Do pigs ever die of heart attacks?

Yes, quite often actually. In our area of Canada the soils and plants are naturally deficient in an essential element, selenium. read more

In contrast, the deficiency affects calves differently, destroying major body muscles first, and is called “ white muscle disease”. Domestic pigs will very commonly die of a heart attack at an early age unless selenium is supplemented in their diet at an industry standard 0.3 parts per million. read more

Farmer EATEN ALIVE by his own pigs in shocking attack . A MAN had half his face eaten off by pigs after falling over in their pen and struggling to get back up when the beasts pounced. read more

Linked to oxidative imbalance, changes in sow diets may be responsible for the damage to heart muscle that leads to sudden death in weaned pigs. Veterinary consultant Roy Schultz of Avoca, IA, believes the mulberry heart that’s dropping pigs may be related to distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in sow diets. read more