Show lack of protein cause of rooting by pigs pigs fed a ration deficient def lelent in protein rooted more and more as the leng length lof the feeding period extended at the ohio experiment station pigs which had a good ration with plenty of protein and salt rooted very little according to W L robinson reporting his years research work fish meal again proved to be the most economical protein supplement for corn fed to growing pigs minerals added 18 per cent gain when fed with corn alone and reduced the feed required 13 per cent no protein supplement was used ground oats were more productive than whole oats with and alfalfa A ration of ground corn oats oat and minerals proved to be more pi than the corn oat combination bin atlon cost of production was a hundred hulling oats was not profitable for pigs ordinary cottonseed meal fed to pigs with the regular corn ration did not do well some died after the day special cottonseed meal furnished the pigs a good protein supplement and on which they did well |