At 02:31 PM 11/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Greg,
>
> I am not a Hog Farmer, but I do a lot of research that involves
>parasite control (in people, alternative medicine, etc.), and had a few
>ideas about it. Maybe some of my ideas are something you'd like to try.
>I figured I should speak up, so here goes--
>
> Pumpkin seeds are a great parasiticide for people-- Can you feed
>Pumpkin Chunks to hogs, with the seeds still in them? It's the seed oil
>that does it-- Can you mix seed oil with the feed as an alternative? Or
>P. seed cake, or P. seed meal?
>
> Also, the green hulls of Black Walnuts get rid of a lot of
>different parasites in the human system, can you feed them to hogs?
>An alternative would be to use the hull powdered, or a liquid extract of
>the hulls mixed into hog food, which frees you up from using the hulls
>only at a certain time of the year when they are available.
>
> Wormwood-- Another great parasite herb-- Can you plant Wormwood
>herb and mix it into their feed? It's useful in dislodging intestinal
>parasites for excretion.
>
> What about Garlic? Works for tapeworms, and a few others. Even
>if it garlics the meat, why couldn't you "feed-out" for a while before
>processing?
>
> Another great parasiticide is Clove Bud (Eugenia Caryophyllata),
>same thing you would stick into a ham. Clove gets rid of many, many
>systemic parasites. As usual, it's the Clove Oil that does it.
>
> Seems to me there are many, many dried, powdered, or fresh herbs
>that could be placed into the feed or (more cost-effectively) grown on
>the grounds or in hedgerows, and then just tossed in the slops.
>
> Diatomaceous Earth may be an option for you, also. I am almost
>*certain* I have seen a post somewhere by someone who was using DE with
>hogs, and with success. If I find this info, I'll forward it to you.
>
>Just my thoughts...
>
> Namaste,
> Linda Ray
>
>PS: Thanks for posting on the Ag. Board! :-)
>
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>Greg & Lei Gunthorp wrote:
>> <snipped great discussion with Matt Arant>
>
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