Why can't pigs use cement floors? What are the disadvantages of raising pigs with cement?

Many farmers will choose to raise pigs, because raising pigs is profitable and easy to breed, but if they don't pay attention to details, it will also bring some disadvantages to pigs and reduce profits. For example, it is incorrect to raise pigs in cement. Then, why can't the cement floor raise pigs? What are the disadvantages of raising pigs with cement?

First of all, the cement floor is cold, which makes it easy for pigs to have diarrhea. The weather is hot in summer, and the cement floor can really make pigs feel cool, which can play a role in clearing away heat and drying. But in the cold winter, the life of pigs is more difficult, because pigs' hair is short and can't play a role in keeping out the cold. If pigs are exposed to cement for a long time, their intestines and stomach will catch cold, their resistance will decrease and they will have diarrhea, especially piglets. If you use cement ground in winter, you can put some sand or straw mats to help pigs spend the winter.

Secondly, using cement to raise pigs will make pigs malnourished. It sounds like a joke, but it's true. Many minerals in the soil are helpful to pigs, such as iron. If pigs are short of iron, they will be anaemic, lose appetite and lose weight. In order to prevent this disease, we can give pigs some iron supplements or put some fresh soil in cement pigsty.

Finally, the cement floor is easy to hurt the pig's feet. The cement floor is characterized by high hardness. If pigs walk in it for a long time, their hooves will be damaged. Lying on the concrete floor often can make them suffer from arthritis. Sows, in particular, are heavy and have long toenails, which are easy to damage on the concrete floor. You can put some agricultural wastes such as wheat straw or rice straw into the pigsty to reduce the hardness of the cement floor, thus protecting the pig's feet.

Many people think that it is cost-effective to raise pigs on cement ground, because the ground is solid and can be used for several years, but they don't know that such ground has many disadvantages for raising pigs.