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Cleaning the farrowing pen. The equipment consists of a shovel, a broom or brush, plenty of hot water, soap, and lye. Swine sanitation.

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Citation

Benjamin Schwartz. undated. “Cleaning the farrowing pen. The equipment consists of a shovel, a broom or brush, plenty of hot water, soap, and lye. Swine sanitation..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed September 23, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/8072.

Title

Cleaning the farrowing pen. The equipment consists of a shovel, a broom or brush, plenty of hot water, soap, and lye. Swine sanitation.

Creator

Benjamin Schwartz

Source

USDA, Bureau of Animal Industry, Zoological Division

Date

undated

Format

Identifier

223-002-125-007_001

Box

002

Folder

125

Appears in Exhibits

USDA's Contributions to Veterinary Parasitology