PIGS BORN HAIRLESS
One source of loss among pigs in many parts of Canada is through hairless litters, the pigs being born dead, showing.little tm hair. Even those which are alive at birth may possess abnormally larg3 heads and necks and die soon after birth. This condition, writes an exchange, may be prevented by proper treatment. In areas where this trouble is more or less common, the pregnant sow is treated with iodine for three months before farrowing. This is-supplied a the form of potassium iodide and is given in the feed once a day at the rate of about two grains per sow per day. A convenient method of preparing this medicine is to mix loz. in one gallon of water. One tablespoonful of this solution contains approximately 2. grains of the
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Shannon News, 20 July 1928, Page 4
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133PIGS BORN HAIRLESS Shannon News, 20 July 1928, Page 4
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