The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-12-27
HOG
BY Geo. R. White. NJ. D., D. v. s.,
State Live Stock Inspector.

AAocdSc u oWAuC WHICH, - SAlu4ldI III
many respects 10 typhoid fever IN
man. 1t causes liberation Of the in
testines-typhoid fever produces
similar intestinal liberation. In hog
cholera we usually observe haemor-
rhagic spots or the kidney; the same
lesson of the kidney Is observed in
typhoid fever. Hog cholera also pro-
duces a reddish discoloration Of the
skin. So does typhoid fever produce
similar skin discoloration. OF all the
animal diseases now prevalent in
Tennessee, hog cholera causes by far
tie greatest financial losses. 1t is
prevalent at almost all seasons of the
year in most every country in the
State. The losses in Tennessee dur
ing the past year from hog cholera
have been unusually heavy. Conser-
vative estimates have placed the
losses from this one disease during
the past year in this State at from
two to three million dollars. Any
disease which cause a loss of $4,000
300 to So, 0 900 in a single year in a
State as small in size as Tennessee
certainly deserves more than passing
consideration of the farmers, swine
breeders and law makers, hence I
believe / am warranted on this occa-
sion in directing your attention to
this disease and its dangers to the
swine industry. Its control and sup
preston is a problem from which we
as State authorities shudder. AS yet
we have not seen our way clear to
undertake systematic hog cholera
eradication work. Possibly some fu-
ture General Assembly may make the
necessary appropriation to stamp out
this deadly and widespread scourge
to the swine raising industry. At
present all we can do, is to advise
the swine raisers to use the Dorsett-
Niles Hog Cholera Serum freely at
their own expense. State aid Is out
of the question at the present time.
Whenever we can get an a%ppropria-
tion sufficiently large to establish,
equip and maintain a Hog Cholera
Serum laboratory, | will feel justified
in undertaking the direction of hog
cholera eradication work. The free
use of anti hog cholera serum is the
method by which We hope to stamp
out hog cholera. The Dorsett-Niles
Anti Hog Cholera Serum will GER
tainly protect hogs against cholera
provided 1t has been properly pre-
pared and scientifically administered,
however it requires some instruction
before anyone is qualified sufficiently
to handle this serum as it should be
handled. We have found a great ar
ray of impotent SERUM on the market.
OF course such serum will not begin
to protect hogs against cholera. Re-
member a few ways by which hog
cholera is spread and there is no
occasion for you having an outbreak
of this disease among your Dogs even
in the absence Of the use of anti
hog cholera serum.
Methods by Which Hog Cholera
Spreads.
l. Running streams, such as riv-
ers. creeks and branches spread chol-
era by washing the infection down
stream from hog cholera outbreaks
above, hence it is unsafe to endeavor
to raise hogs where they have access
l to running water.
2. Public roads are disseminators
tof hog cholera. Hogs affected with
Scholera are liable at any time to be
bassing and repassing on these pub
tc highways, hence it is unsafe to
Rlow hogs access to public roads.
t3. Public stock yards. Every pub
Sc stock yard in Tennessee and every
other state is permanently infected
with the virus of hog cholera hence
no man should even think Of remov-
ling hogs from a public stock yard
for breeding or feeding purposes.
Whenever a hog goes into n OF
these public stock yards the only
safe place for him is direct to the
abattoir for immediate slaughter.
> 4. The turkey buzzard. Aside
from public stock yards, l consider
the turkey buzzard directly response
Bile for most of the outbursts OF hog
cholera in Tennessee. If you dray
the carcass of a horse or COW or that
of any other animal which has died
of pneumonia, collie or any other dis
ease. out on the farm and allow this
carcass to be consumed by buzzards,
the same buzzards which flock there
In droves to devour this carcass may
have come directly from a hog chole'
\ ra carcass so or even 100 miles away,
bringing the infection to your farm
and starting an outbreak of cholera
among your own hogs. This empha'
sizes the Importance of burning or
burying all dead animals on the farm
Many of the Southern States af
ford the buzzard legal protection
This accounts in part for their great
numbers. At one time the buzzard
was protected by law in Tennessee,
At that time any one killing a buzz
card was liable TO arrest and fine. OF
course when that law was passed nc
n had any idea that the buzzard
was such a spreader Of disease.
Some people are under the erro
lous impression that the buzzard al
this time has legal protection in Ten
nessee. For their benefit l will say
that the law protecting the buzzard
was repealed in 1908. Since thai
date the buzzard has had no legal
protection in this State. Any person
can kill a buzzard without violating
any State law. Since this is a fact
every good citizen should do his part
towards discriminating the buzzard,
as it is a menace to the live stock
ro;e;Dg inductrv in TennpSSpe or