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Piglet Anaemia : An Iron Deficiency Disease, F C. Wilkinson Jan 1964

Piglet Anaemia : An Iron Deficiency Disease, F C. Wilkinson

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

PIGLETS are born usually with only about 40 mg. of iron in their bodies and the sow's milk only supplies about 1 mg. of the 7 mg. needed each day by the piglets.

This means that if the piglets do not get additional iron, the body stores soon become depleted and anaemia occurs at about one to three weeks of age.


Breeding Pigs For Best Use Of Skim Milk, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia Jan 1963

Breeding Pigs For Best Use Of Skim Milk, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

PIG production in conjunction with dairy farming in the South-West can be an efficient and profitable way of using surplus skim milk.


The Open Range System Of Pig Farming, S R. Dunstan Jan 1961

The Open Range System Of Pig Farming, S R. Dunstan

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

THERE are several satisfactory systems which can be employed in planning a piggery, but under West Australian conditions, the paddock system has much to commend it.

Grazing admits an animal to the healthy influences of sunlight and stimulates exercise. The digestive processes of the pig are also stimulated and this helps to bring about more efficient utilisation of the feed.