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1 . Would a person, that is allergic to nuts, have an allergic reaction when eating the meat of a pig that was fed acorns?	06/07/10	0.0	Answer
2 . If pigs eat acorns would it be toxic to them or the people that eat them? If not how much is too much for a pig to eat?	06/07/10	0.0	Answer
3 . Where can I find the Iodine Values for feeds used for pigs?	06/01/10	0.0	Answer
4 . PLEASE, can someone tell me how long our meat (pork) should hang at butchers before they cuty asnd wrap it...it has been two weeks since they killed our pigs and still haven't go them cut!!!! HELP!!!	12/21/09	0.0	Answer
5 . Backyard pigs: I have a mixture of yogurt, milk, orange juice, ice cream and other dairy products available daily from a local dairy distributor. Could you make suggestions about a good proportion to give them and tell me what else i need to include, they are going to slaughter in a month. i also offer pelleted food and cornmeal mash and apple peelings and some hay, chaff, or grass cilppings for bedding and they eat some of that too. , but the milk is first choice.	11/03/09	0.0	Answer
6 . I have access to large quantities of milk from newly freshen cows. This milk is free. I was wondering if I feed this to 40 pound pigs will I need to supplement it with anything else to get these pigs to market weight.	09/30/09	0.0	Answer
7 . Do you have any information in regards to the percentage of swine operations that utilize inductions protocols? Also, do you have information on the average gestation length in the U.S. I found somewhere on the site that it's 113 to 114 but I believe that includes operations that use induction. What about operations that don't use induction?	09/28/09	0.0	Answer
8 . What is a "derby" pig?	08/25/09	4.0	Answer
9 . How many pints of blood are in a market weight hog?	07/31/09	5.0	Answer
10 . We are selling show pigs. One of our pigs still have testicles. Does this effect the quality and taste of the pork product? The pig is only 7 months old.	07/06/09	5.0	Answer

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