| Show lack of minerals cause of paralysis in H hogs A shortage of sufficient minerals in the ration will cause paralysis in hogs according to recent investigations in ohio to it Is found that the lumbar vertebrae e are likely to be weak from a lack of lime so that they are unable to withstand any severe tension from the powerful muscles of the back for this reason one of the lumbar vertebrae that Is one section of the animals backbone over the hind quarters Is crushed or shortened under the atrain bulges inward and pinches the spinal cord this leaves the hind quarters paralyzed many troubles have heretofore received the blame blama for hogs bogs going down behind but this new research work clearly shows it to be a lack of mineral constituents in the diet |
