Which of these
feed stuffs can be fed to pigs?
Irish Potatoes |
Sweet Potatoes |
Bitter tomatoes |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Tomatoes |
Irish Potato peelings |
Banana Leaves |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Banana fruit |
Cassava leaves |
Sweet Potatoes leaves |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Cassava root |
Animal Bones |
Milk powder |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Eggs |
Maize |
Maize husks |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Home brew residue |
Meckene - fish |
Egg shells |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Soya |
Beans |
Cabbage |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Fish heads and remains |
Ground Nuts |
Sugar Cane and Molasses |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Silage – grass, banana |
Salt (NaCl) |
Shells |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Lemon/limes/oranges |
Maize, Wheat or Rice bran |
Meat and Blood meal |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Sorghum |
Sunflower |
Banana peelings |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Egg plant |
Margarine/butter/cheese |
Avocado |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Matooke |
Beer |
Cotton seed – the white
seeds |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Milk liquid |
Soap |
Bottle tops |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Plastic pieces |
Carrots |
Papaya |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Restaurant food |
Rice |
Lupins |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Sycamore fig fruit |
Maize cobs |
Wheat, Barley, Oats |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Pineapple, melon, grape,
mango |
Insect larvae and grubs |
Grass |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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Acorns and nuts from trees |
Apples |
Bread/bakery waste/chapatti/injera |
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NO |
OK |
OK + |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
NO |
OK |
OK+ |
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This photomontage aims to illustrate the wide variety of items that can go into a pig’s diet and a few items which cannot. Many items need further processing- but boiling for 30 minutes is a great general start. Consult your local advisor or Green Warrior if you are concerned about a particular food product or how to process the food to make it suitable for your pigs.