The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-05
GOVERNMENT
FIGHTING
CHOLERA

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contagious disease of hogs known as
''hog choleaT" by means of auti-hog-
cholera serum and farm quarantines.
In one county, Pettis county Mis-
souri, where there was loss of Is per
cent in 1911 and 25.6 per cent In 1912
OF all hogs raised, there was only a
loss OF l4.7 per cent up 10 November
1913. This decrease was due TO the
use OF the serum, which, although
not used there by the DepartT ent S
agents until August, 1913, materially
reduced the ISIS. About 10000 hogs
were raised during the past year and
Of the 1910 that died of the hog
cholera only about 1000 were lost
after the active use of serum ana
quarantine measures were inaugural
ed
In every county where these meas
res we're employed, even Though be-
gun after the disease had continued
its ravages for some time, there was
less loss from hog cholera than IN
either of the two preceding years,
In addition to its great function as
a preventative, 1t has besn found that
the anti-hog-cholera serum would
cure large proportion of hogs in toe
early stages of The disease and render
tnem immune after recovery, How
ever, II hogs are not treated by this
serum, from rs tc 100 per cent OF all
affected herds die. This serum, SO
.ar as is known, is the only thln1
that will prevent the disease.
OF hogs actually sick when treated,
the Department S inspectors lost hut
25 per cent during the past summer
OF we'll hogs in diseased nerds, %
per cent died after being treated and
oi hogs In exposed herds less than /
per cent died after being in culated
with the selum. In an injected herd
there Is always certain prop rtion
of hogs that are we'll The inspector
examines the hogs when lie arr YES,
takes the temperature Of all hugs in
the nerd and separates the sick from
the we'll The temperature is an in
dication Of the sickness. The tenn
perAture of sick hog, unless the hos
is near death, will run above l04 de-
gress and sometimes as hiVh as l07 or
l0S degrees f,
Some states are engaged in the
manufacture OF serum TO cure This
disease. This serum requires special
treatment TO preserve its quality and
a qualified man to produce 1t. Sufiic-
lent serum to treat an average hun
dred-pDuud hog costs about thirty
cents at liberal estimate. The
treas ment is by hypodermic injec-
tion.
The Department In initiating It's
campaign against the devastating
hog disease has only been sule to
commence in a few of the districts
where the cholera was the most wide
spread and where the active c0opera-
tion OF the State was offered in en-
forcing the ordinary quarantine
measures etc.
The object of the Department has
been TO endeavOr 10 control the dis
ease ard If possible, to eliminate it
from the country To secure this
end the best efforts OF the fart1er
himself are necessary. The campaign
against this devastating sickness dur
ing 1918 Nas planned In the territory
selected along three lines:
l. The education and organization
OF the farmers ia the districts select
ed to be carried out primarily by the
State college.
, The enforceH ent OF sanitation
ara restrictive regulations by the
State veterinarian.
3. Active supervision by tha Pu-
reau Of Animal Industry Of the De-
partnent and the i7oculatiou OF dis
essed herds and exposed herds with
the anti-hnR cholera serum.
A county in each state vas selec ed
as d unit aud the method Of work in
that county was, briefly, for the
State college TO secure the c0opsra-
tion Of intelliR mt, active fs'ners in
each township in the county. These
men were called volunteer assistant,
and th-y we're to keep in close com
mu8icstion wsth tie Depar meut' 5
insgect1r sta ioned In that area
Keeping him Informed Of condition,
sad securing statistics concerning
the hog industry. la this manner
conditions Ssrs PRETTY well lesr0e !
IN me territory under Inspection.
When an outbTesk Of hog cholera Nas
reDor ed the Depa 'tnent's inspector
went 10 that outbreak aud saved ali
the hogs ne could by treatment aitn
Serum. A. the disease is very easily
transmitted re Jheu protected 81
herds In the IN mediate vicinity b.
iuoeuistion Tae idea vas TO form a
zons # Immune animals around the
Infected center -