[robert waddell]

the parsnips is an interesting one some of our pigs eat them others leave them
when we were feeding potatoes we were cutting them  up we started   putting them through a pulper then just fed them whole(kunnies and Tamworth's) never had a bit of bother and that was with 125 pigs
beet pulp is 10% protein but high in energy and fibre best soaked first  and is quit expensive 

[SallyintNorth]

According to the Newcastle document, raw potatoes can interfere with protein absorption, hence will degrade the protein value of any other feed you are giving them.  That's why some folks cook spuds for their pigs.

[Hillhead]

I do not feed parsnips or their tops to pigs as I was lead to believe it could give them mouth ulcers or have I got that completely wrong?

[Factotum]

The roots should be OK, but the leaves contain a chemical similar to that found in Giant Hogweed.

The parsnip leaves can cause dermatitis  - like a chemical burn - & I guess this would cause blisters if eaten by a pig.

[MAK]

Thanks all. Since I always cook the spuds ( thanks to posts by TAS members) I will now compost any parsnip leaves and cook the roots with spuds and pumpkin. I can smell it now - a twist of nutmeg and lots of black pepper !!!
The posts re KK are food for thought 

[plt102]

Ours love it if we throw in a whole bale of hay (without twine). Takes them a few hours to munch it and reduce it to nothing though. Another great cost saver is waste bread. We get it for 20 gbp for 200 kg and they love it. It is a great supplement when you are short of cash and if you have a big chest freezer you can keep it for ages. Careful when finishing though as it lays on lots of fat. We are in oxfordshire and use 'waste bread services limited'

[Beewyched]

I do not feed parsnips or their tops to pigs as I was lead to believe it could give them mouth ulcers or have I got that completely wrong?

Yep, they can & then there'll be the whole F&M outbreak scare