Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-20

brought about by direct contact, such
az by diseased or infected animals in
stables. pastures and stockyards, OF
by contact with contaminated SUBJ
J stances or objects like feed, water
troughs. stock cars. stables. pastures,
1 etc. &.,.
It spreads more rapidly during the
warm or pasture season than in WIN
, ter. This is especially to De ascr1oed
To the fact that cattle in the open
are more exposed to the lnlectlon'
while during the summer season the
! traffic in live stock is heavier. ,
While the mortality CT tie disease
Is relatively light, it is extremely
damaging on account OF the srea,
number OF animals contracting the
disease and the incidental. loss in milk
and meat production.
after animals have been exposed
to infection, it usually takes from two
to seven days before characteristic
symptoms become manifest.
"" The Symptoms.
'In cattle the disease Is ushered in
by dullness and fever, after which the
er%upti0ns make their appearances.
The parts on which those are most
liable to show themselves are the
mouth, the feet and the teats.
an the mouth the inner surface Oh
the lips, the gums, the tongue and
less commonly the cheeks and the
roof of the mouth are especially liza
Bile to show LESSONS. After a preced-
ing redness and painful swelling OF
the parts there form blisters, rang
ing in size from that of a millet seed
to that of a half dollar piece. They
are filled with a clear fluid, which
after awhile becomes cloudy. In due
course of tinre those blisters rupture
and by doing so are transformed into
a raw angry locking and tender sur.
face, which in from 10 to 16 days be-
comes healed up again.
after the rupture of the blisters
the animals suffer considerably.
There is a profuse flow of mucus ana
great pain when eating
"The eruption on the feet occur
simultaneously or shortly after that
Of the mouth. One or more feet may
he affected at the same time. Begin.
the skin covering the space between
the claws and not unccmnonly in,
volving that of the crown. the erup.
ton OF blisters similar to those OF
the mouth soon follows. The blisters
soon rupture. leaving superficial,
painful sores. .aI. @t
EruptiOns of the teats are also com.
monty seen. Aside from this, the
fmore common or benign forms OF
Which the symptoms are very sever
and the mortality quite high, owing
to a marked degree Of intoxication,
1t must be further remembered tina;
foot and mouth disease is quite often
followed by serious complications ow
ing to secondary infections.
The disease is one of the most
costly diseases Of live stock. AS al
ready stated, this is due to it's ex'
tremely wide distribution after il
once gains a foothold. Al important
factor in the damage is the loss OF
milk and meat production and the i'm
pOVeriShed condition in Whlch II
leaves the animals after recovery
To this must be added the damage
by abortions and the complications
due to secondary infections.
rjE .a The Results.
In the malignant forms of the dis
ease, rather CT rare occurrence, the
fatality may be very great.
<tI,. on,,r{r;nn u,1,nrr +bos 1iooacp nv
ours in such a way, that radical eX
termination is no longer possible, "a.
rions methods Of treatment and pre-.
vention are in use. AS happily, We
have not reached this stage in this
country. We believe 1t ii De unnec.
essary to burden our readers by a dc.
tailed description Of the same.
Under prevailing conditions, We
must endeavor to eradicate the vari,
Gus foci of infection by the slaughter