Keeping pig keepers up to date
There are three main worms that like to become friends with our pigs, and thus cause a knock on affect with further health issues whereby our pigs will eat but not gain weight as they are sharing their food with their internal friends, therefore causing our pigs unable to get to good weight for slaughter…
Some of us have experienced our sows and gilts as being very drawn during and after feeding their piglets. The causes have been diagnosed as inadequate feed during lactation, farrowing house being too hot or is due to underfeeding during pregnancy. This effects weight loss and anoestrus (poor return to season). Causes The condition results…