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Show Diarrhoea In Little Pigs. The cause of this trouble is usually in abrupt change of feed, either of the mother or of the pigs. An ex-elusive ex-elusive diet of alfalfa Is responsible or Eome of the intestinal irritation, !own by a watery green diarrhoea appearing ap-pearing a few days after feeding upcti ilfalfa. Most animals recover after several days purging, but succumb from weakness. Another source of the trouble is dirty, unsanitary surroundings sur-roundings with stagnant water for Jrinkiug purposes. Treatment naturally should consist 5f b change of the conditions so far rh possible. A change of feed should bo given gradually, and in alfalfa teeding a little grain is indicated until un-til the little pigs become accustomed to the alfalfa ration. |