Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-08-20

Sect Cattle Ora
prepared ny the United states Depart
nNNt 20 A9firultnrcsl
In economic importance contagious
abortion In cattle stands next In i'm
portance 10 tuberculosis; progress in
stamping out the disease. however.
has not been rapid nor great. The
disease IL 1used by the Bacillus abos
tus, and abortions occur comps
lively infrequently from outside injury
such ms blows, horn thrusts, falls, etc.
or the eating OF spoiled feed or certain
herbs. as has been the quite common
belief.
Efforts have been made 20 discover
some medicinal agent which would
cure the disease. aud attempts have
also been made 20 produce n serum.
but this work IN 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.
lection OF premises and OF animals, to.
gether with the separation OF healthy
from diseased animals.
0lslnseetlen OF Premises.
The thorough diainfeetlon OF prem.
Uses IL essential. This may be salts.
factorily accomplished BY carrying out
the following directions
I. Sweep ceilings. side walls. stall
partitions, fioorH and other surfaces
until free from oobweba aud dust
2. Remove all aecumulAtlons Of NTH
by scFapinE. aud II woodwork has DO
come decayed, porous or absorbent. It
should DO removed. burned and 70.
placed with new material.
3. II floor IL Of earth. remove four
inches from the surface. and Ia places
where II shows staining with urine q
sufficient depth should be replaced to
expose fresh earth. All earth removed
should be replaced with earth from an
uncontamInRted source. or 4 new floor
OF concrete may be laid. which ID very
durable and easily cleaned
T. All refuse and material from
stable and barnyArd should be- re-.
moved 60 a place not accessible 10
cattle or hogs. The manure should be
spread on fields and turned under,
while the wood should be burned.
g. The entire Interior % the stable.
especially the feeding troughn and
drains. should be saturated by a dia.
infectant. as liquor creeolla compost.
tus III. y. P.l or caFbolic acid. HiA
ounces 10 every gallon of water IN
each case. After this has dried. the
stalls. walls and ceilings may be GOV,
cred with whltewash (lime wash. Ia
each gallon OF which should be added
four ounces Of chloride Of lime.
The best method Of applying the die
infectant and the lime wash In BY
means Of strong spray pump. such
as thoae used by orchardiatA.
This method Is efficient in a1ssihfec
ton against most OF the contagious
and infectious diseases Of animals
and should be applied Immediately FOL
lowing any outbreak. and. Nv a mattel
of precaution IL may be used once OF
twice yearly.
9. Il Ia important TINT arrangement
be made 10 admit plentiful supply o.
sunlight and fresh air By providing 81
ample number OF windows. thereb,
eliminating dampness, stiffness. bad
odor and other Insahitary conditions
Good drainage IL also very necessary
II the use of liquor cFeaoiis compost
tus. carboIIc Aeid or other coaI.ta
products IL IHsdmisslbie because 0
the readiness with which their odoF 4
impaired 20 milk and other daiF,
| products. blchioride Of mercury may b,
used in proportion Of one 90 500. %
one pound OF biehloride TO 100 gallonl
Of water. However. al portions OF IN
stable soiled With manure should nrn
be thoroughly ScFapea and cleaned. n
the albumin contained Ia manaP'
would otherwise greatly diminish th'
disinfecting power 81 the bictssoride
Disinfsctioa with this material nhonil
be supervised By u veterinarian D
ether person trained IN the handlini
Of poisonous drugs and chemicals a
the blchloFide Of mercury IL > powerful
corrosive poison. The hangers an,
feed boxes. after drying following
spraying with Tits material. should b
washed out with bot water. "a cattl
are especially susceptible 20 merruFia
poisoning The biehioffde solution
should be- applied By means Of q sprm,
pump. a. recommended for thu liqno
cresOlia compoaitus
in addition. the yards should B
cleaned BY removing all litter and M
nure and dfslnfsefed By aprfnkilnK M
eFally with . solution Of copper "a
plate. I'VE ounces t@ a gallon Of @atsl
Milking stools and al other ImpIs
menta should also be thoroughly dil
infected.
Dislnfsetisn ard Treats4sat o. An
msla
To prevent the bull from cMrTyin
the Infection from = diseased coz /
a healthy one. aFat clip the tuft !
long hair from ths opening al a
sheath. then dlainfeet the bsnia AZ
sheath with . solution o. one-haH d
cent % liquor cresolia c0muositn
iysOI OF tTikTesol. q ! per cent ere
Iin o. eaYbolie arid. or ! 20 /. zoe D
sasainm parmnneaHate Ia wmrm waite
The only apparatus necessary Il q ae
rubber tube With = large funnei !
taehed 20 one end. er an ordinAFy fuu
tain syringe and tube would serve q
purpose. The tube Should b insert.
into the sheath and the forenkin BE
wlth The hand 70 prevent the immes
tts escape OF the huid Elevate q