegs used for babies in human medicine. An option that is not so sophisticated nor expensive as the latter is to use tie wraps like the ones used by electricians. We must use the smallest ones available.

It is a quick, cheap and convenient option. We can always carry a handful of tie wraps in our pocket whilst we keep an eye on the farrowings to tie the navel cords of the problematic piglets.

Tying the navel cords with tie wraps

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02-Apr-2013manolo vasquezmanolo vasquezYes. One guy can do the work. Just hold the piglet with your left hand with your point and thumb finger assisting your right hand as it ties the umbilical cord. The left hand should hold the cord so that when the right hand pulled the tie the left finger helps control excessive pull for It may cause umbilical hernia as the pig grow.
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