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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Bumblebear on August 19, 2013, 12:38:35 pm

Title: Needle size for pig?
Post by: Bumblebear on August 19, 2013, 12:38:35 pm

the pig site says 1"    19g but I'm having trouble getting one locally (all small animal vets) and ex-eri pig looks a bit quiet again...... :-\

Title: Re: Needle size for pig?
Post by: Bionic on August 19, 2013, 12:45:40 pm

Haynes pig manual says -
upto 10 kg 12-18 mm length 20-21 guage
10-30kg 18-25mm length 18-19 guage
30-100kg 25-30mm 18 guage
 
Hope your pig is ok
 

Title: Re: Needle size for pig?
Post by: Bumblebear on August 19, 2013, 12:51:06 pm

Thank you.  I hope so too :(

Title: Re: Needle size for pig?
Post by: Foobar on August 19, 2013, 01:25:51 pm

I get my needles online from Fane Valley Stores, Mole Valley or Hyperdrug etc, as I find our local agri stores don't stock all the sizes you might need.