Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Asia : Swine (IIRR, 1994, 72 p.): Poisoning

Ethnoveterinary Medicine in Asia : Swine (IIRR, 1994, 72 p.)

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Collaborating organizations

Participants and workshop staff

How to use this manual

Lack of appetite

Fever

Coughs and colds

Diarrhea and dehydration

Constipation

Poisoning

Internal parasites

Pork tapeworm

Scabies or mite infestation

Lice

Infectious diseases

Problems of the eye

Wounds

Sprains

Housing

Feeding

Breeding

Care of newborn

Udder infection

Anemia in piglets

Poisoning

Symptoms

- Arched back.
- Salivation.
- Animals staggers or sways.
- Fever.
- Weakness.
- Bleeding from the mouth.

Causes

- Eating poisonous plants.
- Eating grass from pastures treated with insecticides.
- Being fed with fresh, raw cassava roots or cassava peels.
- Eating old and moldy feed.
- Bites from snakes, scorpions or centipedes.

Prevention

- After applying insecticides to an area, do not release animals in the area to eat.
- Keep feed dry and free from mold.
- Avoid feeding raw cassava peels and roots.

Treatment

- If an animal shows symptoms of poisoning after eating cassava peels, drench it with coconut oil (about 1 glass for an adult pig). This facilitates the expulsion of the peels and decreases the absorption of poisonous materials. (Philippines. 1, 2, 3)

- If you do not know the cause of the poisoning, mix 56 fresh, raw eggs with 1 cup of sugar and drench the animal. The dosage is for a 70-kg pig.