The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
ANOTHER BIG
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parts of the body. as for instance. tn
berculosis, hog cholera, glanderA
swamp fever, etc.
This exhibit is IN charge OF DR.. L.
Van Els, professor OF veterinary medi-
cine, and DIR. w. F. Crewe, secretary
of the North Dakota Live Stock board.
They made these exhibits the basis
of their discussions. AS the farmers
came in they would naturally begin
to ask questions about this exhibit, of
Of that disease and In this way some
very interesting discussions were
brought out. For instance, in regard
to tuberculosis the fact was empha-
sized that the only way it could be
into a herd was to be brought in, that
II the animals in herd are already
healthy and care is taken not to
bring In any affected animal then the
disease can be kept out. Again in the
case an animal is tubercular, If II is s.
pure breed 1t car be kept s~egregated
from the regular herd so as not to in
feet the rest In a a common cat
tie beast is killed the owner is reim-
bursed to the extent of $25. The test
ing and killing, OF course, must be
done under the direction OF the live
stock sanitary board
In regard to CHAMBERS the fact was
brought out that it 10 a very con-
tagious disease that it is transmitted
on hitching posts, in feeding stalls,
watering troughs, in fact 1t is left
wherever a glandered horse happens
to be so In case CHAMBERS Is In the
locality, then do not use the public
watering trough for the horse. do not
put IL In the livery stable and do not
tie 1t TO the hitching post. In case
CHAMBERS is suspected the sanitary
board will make an inspection and test
the animal and as there is no cure
for a glandeFed horse the only means
of procedure is to kill the horse In
this case the state pays the oWner $50.
Hog Cholera.
In regard to hog cholera which has
worked much havoc amos how rails
ers, the state through It's sanitary
board furnishes hog cholera serum
and will also investigate any herd that
is infected or is thought to be infect
ed and treat the hogs, not only in the
herd but those on the neigfiboring
farms. and IN this way try to prevent
1t from spreading.
Hog cholera is OF the most con-
tagfous animal diseases. 1t can be
carried by dogs on ones shoes and
possibly by the birds, so that whenever
this disease breaks oIHt IL Is necessary
70 take rigid steps to eradicate 1t as
quickly as possible. This proves to be
the most econnunicaa and satisfactory
way.
The doctors were kept busy on a.
great many questions In regard to
swamp fever ON which Professor Van
Els has lately published the most au-
thoritative bulletin that has yet come
out on the subject He called atfen-
ton to the infectious nature OF swamp
fever, also to it's peculiar behavior in
that some horses can be infected SO as
to give the disease without showing
signs of having 1t themselves. One
method OF infection Of wamp fever
is through water, which is perhaps
one way that the disease gets It's name.
The only way to get an adequate
idea of the vast amount OF infCrma-
ton given out by the doctors was to
be in the car because there were CUES
tions asked concerning practically all
diseases Of man and beast and 1t was
a marvel of information that was
given and the simple terms in which
they could be put.