Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-14

\ blnatiCn metHod ana IL Supposed 70
the. safest way to inoculate.
The vaccination is not cure, it
preventative. Farmers general
do not recognize this principle. The
! wait until their herd OF hogs is in
fected and then call in a veterinary
a hog infected with cholera viii r
I eating and acting normally for eigh
or ten days before he will show b.
not eating that he is sick. When
/ hog is "off feed" his kidneys and in
ternal organs may be so damaged
that ne cannot recover no matte
how well he is vaccinated.
How Vaccination Works.
The way 10 vacoinate FOR cholera
is 20 have Il done about a week after
the pigs are weaned The pigs are
then easily handled and II the stimuli,
taneOus method is used. the immunity
will carry through until the next l-tei
OF pigs is weaned. At least, this Is
the present supposition. Sucking
pigs born from immune mothers dc
get cholera but Il Is rather unusual
The amount Of serum used increases
with the increase IN weight of the
hog and this IS another reason why
the pigs should be vaccinated a weel.
after weaving The law Of Idaho
providing that the dose should cost
not 20 exceed Is cents is not sound.
The serum should be sold by the
cubic centimeter as il ~ in other
states. In most states the serum
made by the state cost cent Der
cubic centimeter or &C. About
thousand &c make quart and a two
hundred fifty pound hog can be bled
from 70 20 IS times and yield a quart
OF blood at each bleeding and then
four or FIVE quarts when he is killed
Making serum is a profitable business
n II can be carried on on large
scale in the right territory ANA if the
salary Of the veterinarians Is not too
great
What il Costs.
The veterinarians usually charge
10 cents per pig for vaccination work
If there are a number of pigs. The
serum and virus for hogs not exceed
ing 100 pounds in weight should cost
not TO exceed 25 to 40 cents per pig.
Roughly speaking Insurance against
hog cholera costs about so cents per
pig
The probabilities Of loss Of hogs
by cholera are Is 2-3 per cent or a
Total loss every six years. This is
according to statistics gathered in
indiana. In Illinois LIST year 400, 900
loses Of serum We're sent out to farm
ars, OF these a report was received
rom 10000 and the losses after vac
'inatlon We're only X per cent. This
ihOws a saving Of about Is per cent /
iue to vaccination and Is per cent
s a higher rate Of interest than
,ankers usually charge.
How Vaccination is Done.
For the vaccination of pigs weigh |
ng 100 pounds or less a trough made |
4 70 inch planks should be nailed
cross the trough and the pigs head
e placed underneath while the wash
ng and incubation proceed. The in 4
culation Is usually done On the in
ide Of the hind leg.
The place of incubation should be
'ashed with soap and water. then
ONE antiseptic like creolin or car
Ollie acid per cent solution should
e used on the spot where the needle
nters. There are apt to be assesses
! the hams anyway after inoculation.
bad they should be drained. The
gringe should have air in it when
lied just before incubation because
II injected into the ham fayors the
ns forming bacteria
Best Plan for Vaccination.
For farmers in Idaho the best plan
vaccination to follow is to inocu- |
tie serum and virus at the same
me. 1t saves double handling of the
gs and avoids the necessity of |
'cond visit OF the veterinary. The
lccination should be done by a vet \
mary. II veterinary is not cas-
: procured the farmer can get direc-
ons as to the method of doing the
ork from the state live stock board
from the Kansas City Serum or
iddle West Serum plants at Kansas I
ty and Omaha respectively. Serum /
at 2 cents per &C is so 1
that there are many COM
mics engaged in the manufacture. 4
In my next article / will take up :
me typical cases showing some of
e success and failure of vaccina- :
IN for hog cholera and suggesting
ssible reasons for failure.