The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-10-17
now H~sgrcSSloss SpsSS1s

a. AOSCASAOs An0y ~ 0AyA0CA
in those Of q general and those
of a specific nature. In con-
Injection with the former We
take in account that hog
cholera is germ disease and
that for it's propagation it j.
necessary for the germ to find
it's way into a healthy animal.
The germs always come from
a hog sick or infected with the
disease. and hence, we must
begin with carefully isolating
infected animals and premises
on which sick animals were
kept. For the same reason,
anlmals dead with the disease
should be promptly disposed
of by burning or deep burial.
Thorough disinfection o (
premises, Lighthouses, buckets
and troughs after the litter has
be en- burned up is to be highly
recommended.
Next we must attempt to in-
terfere with the transmission
of the disease from infected to
we'll herds. Here it becomes
necessary to know how the
disease travels from place to
place. It is doubtful that the
germs are transmitted through
the air and in all probability
theextension takes place princi-
pally through the agency of i'm
termediary carriers. Persons
can carry the infection from
place to place on their shoes
and clothing. In times when
the disease is prevalent hog
buyers and such sympathetic
neighbors who take an inter-
est in the welfare of other peo-
pies hogs, should be barred
from the hog lot. Animals
such as dogs, chickens, pigeons
and sparrows also serve az
vehicles for the infection.
In order to avoid those
sources of danger of infection
as far as possible when the
disease is ram pant in a com-
munity, we deem it advisable
to keep the hogs indoors when
ever this is possible, at the
same time keeping the quarters
thoroughly disinfected. We
realize that it is better to keep
the animals in lots and pas
lures under ordinary circum-
stances, but during extensive
outbreaks, the confinement Of
hogs in buildings may be a
means of protection.
While the feed in itself plays
little or no part in the produc-
ton of the disease, there al
ways is danger of introducing
infection by the use Of food
stuffs which may have been
contaminated with the germs
in some way or other. This
may be obviated by the use of
a feed cooker by which the
materials fed can be exposed
to sterilizing heat. Those feed.
ing such material as hotel or
restaurant offal should by all
means cook it before Offering
it to the hogs.
Another factor in the spread
of hog cholera is the introduc-
ton of new hogs into the herd.
Such animals may have come
from an infected district or
have been exposed during
transit by means of infected
stock care or yards. For the
same reason, stock shows are
liable to become means for the
spread Of infection.
Another factor to no small
degree responsible for the
spread of the disease is found
in the fact that on many farms
hogs manifestly sick with the
disease and doomed to die are
permitted TO linger about and
hide themselves in various out
Of the way places. IL is rea.
sonable to suppose that this
will so0n asitswere, satnrate a
hog lot or pasture with disease
and the more infectionor germs
are thus scattered about, the
more DANCES it will offer t.
the healthy hogs in, certain
District. IL farmers could bt
induced to kill this type. q
animals and t0 deatrOy the car
casses by immediate burning
they undoubtedly would do Z
great deal toward limiting botf
the extent and the spe ed Of Thu
spread Of the disease.
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