The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
IaEA"StS! FOR HOG CHOLERA.

have taken . wide range and are still In pro-
gcess. while many remedies have been in
troduced and declared to be effective and
cures 10y rhese have been Tcpor,s5 from time
20 .lr1e, tho fact remains that wh..H a hog de
Ealpps well defined case OF cholera no rem
sdy has yet been discovered that will restore
him TO health. QuarantininG deceased hoS.
destroying those that have gons beyond IT.
poin. where recovery may be looked for wit
some degree OF confidence and thorough dis
Infection OF the premises as we'll as all
posed and dec ased hogs, are the mca
most generally relied upon by both profe>-
sional and practical men To rid herds Of I {
decease when il appears on the farm. Up TO
the present time such measures have proved
the most effective in stamping Out the dc
cease, Under present conditions thoroucl
disiufection IL the cheapest and surn>'
method of keeping the nerd free from TIL
deceHse.
So far "a ] can learn, Unrest cations have
been prosecuted along w" Iires: First 70.
the discovery of 4 drug 80 .:. cumhinatiC
of drugs, which, when adminiStereI "a +.
animal in some vehicle that would insure it,
reaching the stomach would at uuce counter
act the deceaso and restore the animal e
Its health; second. the manufacture OF 8
serum from the blood of a deceased hog
which, VIXEN passed through second ani
NAL, would give Il serum sufficiently strong
to cause \ mild form Of the decease from
which The ANNA, would soon recover, and
become immune 10 the decease thereafter
u Is on the same principle as incubation
with cOvpox 10 render persons immune to
attacks OF smallpox.
OF the first methods, after ali the remedies
that have been put forth, very little snccess
has been attained. OF the second 10 looks as
II q good measure of success will follow II the
incubation is carefully performed and the
serum properly prepared. With a herd OF
valuable breeding hogs in which the value
Of IA individual would justify the calling in
AZ experienced veterinarian, 1t should prove
successful in rendering the hogs so treated
immune TO the deeease, But the man with
large Dnmber Of market hogs could not afford
the expense OF such treatment without sacri-
hcing a good share OF bis expected profits.
And then who can tell whether or not the
serum is all right until II has been tried on
his hogs? II they prove Immune when ex-
posed to attacks of the deoease IL Is all right,
aud il they contract il and die il In all wrons :.
and the owner foots the bin and stands tho
expense. have seen repeated failures
with tuberculin because Of improper prepar-
alton and have become as suspicious Of
cholera serum es was Of nitro culture as an
essential In the culture Of clover or alfalfa.
While this practice is undoubtedly correct
in principle, it is too complicated for use by
Ia for ~ -,
danger of an att ack OF the disease.
! have been watching the results of anoth.
er method of combating the disease which so
far gives promise Of furnishing remedy for
hogs suffering from cholera. This method is
to attack Iae enemy from the rear, by using
injections. IL is well known fact that in this
disease the intestines are more involved than
the stomach, and while medicines admnis-
tered in the usual way may clear the stomach
of germs OF the disease, they do not appear
to have much, IL any, effect upon the intes-
tines, and the animal dies. The prepare
tons used In the experiments 40 far carried
on is per cent solution of zcnolium-one
part Of zenolium to ifty parts Of warm water.
Reports on this treatment have been received
from South Dakota, Iowa and in single ir-
stances In other States. So far the results
obtained give promise of complete success
of this method Of treatment. In connection
with thorough disinfection OF both hogs and
premises and thorough cleaning up, Il
seems to offer the most effective means We;
discovered Of combating this disease e. TIE
method of treating the diseased hogs il as
follows:
Take common wooden bucket, bore a
hole in the bottom large enough % admit a
quarter-inch rubber hose. Get hose of that
description and run one end through the
hole and secure 1t in such O manner that II
will not pull out or obstruct the hole. This
hose should be eight TO ten feet In length, so
as to insure Il strong pressure when the
bucket is hung up on wall or post. The
higher the bucket is suspended the great
or the pressure. The solution o. zeno-
lium IL ti,en put into the buci,e,--it must be
warm-the bucket hung up, the free end Of
the boss being tie with string TO prevent
leaking. The hog to be treated 10 then
brosght within range and the end Of the hose
worked - far - possible into the rectum,
the strins united and the intestines Aushed
out with the solution. when Il In apparent
that n much Of the solution ~ required ha.
been injected, the hose should be withdrawn
and the solution allowed to escape. The
amount viii vary according to the size of the
hog. but II will run from pint TO . quart.
Enough Of the solution will remain in the In.
| testines to destroy all the germs of the dis.
ease and stop the Inflammation which ha,
been set up. Generally . single treatmen,
will be all that 10 required. In addition &c
this treatment Tablespoonful Of full strength
senolium should be given the hog each morn
Ing In bucket Of slop. The enemy Is thu,
being attacked in both front and rear, an
90 far, tests have been made with eminen
success. The hogs In the herd that have NO
been attacked should be given the same dos.
Of senoiium in their slop for three morning,
| - . preventive measure, and all the herr
dipped or sprayed with 3 per cent solution
| OF senolium-one part senolium to thirty part
OF water. This will destroy any germs Of
their bodies and prevent re.infection. II tn
herd can then be changed TO new quarter
the result will be more certain.
This treatment 10 not patented and the cos
10 very light per head. The senolium can b,
had Of any druggist, and only . small Quan
tity 10 necessary to test its el,cacy. II shout,
Be- given trial BY everyone whose hogs Or,
attacked BY cholera OF swine plague. Amer
lean swineherd.
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