THE EFFICACY OF BIOLACTIN USED FOR LACTATION STIMULATION IN SOWS

摘要

Agalactia is the failure of a sow to produce milk during lactation. It can occur under the circumstances of a total failure or reduction in milk production and can be a serious health problem in these animals (2,3, 4). The bacteria responsible for postpartum agalactia in sows are: Escherichia coli, Sreptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus as well as other gram-negative bacteria producing indotoxins (1, 2). As has been observed, administration of small doses of the endotoxin of Escherichia coliimmediately after farrowing reduces the level of prolactin (the hormone responsible for stimulating the lactation in sows), irrespective of the administration procedure (6).