Show alfalfa in pir pig ration alfalfa is sometimes sometime es added to the pig ration to add minerals and vitamins which are especially valuable in the sow ration for growing pigs states a writer in the montreal herald alfalfa should not be used as pigs cannot digest any appreciable preci able amounts of dry roughage th their air digestive systems are not adapt adapted ed to such feed either to digest it or to hold enough of it to make it a satisfactory source of nutrients especially it if rapid growth is is to be obtained brood sows bows are a different problem they are large but not growing and hence can often profit by having their made more bulky |