Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-02-14
HOG CHOLERA. I'm ss;:::a1s
State Veterinarian Makes Sug-
gsstions for Preventing and .
Stamping Out This Dis --s
ease Among Hogs.

hog CnOlerd Is now IfeVdleu
throughout the entire State and nu
merous requests for assistance il
the control of this disease have
been received from practically eve
ry county. Owing to the large
lumDer IT thest re li-.>tS 1t Is abso
iutcly impossible FIR this office tc
Immediately send our Veterinari
ans, but we give these requests at
tention in the order received. When
this is, impractical, they will be
given attention in the order OF
Importance or according to loca
ton.
To enable owners to prevent the
introduction OF this disease into
their herds and to assist in its con-
troll the following information is
given:
Hog cholera is a contagious disease
caused by germs that are present in
the blood tissues and excretions of
hogs affected with cholera. Un-
less these germs are carried from
sick hogs or infected premises, the
disease will not spread. The fol-
lowing are a few of the most com
mon ways by which This disease is
scattered:
l. By failure to properly dispose
of carcasses of dead hogs. Buz-
yards, dogs, etc, VIII carry ini :
tion. Bury deeply or burn all Ca :
casses.
2. By persons walking through
yards where sick hog, are kepl. the
Infection then being carried on
shoes or clothing to yards where
healthy hogs are confined. H
visitors away from your hogs. d
not go or allow any of your help
go on premises where there are sic
hogs.
8. By streams receiving drainage
from infected premises. If streams
running through your lots are drain
ing infected premises, move hogs to
other lots.
4. By buying hogs from herds
where the disease exists or from
public stock yards. Do not buy
hogs unless you know they come
from healthy herds. Hog cars and
stock yards are always to be con-
,idered infectious.
Remember that hog cholera is
Usually contracted through the
mouth and digestive tract and that
he discharges from a hog affected
With cholera are very infectious.
Healthy herds should be taken
are of by persons who have not
been where the disease exists ard
10 one else should be allowed near
he healthy herd.
In herds where the disease has al
'eady appeared the healthy hogs
hould be moved to new lots and
,ens and again moved if any hogs
ire later taken sick. Disinfect pens
md lots that have been occupied by
lick hogs. Plow the lots and dis
infect pens, troughs, etc., with three
,er cent solution of compound solu-
ion of caresol or with strong solu-
ion of other good disinfectant
which your druggist can furnish.
Treatment is useless and money
pent for drugs had better be ex-
'ended for disinfectants. While
ye have cure for this disease, we
ave sure preventive in hog chol-
ra serum, prepared according to
be method originated by Doctors
sorsey and Niles of the U. S. De-
artment of Agriculture. This
erum is now being prepared by this
and is being used by our
in controlling out
reaks of this disease. As previously
tated, this serum will protect hogs
rom cholera, but will not cure
hose that have already contracted
he disease. AS we cannot supply
lore serum needed by the veterina-
ians of this Division in their work
nroughout the State, it will be use
,ss for veterinarians or others IT,
pply for serum.
M. Ray Powers,
State Veterinarian.