Manti Messenger | 1931-06-19 | Page 6 | Anemia among Suckling Pigs Can be Prevented

Anemia Among Suckling Pigs Pis Can Be Prevented Last year ear the Wisconsin experiment station told us that lack of Iron and copper In the sows sow's milk caused anemia anemia anemia ane ane- mia In suckling pigs and that feeding these two minerals in suitable compounds compounds com com- pounds to the pi pigs s would prevent the dl disease ease In the preliminary Investigations Iron and copper were fed once enco daily sa says s 's the Prairie Farmer We Ve are now told that feeding a pig milligrams of iron ferric sulphate and 23 milligrams milligrams milli mUll grams of copper copper sulphate once a week will prevent the disease Druggists can make these solutions and tell you ou how much to feed to give each pI pig the above quantities of the required minerals At the Illinois station it has been found round that applying a n solution containing containing con con- iron and copper to the teats of or orthe the sow once or twice daily dally will prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent the disease A corn solution solution solution tion made by dissolving grams of or copper sulphate In a half liter of water water wa wa- wa- wa ter slowly adding with shaking grams brams of powdered ferric erric citrate after the solution is brought to a boll boil then adding a pint of corn to the mixture was found especially easy to use