The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-06-25
i SERUM REGULATIONS
States Urged to Regulate Manufacture
Of Hog Cholera Serum.

The Executive Committee of the
United States Live Stock Sanitary AS,
ISOLATION in special session, at Chica.
go. May 6, 1914, drafted the following
recommendations, addressing them to
the governor of each state. These
recommendations should he read by
every County Agent, farmer and bust,
ness man in the whole country.
WHEREAS Hog cholera gives prom.
Use Of being extremely prevalent dur.
Ing the coming season. and
WHEREAS Reliable Hog Cholera
s s1t, as produced under the Dorset
in controlling and Suppressing the dis.
ease;
WHEREAS. 1t has come to the
knowled a Of this Committee that
Plants are not licensed by the U. S.
Federal or State supervisors;
WHEREAS We believe there is much
serum being placed upon the market,
which may be absolutely unreliable and
detriment to hogs upon which 1t is
used
WHEREAS. Attention has been fur
I ther, directed to the placing on the
market of fictitious Serum. which in
some cases is known not to have cor.
tanned any animal serum:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
THAT, All State authorities be advised
to adopt regulations whereby all Hog
Cholera Serum Plants may be inspected
with recommended and when so super
! vised their products recommended as
consistently as may be deemed advis-
able by State Officials;
They shall maintain entirely sepa-
rate equipment for the handling of
Serum and Virus: and
instruments and other apparatus used
in the preparation Of Xiruses and
ture of at least 100 degrees centigrade
for not less than half an hour or ex-
posed dry, to heat of at least 100 de-
grees centigrade for, at least one hour.
not be applied, then a process known to
miGcroorganisms may be substituted.
ture and number records Of all hogs
entering into the manufacture Of
Serum and Virus and the testing Of
Serum:
Al premises used for the production
properly ventilated, lighted and main
tanned in a sanitary, condition. so To-
Gated as to avoid the spread Of the
disease and with suitable arrangements
for the disposal of refuse.
All products shall be stored in cold
chamber or refrigerator for preserva-
ton until such time as they are re-.
Virus used for simultaneous treat.
ment must be collected only from hogs
which are inoculated by the Establish
ment.
The temnerature of eunnoaed,v v,rus
Hogs should not be accepted as proof
OF Hog Cholera unless supported by
postmortem examination.
The indiscriminate distribution and
sale of virus should be prohibited and
ians, who have had special training in
the proper and careful use of Nirulent
Blood. and duly authorized to use the
same.
Each container should show the firm
name OF the manufacturer and true
name of product and date of manufac-
ture.
The simultaneous method should be
u, used lon, only in infected localities. except
and and then only under direction Of State
The importation of hogs be pro-
ticate Of health issued by a duly ac-
credited veterinarian certifying that
such hog is from an unaffected terri.
tory OF or in case as OF vaeeinated hogs, that
Virus treatment at least 80 days prior
to entry and the animal dipped i'm. .
mediately prior to shipment in a Com.
pound Solution of Cresol. according to
Government requirements.
The State authorities make arrange.
ments with their respective State
Veterinary Association with a view to
their adopting schedule of fees cover.
ing the work of vaccination.
The operation Of Serum Plants be
under the direct supervision of a COM
petent veterinarian or other profess
perience have fitted him for this work.
S. H. Ward, President; John j. Fereu.
son. Secretary-Treasurer;C c. NJ. Haring,
F. s. Brooks. V. A. Moore. c. H. STANCE
E. r. Forbes. Executive COMMITTEES