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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: nelson on May 15, 2013, 08:59:34 am

Title: Muddy spots?
Post by: nelson on May 15, 2013, 08:59:34 am

We have a litter of Berkshires that we are taking on for meat. They are now 11 weeks old . Wormed and all eating very well.
Yesterday we noticed what we thought were little dried muddy spots on them - not many - I rubbed one off and it was red under the mud - so like a scab? Going to ask the vet. Checked their mums and nothing there - also cannot see anything on the rest of our herd. Any ideas?


Thanks

Title: Re: Muddy spots?
Post by: Fowgill Farm on May 15, 2013, 09:18:15 am

Flea bites?
Theres an articla in this times Practical Pigs magazine about scabby pigs, e-mail me [email protected] at home and i can try and scan it and e-mail it to you if you don't get it in france, its in the vets section.
mandy :pig:

Title: Re: Muddy spots?
Post by: nelson on May 15, 2013, 09:25:48 am

Hi Mandy - I read that article too (just got the mag)  - could be - from the straw?

Title: Re: Muddy spots?
Post by: nelson on May 15, 2013, 09:44:58 am

Probably answering my own question here - they are in a shady tree area and we have had humid weather so it could be bites. Will spk to vet anyway. Thanks