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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Trevor Pharaoh on February 08, 2012, 09:40:40 pm

Title: Sugar beet
Post by: Trevor Pharaoh on February 08, 2012, 09:40:40 pm

Hi .I have Oxford Sandy and Blacks and live in a rural area of Essex I see lots of sugar beet grown in the area and see a lot of wastage left on the ground after loading if I could scrounge the leftovers is it ok to feed to the pigs with it .I know its probably ok but just need someone to confirm it. Trevor

Title: Re: Sugar beet
Post by: Berkshire Boy on February 09, 2012, 09:15:14 am

Hi Trevor,
Yes pigs love it, they will play with whole ones for ages and gradually eat it . Sometimes I chop them with a spade before throwing them in the pen. :wave:

Title: Re: Sugar beet
Post by: Trevor Pharaoh on February 09, 2012, 05:14:02 pm

 Hi berkshire boy! thanks for the info .Trevor