Show small pigs susceptible to worm infestation Round roundworms worms live in the small intestines of infested pigs the females produce millions of minute ggs eggs e which are scattered over the ground with the manure anure mr these eggs are swallowed by young pigs and the small worms hatch out in the intestines they then pass to the liver through blood vessels then to the heart and from there to the lungs where they become much larger after a time they work their way up to the throat anil and then tire are swallowed and pass down to the small intestine this curious journey re about ten days and after that the worms grow to maturity in the intestine te in about two months small pigs are much more susceptible to infestation fe with worms than are older ones and require special protection for about four months sanitary measures are necessary to keep out infestation of |