Carrots are a good choice for feeding pigs when green forage is scarce in winter and spring

Feeding pigs with carrots

    In winter and spring, when green forage is scarce, piglets are prone to vitamin A deficiency, and severe cases can result in death. Feeding pigs more carrots can prevent this from happening.

    First, feed carrots to sows to increase the vitamin A content in sow milk. The level of vitamin A in sow milk is closely related to the supply of carotene in the feed. Regularly feeding carrots to sows enables them to produce milk with a high vitamin A content. When piglets drink sow milk rich in vitamin A, it not only prevents vitamin A deficiency but is also very beneficial to their growth and development.

    Second, feed carrots to piglets. Once piglets can eat feed, the carrots can be boiled and mashed, then added to yellow corn porridge and given to them to eat freely. If piglets already suffer from vitamin A deficiency, a boiled egg yolk can be mashed, mixed evenly with warm boiled water or milk, and given to them to drink freely or by manual drenching for several consecutive days.