Minimizing mycotoxicosis in pigs

For a long time, backyard hog raisers were accustomed to mixing their own feeds with locally available grains and by-products like corn, hammered corn, corn bran, rice bran, pollard, copra and soya.

Through this traditional mixing practice, hog farmers were able to experiment and create their own formula and more importantly, they were able to stretch their budget on feeds through resourceful means. But ingenious and economical as it might have seemed, traditional mixing pactices could prove to be costly.

Problems with mycotoxins

With less knowledge on grains and limited access to grains testing/analyzing equipment, most backyard and semi-commercial hog raisers know little about poisonous mycotoxins and its fatal effects on pigs–mycotoxicosis.

Mycotoxins come from molds that grow in field crops and in grains during storage or transportation. Molds develop after the crops and seeds are damaged by insects, birds and mites. Grains also develop molds after being exposed to moisture and heat during storage.

When mixed with feeds and fed to hogs, mycotoxin-carrying grains can cause my-cotoxicosis symptoms like allergic reactions, loss of appetite, susceptibility to diseases, vomiting, diarrhea, abortion, prolapse and even death in pigs.

Blendina to the rescue

Cargill Philippines, Inc., a leading manufacturer of hog feeds, has developed Purina Blendina, a revolutionary feed concentrate that safeguards pigs against mycotoxicosis. Blendina contains toxin binders that neutralize mycotoxins in grains, minimizing my-cotoxicosis symptoms in pigs.

Blendina also contains enzymes that help in digestibility, completely breaking down feeds to realese important nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, calcium and phosphorus. Blendina also completes the hog’s nutritional requirements with vitamins and minerals needed for proper growth and development, leaner meat, increased resistance against infections and better reproduction.

Just mix and match

Available in starter, grower and sow concentrates, Blendina can be readily mixed to any of the locally available grains as well as other commercially available low-end mash feeds and table scraps. The feed concentrate can also boost savings since the use of the cheapest and readily available grains in the market are maximized.

Added benefits

Blendina also has the unique odor eraser that minimizes the unpleasant smell of pig manure. It is also manufactured in Cargill’s world-class feed mill plants, ensuring the feed concentrate is freshly produced. Blendina feed concentrate is in line with Purina’s commitment to be the hog raiser’s partner for extraordinary success.