The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-23
HOG CE0LERa---N0. 4.
BY Dr., M. n. Reynolds. Mime.
sofa University Farm.

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Every farmer who owns herd Of
healthy hogs, in neighborhood where
hog-cholera prevails, should observe
certain precautions which will greatly
lessen his risk. There are ceita.n
ly do with such hogs, and certain
other things which he should never
do; and the same thing is true of the
man who owns diseased hogs. There
are certain things which the owner of
sick hogs has no moral right to do,
simply because In doing them he un
fairly and unnecessarily exposes hie
neighbour to heavy losses.
The hel thy herd in an infected
neighborhood should be taken care of
by one person exclusively. This per
son should be very careful not to go
into public stock-yards or stock-cars.
or visit any yard or pen where sick
hogs are confined; no matter what he
may think about the disease not being
hog cholera. The owner Of healthy
hogs may think that hog-cholera Is
not infectious, but he will do wisely
to keep away from sick hogs, never
theless.
Visitors from farms where disease
prevails among hogs should b kept
safe distance from healthy hogs; and
this same thought applies with spe-
cial significance to st"c<buyers,
threshin machine crews, any per-
sons who are moving about much in
| the neighbGrhood.
The owners family should take
especial pains to keep away from
places where infection may exist; for
the virus of hog-cholera is easily car
Pfed from one place to- another on
shoes or clothing. The man who
wants to protect healthy herd can
not safely do otherwise than to con-
sder that all stock-yards and stock
cars are infected with cholera
| Hog-cholera virus is usually taken
INTO the system Of healthy hogs
through the mouth and digestive Or
gsns
In view Of this, 1t is evident that
care should be taken to see that food
and drink are not contaminated with
hog -cholera infection. During an out
break in the neighborhood troughs
and feeding-foors should be cleaned
and disinfected frequently, and hogs
should not b given ear corn er any
other feed a she ground.
IN case an owner 10 20 unfortunate
~ to find the disease among his hogs,
n spite Of Intelligent precautions
! which will oceasionalE occur-he
. should telephone or telegraph at once
70 the Veterinary Division, Expert
mont Station, st. Anthony Park, St.
Paul, for information concerning hog
cholera vaccine, which ID being pro-
duced at this institution.
Something may be gained, at the
very beginning OF an outbreak, by
moving apparently we'll hogs to unin
fected pastures or distant yards. In
case the disease appears again IN this
bunch then move the apparently we'll
hogs again, always leaving the sick
ones where the disease appeared. Hogs
With temperatures much above 1O3 F.
should be left with the sick ones, no
/! difference how bright they may seem.
] Ponds and sluggish streams, to
which sick hogs have access, should
b carefully avoided. 80 far as healthy
hoxs are concerned; for such waters
frequently serve 40 the worst Of agents
for spreading Infection.
Treatment.
Farmers are advised not 10 spend
money for any form Of internal treat
ment, or for any form OF machine or
apFum that does not come from very
responsible source. II is The confident
belief of all experienced veterinarians
that drugs and medicines are practical.
h worthless in the treatment q hog.
CHOLERA and that money 30 spent II
simply wasted. a..
Distinction. ...
The owner, should, first Of ai!, con.
slider the question as to what YARDS
and pens or other structures are con-
taminated This includes especially
troughs and feeding-hoors. After thor
oughly cleaning troughs, floors, partl-
tions, etc, all such structures may be
thorough disinfected by free use OF
corrosive sublimate dissolved In wa.
ter, in the proportion Of one part Of
corrosive sublimate to one thousand
parts of water by weight, or one dram
of powdered corrosive subllmate to
the gallon OF water. This is very
cheap disirfectant. and should be used
freely In case considerable quaint
ty should remain in troughs or other
places, where hogs might possibly
get much corrosive subhmate with
food or drink 1t is Well to flush out
such troughs Or other places with
clean water after two Or three hours
Ordinarily this is not necessary
There are a number Of coal-tar dis
infectants which are reliable II used
In sufficient strength, usually much
stronger than appears in the directions
OF the advertisers, who wish to give
the imnr#SsiOn that their disiufectants