How to become an excellent pig farm veterinarian?

The duty of a pig farm veterinarian is to ensure the healthy production of pigs, not to treat diseases. A good pig farm veterinarian should not only have the theoretical and practical skills of veterinarians, but also (1) be familiar with the growth physiological characteristics of pigs, and timely find and prevent metabolic diseases through feed nutrition metabolism; (2) Clarify the production process, master the relevant data of production performance, and find problems from the subtle changes of data. (3) Good interpersonal communication skills, because we are not only dealing with pigs, but also communicating with farm directors and breeders every day. If our opinions are not well expressed and accepted, we will not be able to play our due role as veterinarians and become qualified veterinarians. Excellent veterinarians should be able to (1) formulate biosafety system, immunization and health care regulations, disinfection measures, etc. , and assist the director to ensure its correct implementation. (2) Provide a list of commonly used instruments, medicines and equipment necessary for epidemic prevention, disinfection and treatment. (3) Guide the breeder to carry out correct epidemic prevention, disinfection and treatment. Guide feed processors to avoid using moldy feed and add drugs accurately. (4) Know which places are the key, difficult and weak links of health management, so as to play a good role in supervision and guidance. (5) Master the personnel, equipment, ability, qualification, reputation and contact information of the external testing and diagnosis unit, and regularly monitor and evaluate the health status. (6) Have a good network of resources, be familiar with the external epidemic information, and someone can provide you with reference opinions when encountering problems. (7) master the latest drugs and new disease prevention measures in the industry, and improve the quality of disease prevention in this field. (8) the operation skills of trauma, obstetrics, limb and hoof diseases and hernia treatment, and the ability to deal with sudden outbreaks. (9) Formulate systems and measures to reduce the pressure in production and increase animal welfare, so as to ensure that pigs can exert their maximum production potential.