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Show T 7" "5 T y.'ud'ujed it s-'.vs are in seed ccn- b:vr-cli!-.g sca.-on, Dr.. 11. A. R.-.s-r.:u-.scn. a ..litatiD professor of atii-n:ai atii-n:ai husbandry at the Utah State Agricultural college, states. L'M'.ra feed containing larger amounts of skimmilk or tank.:ge to provide necessary amounts of protein should be fed to sows for about three weeks before and three weoks after breeding. During gestation, extra feeding is necessary to provide sufficient food for the sow so she will not starve her own body to nourish her unborn pigs. Balanced rations however, are just as important as the quantity quanti-ty of feed, Dr. Rasmussen states, as animal often receive insuffi-cients insuffi-cients amounts of one nutrient even though an abundance ol feed I is provided. I During the first part of the ges-I ges-I tation period, a satisfactory ration ra-tion to feed sows contains 93 parts of ground barley and seven parts of tankage .or an equivalent, and alfalfa hay and salt. Other rations ra-tions using oats and shorts to substitute sub-stitute for part of the trround bmley may also be fed. During the later part of the 1 gestation period, the protein in : the rations should be increased to I ten parts instead of seven. 1 When fed twice a day, older s'v.s need one and one-half to two pounds of grain per day for each 100 pounds of live weight, while gilts need two to three pounds for each 100 pounds of live weight. If skimmilk is fed, about three pounds of milk to one of grain, will balance the ration. Leafy alfalfa al-falfa hay should be provided to furnish vitamins A and D. Failure Fail-ure to supply sufficient amounts of vitamin A often results in reproductive re-productive failures and injures the health of the sow while insufficient insuffi-cient amounts of vitamin D cause posterior paralysis and rickets. Alfalfa can best be fed in a . rack. If this practice is followed however, the rack should be 1 cleaned out and the hay supply replenished each week. If cows are on alfalfa pastures, no hay is needed and the protein supplement supple-ment can be cut in half, Dr. Rasmussen Ras-mussen explains. Provide comnion salt to keep hogs thrifty. Mineral deficiencies can be further avoided avoid-ed if steamed bonemeal and calcium cal-cium limestone ere used to sup- plement salt. I Water should be kept available . at all times. Sows will not drink enough to supply their needs if the water is too cold, Dr. Rasmussen Ras-mussen concludes. |