Which Feeds Are Likely to Poison Pigs? Pig Farmers Must Pay Attention

Pig feed poisoning can occur in all four seasons, but is more common in spring, summer and autumn. Mild poisoning affects growth and development, while severe cases can lead to death. Prevention should be strengthened at ordinary times, and the following feeds must not be used for feeding:

1. Already sprouted potatoes and their stems and leaves. Because the germ contains a large amount of solanine, it can cause toxic paralysis.

2. Fresh tender sorghum seedlings, corn seedlings and fresh flaxseed. They often cause hydrocyanic acid poisoning due to a high content of cyanogenic glycosides.

3. Moldy and deteriorated formula feed, mixed feed, grains, bran, beans, tubers and moldy oilseed meal, etc. They cause poisoning because they contain various molds and toxins such as Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium and rust fungi.

4. Undetoxified cottonseed cake, tea seed cake, etc. After pigs eat them, digestive enzymes, microorganisms or water act on them to produce toxic substances, causing poisoning, loss of appetite or death.

5. Large amounts of succulent vegetables, tree leaves, green grass, etc. that have been piled up for a long time, heated or become rotten. Because they are rich in nitrous acid, after pigs eat them it is reduced to nitrite and causes poisoning; the same applies to these materials after being simmered and kept in the pot for too long.

6. Excessive feeding of distillers' grains or soy sauce residue often causes alcohol or salt poisoning.

If the above poisoning cases occur, any one or several of the following can be used together for first aid:

1% methylene blue (methylthioninium chloride), 20% sodium nitrite or 20% sodium thiosulfate, 40% methenamine, as well as caffeine sodium benzoate, magnesium sulfate, glucose saline, etc., by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. The dosage should follow the doctor's advice or the instructions, depending on the amount of poisoned feed; sodium thiosulfate, baking soda, magnesium sulfate, etc. can also be used flexibly according to the length of poisoning time, the size of the pig and other conditions, and administered orally to induce vomiting and purging, so as to alleviate the symptoms.

Pig feed poisoning can occur in all four seasons, but is more common in spring, summer and autumn. Mild poisoning affects growth and development, while severe cases can lead to death. Prevention should be strengthened at ordinary times, and the following feeds must not be used for feeding:

1. Already sprouted potatoes and their stems and leaves. Because the germ contains a large amount of solanine, it can cause toxic paralysis.

2. Fresh tender sorghum seedlings, corn seedlings and fresh flaxseed. They often cause hydrocyanic acid poisoning due to a high content of cyanogenic glycosides.

3. Moldy and deteriorated formula feed, mixed feed, grains, bran, beans, tubers and moldy oilseed meal, etc. They cause poisoning because they contain various molds and toxins such as Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium and rust fungi.

4. Undetoxified cottonseed cake, tea seed cake, etc. After pigs eat them, digestive enzymes, microorganisms or water act on them to produce toxic substances, causing poisoning, loss of appetite or death.

5. Large amounts of succulent vegetables, tree leaves, green grass, etc. that have been piled up for a long time, heated or become rotten. Because they are rich in nitrous acid, after pigs eat them it is reduced to nitrite and causes poisoning; the same applies to these materials after being simmered and kept in the pot for too long.

6. Excessive feeding of distillers' grains or soy sauce residue often causes alcohol or salt poisoning.

If the above poisoning cases occur, any one or several of the following can be used together for first aid:

1% methylene blue (methylthioninium chloride), 20% sodium nitrite or 20% sodium thiosulfate, 40% methenamine, as well as caffeine sodium benzoate, magnesium sulfate, glucose saline, etc., by intramuscular or subcutaneous injection. The dosage should follow the doctor's advice or the instructions, depending on the amount of poisoned feed; sodium thiosulfate, baking soda, magnesium sulfate, etc. can also be used flexibly according to the length of poisoning time, the size of the pig and other conditions, and administered orally to induce vomiting and purging, so as to alleviate the symptoms.