What grasses can pigs eat to replace feed?
Pigs eating purslane, dandelion, and plantain can replace feed, and next, grain amaranth, bitter lettuce, chicory, cup plant, Russian fodder kale, Rumex, alfalfa, ryegrass, Sudan grass, sugar beet, etc. can all replace pig feed, among which feeding alfalfa, ryegrass, and Sudan grass is best.
1. Purslane
Pigs often eat purslane, which has obvious antibacterial effects against Shigella, Escherichia coli, typhoid and paratyphoid bacilli, has preventive and therapeutic effects on whooping cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, uterine bleeding, etc., and also has the effect of exciting smooth muscle and promoting urination.
2. Dandelion
Dandelion is tender and juicy with high feeding value, and for pigs it is a multi-purpose high-quality health feed, which can be fed fresh or dry. Adding 2%-3% dandelion dry powder to pig feed has the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood, reducing swelling and detoxifying, aiding digestion, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. It can increase appetite, promote growth, and prevent various diseases of the digestive tract and respiratory tract, especially with particularly good therapeutic effect on pig streptococcosis.
3. Plantain
It is a good feed for raising pigs, grows all over the country, and its peak growth period is from midsummer to early autumn; plantain contains a large amount of mucilage, succinic acid, choline, etc., and can promote urination, cool blood, and detoxify. Plantain can be fed fresh or made into dry powder and added to feed for feeding, with an addition amount of 3%-5%; regular feeding can prevent and treat various inflammations, blood in urine, skin sores and toxins, and respiratory diseases, and can treat febrile diseases and dysentery, etc.
In addition, according to the characteristics of pigs having a large feed intake and requiring feed with low cellulose content and rich in carbohydrates and protein, the best feed crop for feeding pigs is grain amaranth, followed by bitter lettuce (ku ma cai), Russian fodder kale, chicory, etc. To solve the problem of insufficient green feed in winter and spring, fodder corn, sweet sorghum, etc. should also be planted.
Summary: The above content is an introduction compiled by the Tutuliu Network editors about what grasses pigs eat to replace feed, and we hope it can help everyone.