Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-07-19
HOG CHOLERA


The other type is more chronic and
may persist for two to five weeks.
The mortality with both types Is I'M
usually high. The writer recently
returned from south Idaho where he
was called by the State Veterinarian
to Investigate the disease now present
in that part Of the state among the
hogs. After several post-mortem ex-
aminations there Is no doubt but
that the disease In that section OF
Idaho Is the true hog cholera. The
acute type found IN the central states
was not found but modified acute
type in which the hogs showed most
of the symptoms Of the acute was
present. Due to climatic conditions
largely, the type Of disease in the
state is OF a milder nature than that
found In the Mississippi Valley.
A few Of the general recognized
symptoms may help the farmers to
recognize this disease. About the
first thing noticed in a drove o.
hogs infected will be quick, dry,
cough in some OF the hogs, accom-
panied BY the refusal OF feed. The
afflicted ones do not want to leave
their beds. shiver, and II their tenn
perature were taken. 1t would be
found that they had a rather high de-
gree Of fever. Another early sym
ptom ia constipation, followed by q
weak, staggering gait, when they
are forced to move about just be-
fore death. numerous red spots may
appear on the belly and the insides
OF the thigh. During the later
stages, also. they generally have q
very marked diarrhea. The cough
in those afflicted In Idaho persists
turnout the case and il generally &C.
companied by q discharge Of mucous
at the nose.
II one wants to be certain that
the hog has died OF cholera an ex-
animation Of the internal organs Will
reveal some positive changes. In
/ most cases. ulcers will be found 70
the iutestines where the small and
large intestines meet. There Will be
numerous congested or Redeemed spot
on the intestines and on other or
gans. The most constant appearances
comes On the kidneys. The kidneys
viii show little red spots about tbs
size Of pin-head, giving 1t the ap
pearance OF turkey egg, while tht
kidney itself 10 paler In color thar
normal. These little spots canno
be seen, however, until the little THU
membrane over the kidney Is peelet
of. The lymph glands are general!
enlarged and more or less reddenet
spots. In most OF the cases In Till
state the lungs will be- badly longest
cd and darker In color, and portions
az them will be solicited.
The real cause OF hog cholera hal
not yet been discovered. The dis
ease acts in every way like germ
disease and Is spread Just as othel
contagious diseases are spread. In
best precaution therefore will b.
along the lines Of sanitation whicl
means clean pens, good feed, AM
pure water. When farmer lind
his hogs taken sick, the first thin
he should do would be to put then
: in clean pens by themselves an
keep the neighbors, dogs. and othe
travellers away from the sick hogs
He must not forget that any materia
carried away from pens may sprea
1t to healthy herds, even the stream
and irrigation bitches may carry
DOR miles to re-infect another's hogs
When a hog dies, 1t should be burr
ed. il 1t is buried 1t 10 apt to 3
dug up later and the infection seal
tered again. When all sick hog
have died the pens should be tho
oughly disinfected by spraying e'
cry part of 1t with one Of the Coz
tar disinfectants such as zenoleun
are cheap and very effective. The
luton should be diluted at the rat
OF one quart Of the solution to twen'
parts OF water.
~. In the last few years, there IA
developed q method Of suppressan
disease BY use Of y serum man
featured from the blood Of aniina
treated In certain way. Hog che
era was found to be one OF the di
eases that could be comb@tted ,
! using the blood Of animals naturall
or artificially immune to the diseas
This serum is now widely used thr
out the United States. II has the 9
I tiorsement * the United States Go
ernment and every Experiment st
ton In the Union. This serum 10 n