332 Pork Production 



Conclusions. 



Growing and fattening pigs do not do well when re- 

 stricted to a diet of straight corn, especially when con- 

 fined to insanitary dry lots. Young pigs particularly 

 lose condition, fail in appetite, and take on a more or 

 less haggard and serious appearance. Neither do pigs 

 do well when full of worms. Such pigs as these need 

 the tonic of a balanced ration. Their digestive systems 

 should be regulated by giving them access to forage crops 

 in season, or by feeding a small amount of some feed 

 possessing laxative properties, like linseed-oil meal or 

 wheat bran. A reliable conditioner is obtained by a 

 sensible combination of good feed and water and clean 

 quarters. Worms can be dislodged more effectively by 

 the use of standard veterinary formulas, given in proper 

 sized doses, than by the use of a general corrector. The 

 best appetizer is a healthy body, properly nourished on 

 complete and well-balanced rations and free from internal 

 or external parasites. Appetite is something which 

 comes from within, and does not require artificial stimu- 

 lation in a healthy animal, especially in a pig. 



