Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-10-11
COMBATING WITH
HOG CHOLERA

and each year spreads over a greater
area until today the disease is found
throughout the United States and
Canada. Last year the estimated
loss in the United States was $780,
100000, and reports show it will be
even greater for the year 1918.
No cure has yet been found and
therefore the States are trying to
prevent its spread Hog cholera
serum is used as a preventative of
the disease in affected areas and
when used at the proper time has
proven very effective. Due to the
great demand for this serum, 1t is
not always possible to secure as
large amounts of 1t as needed. BY
recent ruling of Attorney General
Peterson this department will be
able to secure serum in greater
amounts. Heretofore, we were ham,
pered by lack Of money as we'll az
the difficulty in securing the serum.
| Many hog raisers do not notify the
State Veterinarian or one OF his
assistants when an outbreak occurs
upon their places. AS result the di-
sease tends to spread rapidly before
We can place them under quarantine.
Because of the limited number of
| houa Il, u&,, a
is impossible to ferret out each out
break unless We have the hearty CO.
operation Of the farmers In an infect
ed territory. If we are notified
of an outbreak, we can place a quar-
antine upon the premises and also
give the owner the benefit of our ex-
perience. BY so doing we can aid
The owner and also take the proper
steps towards the suppression OF the
disease.
Many farmers do not burn the
hogs dying Of cholera, as required by
law, but bury them instead. As
a result the infection remains upon
the premises from one season to an.
other, thus acting as center OF In
lection for the disease to start up
later.
This Department must have full CO.
operation Of every hog raiser in the
State before hog cholera can be
controlled. Without this cooperation
We could not suppress the disease II
We had ten times the number OF men
to place in the field.
Rules and Regulations
On May g. 1918, Governor Haines
issued a proclamation covering the
importation of hogs into this state,
requiring that they be immunized
with hog cholera serum and virus
within fifteen days before loading.
Rules made by livestock sanitary
board:
When an outbreak of hog cholera
the owner must notify the
State Veterinarian or his assistants
shall quarantine all portions of pre-
misses upon which hog cholera exists.
All persons, excepting owner, duly
authorized attendants, or medical ad-
visors, are forbidden to enter any
enclosures where diseased hogs are
kept ON quarantined premises.
Hogs must not be removed from
any quarantined premises except by
permission Of State Veterinarian.
No hogs, excepting those quaran-
tined and their offspring shall be al
lowed upon any quarantined premises
until quarantine has been officially
raised.
The period of quarantine shall ex-
tend for period of six months un-
less sooner raised by the State Vet
Hogs shipped from county or dis
trict in the State Of Idaho where
hog cholera Is known to exist, unless
for immediate slaughter
shall be treated the same as those
imported into the State.
All dogs in township where hog
cholera exists must be confined to
owners premises. This must be
strictly adhered to
Carcasses of hogs, dead from hog
cholera must be burned to ashes.
blouse Bill No. 215, 18th. Session Of
Legislature).
Any person convicted Of the viola
ton of the above proclamation, rules
and regulations shall be guilty Of
and punished as In such
cases provided by law.
The term Quarantine" shall be
construed to mean the perfect isola-
ton of all diseased or suspected AMI
mails from contact with healthy AMI
mails as well as the exclusion ct