SOWS EATING THEIR YOUNG.
Cause.—Insufficient lime or mineral matter fed prior to farrowing; constipation is also a fruitful cause.
Prevention.—Careful feeding for a few days prior to farrowing of slops, free from soap or washing powders; cool food, such as wheat bran mashes, with hog tonic and regulator as prescribed on the first page of this chapter. This is loosening to the bowels and also contains mineral matter and blood purifiers which are very valuable in the above mentioned condition.