Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-21
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HOGS CAUSES
HEAVY LOSS
Packers and RaiserS Alike SUI
fer From RayageS of Deadly
Disease Said to Be RapidIy0n
the Increase,
Morning journal Bureau,
613 MunseY Bldg,

Washington, d. c.. June 20
Reports gathered from the va
rious meat-packing eenters of this
country show tuberculosis of hogs
to be on the increase and causing
heavier loss to raiser and packer
alike than any other disease.
Statistics show that a year ago
there were 100000 hogs in this
country and their value at that time
was over 100000 Federal in
spection at the abattoirs of the coun-
try show two per cent Of the hogs
slaughtered to be affected with tuber-
culosis. Reports from Europe show
a far more widespread Infection that
runs as high as 55 to 10 per cent
The small amount of money re-
quired to start in the hog raising
business ana the quick returns on
the noun invested make it an at
tractive field for operations. Hogs
will make greater gains On less feed
than almost any other live stock and
at the same time utilize p%rofitably
waste food products of every variety
if properly prepared. As tubercul-
osis of hogs is chiefly contracted
through feeding, the significance of
the latter feature is obvious.
Hogs from Arkansas, oklahoma
ana Texas are remarkably free from
tuberculosis, due to the methods Of
caring for them, or rather the lack
of care. They are not restricted to
feed lots, where disease is common
ly found, but roam owe large areas
to SHIFT for themselves. No pro-
longcd feeding is practiced in mar
row limits, but from birth to matu-
rity they are pasturcd on alfalfa,
oats. corn, rape and peanuts. Hogs
raised in the forest regions OF Hum
are likewise rarely affected with
tuberculosis. In striking contrast are
the hogs slaughtered at three cities
in one of the leading dairy states
where there are a large number of
cooperative crcamerics and the raw
SKINNED milk is fed. Samples from
OF these creameries were in
jected into guinea pigs and i'm one
instance viruleht tuberclc bacilli
were recovered.
Buyers for packing houses are
learning from bitter experience to
avoid sections OF certain states. and
firms will not buy hogs from one
state Known 10 be badly infected In
fact. many of the smaller packers in
the central west buy subject To post
inspection as a measure of
self-protection.
An investigation carried on by the
Bureau Of Animal Industry i'm "a GER
tain section of the middle west con
sisted Of tagging hogs hauled to
market in wagons. or 1920 animals
tagged it was learned hat an of the
Infected stock came from less than
6 per cent. Of the farms.
It is known beyond doubt that tho
majority Of tuberculous hogs are
produced by the following causes
1-Feeding raw milk and Slime
from creamerics.
2.-Feeding hand-separated milk
from t~uberculous COWS.
Speeding behind tuberculous
Feeding tub%erculous c%arcases
Feeding slaughterhouse onal.
The danger in feeding hogs be-
hind t~uberculous cattle lies in the
that such cattle discharge onor-
NOUS numbers Of tuberculosis germs
in their feces.
Sooner or later he packer viii buy
subject To -post-mortem examination.
some are now doing with certain
classes OF female cattle. Then tho
hog raiser who persists in fattening
with tuberculous material viii be
made to feel the cost Of his indiner-
ence or lack ~ knowledge, Today
tho buyer makes his purchases with
the knowledge that-a proportion of
al. arfvr.fa will h. Gqu1.mu4I and
the price liked accordingly. with the