Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-01-08
VACCINATION AGAINST
HUG CHOLERA

Excerpt from General Appropriation
Bill passed by the 5sth General As
sembly:
ITO establish serum plant for the
purpose Of manufacturing and distri-
buting anti-hog cholera serum to the
swine owners of Tennessee at actual
cost of production; said plant to be
under the direct supervision of the
state Veterinarian. The amount of
this appropriation to he paid out of
the State Treasury on vouchers APP
proved by the Commissioner of Agri-
culture. $4,000"
The plant is modern in all its APP
pointmeuts. It is FIRE proof, sanitary
and electric lighted. 1t is equipped
with the most up to date fixtures, ma
chinery and laboratory apparatus that
money could buy. including cold stor-
age facilities. The sewerage system
ia complete.
The plant fronts 100 feet on Clinton
street, and runs back 175 feet to the
NJ, @. g. st. L. R'y. 1t is within
two squares Of the Nashville Union
Stock Yards, where most of the hog
supply is obtained. The pens and hog
sheds are substantially constructed
with concrete floors throughout. The
plant consists of modern brick build
ing. t4x1OO feet This building con-
tains bed room for attendants, office,
hypering room 14xi7 feet, virus labor
atory 1Ox14 feet, bleeding room 14x2O
feet, serum laboratory 10x14 feet, and
storage and shipping room tOxt4 feet.
The operating rooms and laborator-
les have a capacity Of 200 hyper-lm-
munes; hence to trebleSrhe capacity
Of the plant would only entail small
expense for additional pens and sheds
on the remainder of the lot, which is
already State property.
Anti hog serum is the befibrinated
blood liquid portion Of the blood of
a healthy hyperimmune hog. 1t is
impossible for this serum to cause hog
cholera, because it is charged with
''anti bodies which possess the prog
erty of being antagonistic to the hog
cholera Infection, and will protect or
immunize any hog against this disease.
The following are the instruments !
and utensils necessary for vaccinatipg
hogs.
30 G. c. serum syringe, ,,sA......$ I'D. oO
az - v;rns svr;noe. $50 |
Swine thermometer, l.oo
100 G. c. cylinder graduate. 30
Total Sc so
The above are kept in stock and may
be secured from the plant at prices
quoted.
Two methods of vaccinating are IN
vogue, viz, serum alone, and stimuli
taneous method The serum alone
method means injection of serum with
out virus. Thi. method only affords
temporary immunity, three to SIX
weeks. We do not advocate or even
endorse this method as the Immunity
is too transient in comparison to the
expense incurred
The simultaneous method consists In
the injection of small amount OF VI
rus at the same time serum IS inject
ed. This method affords life immuni-
ty and does not cost one cent more and
does not require one minute addltionai
time than the serum alone method.
This simultaneous method has our I'M
qualified Endorsement and is the only
bne we advocate
In order to protect the swine indus
try from the indiseriminate use OF vi
rus, the following Act was passed by
the Fifty eighth General Assembly;
Chapter 6, Acts 1918: An act to ,
the distribution, sale and use
,f virulent blood from cholera infect
ed hogs or virus" and to prescribe
PENALTIES for violation of same
Section Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF Ten
nessee. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to dls.
tributs, sell or use in the State OF
tennessee, virulent blood from hog
cholera infected hogs, or virus un-
less and until they have obtained writ
len permission from the State Veteri-
marian for such distribution, sale OF
use.
Section .. Be it further enacted,