07/10/13, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Elyria (Carlisle Twp) OH
Posts: 1,281
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Unwanted Dogbane & Pig Edible
We recently purchased some acerage of which approximately 1.5 - 2 acres is old overgrown pasture now covered in dogbane. We were thinking that we could make a decent sized pig tractor and allow weaner pigs to till the soil for us and make that section useable again. However, I have read that dogbane is toxic to cattle, horses, etc. Can anyone tell us if this will work with pigs? We don't want to use pesticides but I'm concerned about the toxicity of the dogbane.
If we hack down the weeds, will the roots that the pigs have access to still be toxic or is it just the plant?
Any knowledge/experience would be helpful.
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