The Butler weekly times., 1916-10-05
When to Vaccinate Hogs Against
Cholera,

approaching when hog cholera us
ually becomes most prevalent tn
subject of vaccination is being dis
caaSscd very extensively. In fac
more attention is given to vacci
/ uat ron than to the more mportan
factors to be considered in hos
management. In some communi
lies in Cass and Bates counties
nearly every farmer has vaccinat
I'd his hogs by the simultaneous
method while in other communi
ties there hasn't been any vacci
nation done at all. In most cases
farmers in the latter communities
are going to wait until it becomes
necessary to vaccinate their hogs
as a matter of fact, it will not be
necessary for them to do but very
little vaccination where they are
all cooperating in trying to keep
/ hog cholera eradicated.
The use of anti-hog cholera
! serum is big factor in helping
The farmers to save their hogs
when it is needed. Its use how
ever has become sort of a habit
with great many farmers and
they often use it when it is not
'prrcssary. The idea seems to pre-
Vail among a number of farmers
that a hog is immune because he
has been vaccinated by the stimuli
'ancous method.
There are a large number of
farmers in Cass and Bates coun-
rirs who have suffered heavy loss
rs during the last two seasons by
N>lng this treatment in herds that
were absolutely healthy at the
TIME of vaccination.
While in some cases it seemed
az if good results had been OBJ
'ainrd but in a course of two to
four months the hogs began get
rlng sick of cholera and had to be
rr-vaccinated, because the immun-
lTy had run out and the infection
had been put on their farms by u.s.
fr9y this treatment.
The argument is made by some
That The simultaneous treatment
will not put cholera on farm. A
aorrd was visited short time ago
where the owner tried to i'm
'mnizc sixty nice spring pigs,
here were sixteen left, two or
three of them sick. These hogs
had been re-vaccinated but it did
not seem to check the disease and
The owner had lost some Of the
breeding hogs that were thought
Ia he immune.
The matter of immunizing hogs
should be carefully considered as
there is considerable risk of caus-
ing big outbreak Of cholera in a
''can territory. In the event this
rratment is to be used the hogs
should be held in quarantine for
II least twenty-one days, dipped
md premises thoroughly disin-
ertcd when turned out in order to
'rotrrt the neighboring hogs from
'rlng exposed to cholera.
There is no danger in putting
holera in herd by using the.
crum along treatment. In prac-
ically all eases this treatment will
arnish protection until the infec-
ION can be killed out when prop
r measures of sanitation are used.
Lack Of cooperation is respon-
ible for the large part of the
ride spread of cholera. This is
n important factor in checking
he spread of any disease. 1t has
cen hard to understand why any
ne will allow the sick hogs to run
t large with the balance of the
erd and spread infection over the
arm. There are just two sources
t cholera: The sick hog and the
cad hog. The sick hog should be
uarantincd in close quarters and
he dead ones burned at once and
he premises thoroughly disinfect-
4 with fresh Stacked lime.
An article appeared in the
apcrs short time ago that advo-
atcd shooting the buzzard. It
'c0ld he far easier task to burn
II carcasses and there wouldn t
c anything for the buzzard to
AIRY. Buzzards are not apt to
yht on your farm unless there
e carrion to feed on.
1t seems the better plan of hog
would be to take
nod care of the hogs in keeping
hem free of parasites and supply
e plenty of good water and
.rage. The rations should be
balanced to get the most
gains.
Where the hogs are kent thrift