Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-17
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Upon More Careful Investigation, DIR.
Ailoway Experiences q Change OF Pro-
fessienal opinion.
Since int republication of the statement
that blackieg las prevalent among the
cattle OF Yapkton county, on the author.
ity of the territorial veterinarian, DR..
Alloway. which statement was made
before DR.. Alioway had completed his
investigation OF the epidemic, new facts
have been developed which have caused
DR.. Alloway to enjoy q thorough conver.
sion in his belief. In an interview
with a reporter yesterday he gave his
opinion in detail. He has, in fact,
made a thorough diagnosis of several
cases and now is confident that his first
impressions were decidedly incorrect.
HIS final statement is as follows:
II wss unable to speak definitely yes
terdsy on the subject. from the fact of
my not having had ST cppors1n.
ity for making a post mortem
in person, The Investigations ex-
tended over two days. during which
time all the large herds IN the immediate
vicinity of Yankton were visited, includ-
ing tho herd at the asylum. But two
animals that we're in any way
suffering from the effects
of the supposed outbreak could
be found and they had both 80
far recovered under the treatment of DR..
O. r. Ellis that little could be gathered
from the sy mptoms as found in these
cases. Among the deaths that occurred
at che asylum es close observation was
made as the circumstances would ad.
nit OF. The difficulty lay in the fact
that the subjects succumbed before any
treatment could be administered or pre-
monitory symptoms noticed. In many
OF the cases the animals were found
dead without any preceding indication
that they we're other than perfectly
healthy.
I'm the post mortems that were made
1t was clearly demonstrated that the
trouble was principally oentered in the
digestive system and as the cause OF the
outbreak became better understood this
opinion Yves strengthened. Large guam.
titles Of undigested food was found EN-
packed in certain portions OF the intes'
final canal and to such o degree as tc
cause paralysis of the digestive system
resulting, as it did in many cases, il
: death in a few hours. This condition oI
things, it is thought, IS the result of toe
long continued feeding on pasture
grounds that had not been cut or burned
, over last season, or it may have been OF
.. pasture grown fbrous, woody ant
non-nutritioas, ns is sometimes the cas-
at this time of the year.
"Under the direction of DR.. Ellis tn
different herds treated by him were sub
jected to an entire change of diet an
measures adopted to remove the csus
that seemed apparent on investigation
The enimsls were closely watched ant
remedial agents were at once used upoi
!, all those evincing any signs OF tn
. disease and no deaths have taken plac
for some days. Green corn fodder, O
any mixed and easily digested diet, ha
. been ordered in lieu OF ordinary pastur
alone, and it would be we'll for all herd
in the valley to be treated in q simila
way and no fear or trouble need be sp
pretended"
DR.. Alloway ooncurs in every particr
lar with DR.. Ellis aud the treatment pre-
81 scribed by him and also in the opinio
entertained by Drs. Buchanan and Sla
man, of the hospital, in their endeayol
to ascertain the csuse OF the outbreaE
!. The territorial veterinarian adheres I
the belief thatsthe occurrence hos receive
:, more publication than Its magnitud
would warrant, Less than twenty deatt
have occurred in all and this he does ut
= consider of a very serious character iii
: locality where herds OF greater or LEI
. dimensions are to be found on almo
every section in the county. Nothir
has been discovered to lead to the SUI
position that the malady is in any VS.
contagious.
Fresh Oysters at CARNEY,