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06/01/2004

Carlos Esquivel Mexico

Homemade Diet I would like to have a proper “homemade” diet to be made based on products I can get easily in my area. I have just a few pigs. Is it bad to feed them with discarded vegetables from the farm orchard and leftovers? Is there any vegetable bad for the health of pigs?

09/01/2004

Paul

I have not yet found any human fruit or vegetable that is bad for pigs, but do be sure to provide a varied/balanced diet or you could run into vitamin or mineral deficiencies. You think will find this book useful: "Small-Scale Pig Raising" by Dirk Van Loon & Dick Van Loon, see: www.pighealth.com/smallholding.htm for more information.

12/01/2004

Tina Grech Australia

Hi, Carlos. As Paul said - most vegetables should be fine to feed your pigs. It would also be a good idea to feed a small amount of grain (depending on what is avalible in your area) and other ingredients, to ensure they receive adequate amounts of other nutrients such as minerals. The most important minerals are Calcium and Phosphorous which are found in ingredients such as Di-Calcium Phosphate. Other ingredients which would be worth considering (if you have access to them) are protein meals such as Soybean Meal, Oil for energy and dust supression and a commercial Vitamin and Mineral Premix.

15/05/2007

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Dear Carlos, home made diet for pigs are good and saves money on feed. One thing you have to keep in mind is boil and cool the kitchen waste your going to feed the pigs as these diets are having higher loads of e.coli and other harmful bacteria.

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