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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Manda Lid on September 22, 2013, 12:41:58 pm

Title: Comfrey
Post by: Manda Lid on September 22, 2013, 12:41:58 pm

Hi,
As a new pig keeper I'm wondering if comfrey is safe for pigs to eat?
Thanks
Manda

Title: Re: Comfrey
Post by: Dan on September 22, 2013, 01:01:14 pm

Yes, it is safe in moderate quantities as a supplement and they will love it.  :)

It can cause liver problems in large quantities , but you'd need to be feeding it almost exclusively for it to be a problem with pigs.

HTH,

Dan

Title: Re: Comfrey
Post by: Manda Lid on September 22, 2013, 08:25:04 pm

Thank you Dan

Title: Re: Comfrey
Post by: landroverroy on September 24, 2013, 09:41:59 am

Comfrey is a very old cure for erysipelas. (Before the days of antibiotics.)