The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-08-20

prepared by the United States Depart
nent of Agriculture.J
In economic Importance contagious
abortion in cattle stands next in i'm
portance to tuberculosis; progress in
stamping out the disease, however
has not been rapid nor great. The
disease is caused by the Bacillus abor>
tus, and abortions occur compare
lively infrequently from outside injury
such as blows, horn thrnsts, falls, etc, /
or the eating of spoiled feed or certain /
herbs, as has been the quite common /
belief
Efforts have been made to discover /
some medicinal agent which would |
cure the disease, and attempts have |
| also been made to produce serum,
| but this work is still in the experiment
tai stage and no reliable curative
agent has yet been discovered. Our
main reliance must still be placed
upon the careful and repeated disin.
gether with the separation Of healthy
from diseased animals.
Distinction of Premises.
The thorough disinfection OF prem
Uses is essential. This may be salts
factorily -complished BY carrying out
the following directions:
i /. Sweep ceilings, side walls. stall
partitions, floors and other surfaces
until free from cobwebs and dust.
2. Remove all accumulations Of filth
by scraping, and If woodwork has be-
come decayed. porous or absorbent, il
should be removed. burned and re-
placed with new material.
8. II floor is Of earth. remove four
inches from the surface, and in places
where 1t shows, staining with urine a
sufficient depth should be replaced to
expose fresh earth. All earth removed
should be replaced with earth from an
uncontaminated source. or new fool
Of concrete may be laid. which is ver1
durable and easily cleaned.
4. All refuse and material from
7 stable and barnyard should be re
r moved to a place not accessible t
{ cattle or hogs. The manure should ot
T spread on fields and turned under
: while the wood should be burned.
t 5. The entire interior Of the stable
:. especially the feeding troughs and
drains, should be saturated by dis
5 lnfectant, as liquor cresolis compost
: tus ~. S. P.l or carbolic acid. siz
i ounces to every gallon OF water II
, each case. After this has dried, tbs
i stalls, walls and ceilings may be GOV
( cred with whitewash (lime wash, K
- SherrlI ha adder
four ounces of chloride of lime.
!, The best method of applying the dis
] infectant and the lime wash is By
] means OF a strong spray pump, sucl
3 as those used by orchardists.
This method is efficient in disinfec
! ton against most of the contagioul
! and infectious diseases of animals
and should be applied Immediately fol
lowing any outbreak, and, as matte
! Of precaution it may be used once o
twice yearly.
I 6. It is important that arrangement
7 be made to admit plentiful supply o
:. sunlight and fresh air by providing al
I. ample number Of windows. thereo'
eliminating dampness. STIFFNESS, ba'
odor and other insanitarT conditions
: Good drainage is also very necessar!
! II the use of liquor cresolis compos
g tus. carbolic acid or other coal-ta
products is inadmissible because c
- the readiness with which their odor
Y impaired to milk and other dair
~ products, bichloride of mercury may b
used In proportion of one to 500. Q
one pound of bichloride to 100 gallon
IT II water. However, all portions of th
ie stable soiled with manure should tirs
ie De thoroughly scraped and cleaned. q
OIL he albumin contained in manur
IS would otherwise greatly diminish III
Is iisinfecting power of the bichlorid'
Disfnfection with this material shoul
=, be supervised by veterinarian
Q. other person trained In the handlin
h IL poisonous drugs and chemicals. q
'r he bichloride OF mercury is powerf'
e corrosive poison. The hangers an
st ICED boxes, after drying followin
5. spraying with this material. should /
N washed out with hot water. as catt
st are especially susceptible to mercuriI
poisoning. The bichloride solutio
d, should be applied by means OF q spra
T. pump. as recommended for the liqu'
o. cresolis eompositus.
ar In addition. the yards should
O. cleaned by removing all litter and m
ie nure and disinfected by sprinkling Ii
a orally with a solution of copper ST
phate, five ounces to 8 gallon of waite
Milking stools and all other impl
= ments should also be thoroughly d
"a infected.
- DIsinfeeticn and Treatment of Al
=, mails.
% To prevent the bull from carryti
he infection from a diseased cow