Chapter 154 Chapter 154
In broad daylight, Ye Qing was still seeing patients at the health station. When he heard the news, he grabbed the medical box and rushed out. The other girls immediately followed Ye Qing's footsteps, not even caring about the remaining patients who were still waiting to be seen.
Fortunately, Ye Qing had already informed Wu Yongbing, and everyone in the village knew that the sows in the neighboring farm gave birth earlier than the sows in Kaoshan Village. The farm sent a special car to pick people up, and it was obvious why.
So, as soon as Ye Qing and a few others ran away, Wu Yongbing immediately rushed to the health station to comfort the members who came to see a doctor. After some explanations and repeated assurances that those who did not see a doctor today would still have their consultation numbers valid the next time they come, some patients still couldn't help but grumble and complain, but now the doctors had already run away, so even if they were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to go home and come back for treatment next time.
When Ye Qing and his companions rushed to the pig farm, there were already dozens of people waiting there. Even the observation team sent by the county army had all arrived. Zhao Yuliang was like an ant on a hot pot, circling around the pig farm.
After all, this was the first time that Ye Qing had used artificial insemination technology to implement sow reproduction since he had implemented the scientific breeding program. Therefore, both the farm managers and the staff sent down to collect data became nervous when they learned that a pregnant sow had finally started to conceive.
Seeing Ye Qing finally coming, he rushed over in one step, looking extremely nervous and anxious:
"Xiaoye, these sows should be okay, right?"
As soon as Ye Qing saw the layers of sweat on Zhao Yuliang's forehead, he knew how panicked he was.
But Ye Qing had been to the pig farm quite often to check on the situation during this period, and had strictly checked all the data of the sows during pregnancy. So when the sows began to give birth, she was not anxious at all. She smiled and comforted Zhao Yuliang:
"Don't worry, everything is under control. Just follow my instructions and I guarantee nothing will go wrong!"
In fact, Ye Qing had been waiting for the news that the first sow had been launched.
She had already predicted the due date of this batch of sows. Because the sows were carrying a lot of piglets, it might not be possible to calculate according to the normal time. Ye Qing estimated that their due date would be a few days earlier than the normal due date of sows.
Facts have proved that Ye Qing's speculation was correct. Generally, the pregnancy period of a sow is four months. But at the moment, the first sow whose water broke actually gave birth at only 110 days old, which was about a week earlier.
But this does not affect the development of the piglets in the sow's body. A few days ago, Ye Qing had confirmed through supernatural power detection that the development of these piglets was good, the mother's placenta had reached maturity, and fully met the delivery standards.
So at this moment, Ye Qing, the person involved, is actually the calmest person in the pig farm.
Without exchanging pleasantries with Zhao Yuliang, she jumped straight into the pigpen, approached the sow that was already lying in the haystack, and while gently stroking and comforting it, she reached out to check the dilation of the sow's birth canal.
The sow was already very familiar with Ye Qing's scent, so her approach did not cause her to become anxious.
However, perhaps the number of piglets in the sow's body exceeded the limit, so even if the amniotic fluid broke, it would still be difficult for this sow to give birth.
Fortunately, Ye Qing had anticipated this, and when she saw that the sow might be exhausted, she immediately took out silver needles and inserted them into several acupuncture points on the sow's body.
It was only ten minutes after the silver needle was inserted that the sow's birth canal opened up, and piglets wrapped in placenta slid out of the sow's body one after another. Ye Qing tore the fetal membranes on the piglets while signaling the female apprentices beside him to help:
"Do a clean-up and check the piglets' health. Report any abnormalities immediately."
The newborn piglets are red and pink all over. They haven't opened their eyes yet, but they can already make sharp cries. They are placed in the soft haystack. All the little meat balls are squeezed together, looking quite cute.
From the time the sow became pregnant to now witnessing Ye Qing delivering these piglets with his own eyes, Zhao Yuliang's emotions were indescribably complex, exciting, shocking, and unspeakably sad and touching. He stared closely at Ye Qing's every move, not even willing to blink, for fear that such an exciting historical moment would be missed because of his distraction.
Maybe it was because Ye Qing used the flying needles that the sow's birth canal opened smoothly, so the entire delivery time was greatly shortened. Normally, the delivery time for a sow would take at least four or five hours, and some might even last a whole day. But this time, the sow gave birth in less than an hour.
Ye Qing put his hand into the birth canal and confirmed that there was no cub. Then he raised his head and said to Zhao Yuliang affirmatively:
"All the first litter is here. The sow is in good condition after giving birth. There are no problems for the time being. If the placenta falls off smoothly in half an hour, you can prepare to feed it to replenish its energy."
"Try to cook the food softer and thinner, with a rich nutritional ratio, and it is best to add one or two meals to the sow's daily feeding. The sow's spleen and stomach are weak after giving birth, and soft food is easier to absorb, which can also increase its milk production."
Zhao Yuliang nodded immediately and signaled the pig farm manager to quickly arrange postpartum meals for the sows.
Postpartum care for sows is also a big problem. While waiting for the sow's placenta to be expelled, Ye Qing began to teach several apprentices, from checking the amount of placenta after delivery, to whether the sow has enough milk, to how to solve the inflammation problem after delivery, as well as balanced nutrition and reasonable adjustment of diet, plus postpartum disease prevention, etc., basically involving all aspects of the sow's postpartum care.
Although he was teaching his disciples, it wasn't just Ye Qing's four disciples who were listening. Anyone who had a quick mind and thought that the knowledge might be useful would quickly take notes. Even the researchers sent by the higher-ups to record data were all waving their pens.
When Ye Qing saw these people's actions, his heart couldn't help but move.
Obviously, the domestic breeding industry is still in its infancy, and everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones. Whether it is scientific pig breeding or postpartum care of sows, farmers are still completely in the dark.
Therefore, if we want to promote her scientific breeding technology, we must also keep up with the knowledge of postpartum care for sows. Otherwise, even if artificial insemination technology is promoted in the future, without supporting care measures, problems with sows may still occur from time to time.
Thinking of this, Ye Qing couldn't help but quietly remind the female disciples beside him:
"You guys should study the topic of postpartum care for sows and see what else needs to be supplemented. If you need any information, tell me and I will ask the county agricultural bureau for it. If that doesn't work, ask friends in Jicheng for help. When the time comes, we will compile it into a booklet and send it directly to the agricultural bureau to see if it can be printed and everyone in the agricultural technology station will have a copy."
Meng Jia was stunned for a moment, and quickly wrote down Ye Qing's suggestion.
In less than half an hour, the sow's placenta flowed out of the body smoothly, and Ye Qing finally felt relieved.
"One thing that must be paid attention to during delivery is that the delivery is officially completed only after the mother's placenta is expelled. If the placenta remains in the sow's body for too long, it will cause uterine infection and even a series of complications. Therefore, if necessary, the placenta must be removed artificially."
Ye Qing explained as he gave the sow's birth canal the final cleaning.
This is also an essential step in delivering a sow's baby and one that cannot be neglected, so Ye Qing couldn't help but emphasize it again and again.
Anyway, this sow gave birth to a total of 19 piglets, and each of them was very lively and healthy, which was a good start for the farm.
The onlookers were extremely excited. After Ye Qing finished delivering the baby and recorded the data, applause and cheers broke out immediately outside the pigpen.
But it was obviously too early to be happy now. After all, although the first sow gave birth successfully, there was no movement from the other sows.
Ye Qing also went to check on the other sows, but he did not find any signs that they were about to start an attack.
But just waiting outside like this is definitely not a solution, and Ye Qing can't just stay in the pig farm and do nothing, waiting for the sows to give birth naturally.
If this is the case, the delay will be very long.
After all, no one knows when these sows will give birth. It is possible that sows will give birth in the next ten days or half a month. But Ye Qing can't stay on standby for more than ten days without rest, right? If she really has to standby for such a long time, even if she is a superpower, she can't bear it.
So after thinking it over, she felt that it would be better to take the initiative and directly perform artificial intervention to induce labor in these pregnant sows.
Of course, the so-called induction of labor was definitely not the conventional method of using labor-inducing drugs like in later generations, but the use of her flying needles combined with supernatural power stimulation. This method must be gentle and even beneficial to the sow. If Ye Qing had not absorbed a lot of spiritual energy in the Wild Bee Valley when she went into the mountains some time ago, she would have been reluctant to waste the wood-based supernatural power she had saved with great difficulty.
Therefore, Ye Qing went to discuss with Zhao Yuliang and planned to induce labor in these sows in batches over the next five days according to the maturity of the placenta in their bodies.
Eighty sows were delivered over five days, with thirteen or fourteen sows giving birth in one day. Even if all the sows gave birth as smoothly as the one that had just been delivered and completed the delivery within an hour, it would still be a considerable workload for Ye Qing to deliver thirteen or fourteen sows at the same time.
But considering that Ye Qing still has her own job at Kaoshantun Health Station, she didn't want to drag it out too long and could only resort to acupuncture to resolve the issue quickly.
Fortunately, Zhao Yuliang is now convinced of Ye Qing and knows that Ye Qing is the real authority in livestock breeding. Therefore, he has no objection to Ye Qing's proposal. As long as Ye Qing thinks that this plan is fine and will not cause any harm to the sows and piglets, he will definitely raise his hands to show his approval, and even hope that the sows will give birth as soon as possible.
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