- have eaten less feed than average to reach a specific weight. 1  A good boar will reach 90 kg live weight before it is 140 days old, have a P2-backfat measurement of 15 mm or less, and require only 2,99 kg of feed or less to gain 1 kg in weight to grow from 30 to 90 kg live weight. Buy boars at least four or five weeks before they are used for the first time.
Black cohosh has been used to help manage some symptoms of menopause and as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy. It may be useful for treatment of high cholesterol or disease of the arteries. Clinical studies have not supported these uses.
Black cohosh is generally safe in recommended doses and when used up to one year in healthy, nonpregnant, nonbreastfeeding women. Long-term safety data are lacking. Black cohosh has been well tolerated in breast cancer patients when taken simultaneously with tamoxifen, and in breast cancer survivors with hot flashes. Black cohosh may cause low blood pressure. Caution is advised in people taking drugs or herbs and supplements that lower blood pressure.