Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-06
Nebraska
VETERINARIAN KIGIN TALKS
State Threatened with Epidemic of
Dourine from the>West.
HARD WORK TO STAMP OUT
Foot and Mouth Disease Not Yet in
Evidence I'm Nebraska, but Care
full work needed to Keep II
out, says Expert.
fFrom a staff Correspondent. }

(F'rom STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN. Nov. 5-(Special. THE state
Of Nebraska is threatened with disease
which is raging in different parts Of the
country and one case OF which has al
ready appeared in the state, which, II not
checked, is liable to cause much loss to
the stock growers OF the state.
DR.. Kilgin, state veterinarian, has been
working upon the disease whdre II has
appeared and is frank in admitting that
the state is facing a situation in stock
disease which II is going to be hard to
handle unless the state live stock sani-
tary board and the state veterinarian are
given ell the assistance possible by the
= stockmen. the press and others interested
In discussing the matter this mornine,
Dr. Kilgin said that II is one Of the great
est problems which has come up in stock
matters for years and II will only be by
the hardest work on the part of every
body that the disease can be stamped
out He issues the following statement;
disease known as dourine. which is
peculiar to stations and mares has made
its appearance In the vicinity OF Hecla,
Neb. This disease was imported by Some
horses that were shipped in from the
state of Wyoming. The government noti-
fled this department of this shipment OF
suspicious animals after they had tested
several of the remaining animals in thu
state of Wyoming. The test they made
in Wyoming showed that several were
effected with this disease. They detailed
a man to assist DR.. Kigin to take blood
from lis head in the vicinity, OF Hecla
and same was sent to Washington for
test. The results OF this test showed
that five mares were effected with the
disease and five mares and one stallion
suspicious.
The railroad companies have been noti-
fled not to accept any horses for ship
ment out of Grant. Hooker. Thomas.
receive a special permit first from this
department. A meeting OF the Nebraska
Live Stock Sanitary board has been
controlling this disease. The>stalllon in
spectors who have been sent out by the
stallion registration board, report that
they have found no suspicious looking
animals from a clinical standpoint.
However, they are not being notified
to draw blood from any stallion that
TO Washington for test. This territory
has been covered this fall by stallion I'm
srectors, but as part OF the stallion
owners were unable to bring their stall
lions to the different stations and towns
where inspectors were detailed, 1t will be
necessary for this route to be gone over
the second time. BY so doing 1t will give
us an additional opportunity TO make
closer investigation concerning this dis
ease.
As to Foot and Mouth Disease.
A disease known as foot and mouth
disease, which is one OF the most con-
tagious diseases known amonst ruminant
animals, has made its appearance I'm
seven OF the central and eastern states.
Many of the largest stock yards in the
United States have been Guaranteed.
Even the stock yards in Chicago have
been completely closed until November
IL This disease seems to nave spreao
so rapidly that II was beyond power .of
government employees to keep 1t under
control. There is no question but wnat
Il will, cost the states and government
millions of dollars before they entirely
eradicate this disease. All animals that
thew find affected with this disease are
report has been published that this
disease has become 80 severe IN o.. IH1
seph county, Indiana, that It will bank
rupt THAT county and no DOUBT st VIII N gem gem
eraI II control cannot be made In the
very near future. The government sta
ton at the South Omaha STOCK ysn1 G,ia mas ao
be shipped out from this point into any
quarantined section. 80,
At present tune 4 is imposslole 10 zen
thu, danger that might be lowering over
the state of Nebraska, as this disease
could be carried in cars that mad pre-
viuusly carried infected cattle. MAKE
an appeal to every stockman ana veler-
marian in the state of Nebraska 10 pc
on the alert and to report any disease
that might be even similar to this 1901
and mouth disease.
L
disease is very contagious to the human
family, being transmitted through the
drinking of milk. ! want to call atten-
ton to the fact that we have disease
known as mycotic stomatitis has been
more or less prevalent in the state OF
Nebraska for quite a number OF years
especially during the months OF Nu-
gust September, October and NoVemoer'
This disease is not contagious or infec-
tious but IL is caused by certain fungi
on grasses or weeds in pastures This
disease is more prevalent IN the clay NIL
districts of the state but 1t does occur In
some other localities Occasionally this
diseaFe is called foot and mouth disease
for the reason that as u rule both mouth
and feet are affected. but there Is a
great difference between this diseas ana
tn CONTAGIOUS foot and mouth disease
which has been discovered IN Chicago
stock yards and other eastern states Tor
which a Quarantine has been estaohsheo
In several states during the last few days.
The symptoms of the two diseases are
somewhat similar. The mycotic stoma-
tits shows a lesion of the muzzle which
appears like II had been burned. This
area is confined by line of demarkation
which cracks open. leaving on one SIDE
of this line very prominent LESSONS ana
on the. other side is not affected at all.
This burned area of the affected area
of the muzzle will peel off in-fOout ten
or fifteen days. The LESSONS in the mouth
in this disease are also very extensive
appearing in the form Of blisters. at
causing sluffing of mucous membrane
and sometimes the gums ar6Saffected to
such an extent that the teeth become
loosened. The fet ar genrally affected
to some extent but not SO much so as
in foot and mouth disase. The one par
ticular feature that Is characteristic Of
fot and mouth disease is that the animal
is constantly making smacking noise
with its lips. And the saliva discharged
is very clear and with the suns rays on
same. will give a very glistening appear
ance, and in mycotic stomattis. the sa-
liva is mixed with mucous and pus which
gives II an entirely difernt appearance.
1t may be difficult for stockmen to dis
tinguish between the two diseases, and.
therefore, | would urge upon all stock
men TO notify L. c. Kigin, deputy state
veterinarian, Lincoln. Neb.. of any dis
ease affecting the mouth and feet OF
cattle at this time 20 that same may be
investigated Immediately.
Farmers Institutes for November.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Nov. 5.-(special)-
But few farmers Institutes have been
scheduled by the agricultural extension
service at the university farm for the
month of November. The list is as fol-
lows:
Bartlett. November 4; Ericsson, Novem-