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Farrowing time | brings problems.

Wayne Dickieson first three days after farrowing jing mae have a full cleanout

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ble is to raise more pigs per lit-/procedure as it will cut down|WASH SOW THOROUGHLY ter to weanling age. Yet, about |tne passing of harmful diseas-| Scrub sows with warm water one out of every four pig's far-/es from one litter to the next. and ‘soap to remove. dirt: that -rowed_alivé will die before wean- ing. 2 lItrate It is highly important that young pigs soon root into mat- you be prepared before sows erial not- exposed to disinfect- start farrowilig, then put all a-/ant unless a very thorough clea- | vailable knowhow~+ to work at/ning job is done. Clean the far- around the tail free of foreign farrowing, and during the cru- oti pen as soon-as possible matter.

\day that are quite good as disin- fectants. The farrowing build-

very deep and many jroundworm eggs. It is import- lant to get. the extreme end of the nipple, the udder, the lower

cial period that follows. Pig-los- before the sow is to farrow. Spray sows to kill any lice or ses are especially heavy the If possible, wash the pens or'mange that could be picked up

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| Pigs on concrete or wooden need supplemental until they are eating creep ra- ; Iron shots can be given in| and |the ham muscle when pigs are Other sources bedding jare iron pills and powder given |

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