French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28
YOU DON'T NEED TO LOSE
YOUR HOGS FROM CHOLERA,
(By Prof. P. G. Holden.)

Cholera germs are carried just the
same as smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet
fever, or any otheh contagious disease
germs. People, animals and birds,
anything that walks on the ground
and comes from a farm where the hogs
have cholera. may. bring cholera to
your herd.
Precautions-If cholera is in your
neighborhOod, use the same precau-
tons to keep from getting it on your
farm as you would use if there were
an epidemic of smallpox or scarlet
fever.
If your neighbor's hogs have cholera.
don't 90 to look at them. Don't let
your neighbor come on your place. He
may carry cholera germs on his shoes.
Keep the hOk buyer and all visitors
from the hog oft.
If some of your hogs are sick, and
you suspect that they have cholera,
get busy.
Cholera causes fever, generally &C
cOmpanied either by constipation of
the bowels Or by diarrhea. The hogs
are "off feed" the odor of the urine is
, offensive. there is generally a dis
charge from the eyes, and, when they
stand, there is a disposition to get
their feet together. thus humping the
back.
But hog may have cholera several
! days before any of these symptoms is
pronounced; then. too, these symp-
toms, rmost Of them, may accom-
pany bad case of worms, or inflam-
! nation Of the lungs. or some other
disease.
Don't Lose Anytime.
Determine at once whether or not a
sick hog has the cholera. Get a veter
marian, kill the hog, and examin the
| intestines. kidneys. glands. and other
organs. i
If it is cholera act quickly. Send
at once for the vaccine. Do not take
timeto write TO rit. Have your vteri-
marian or your banker wire to your
State Agricultural College.
Do not attempt to Vaccinate the hogs
yourself.
Keep the vaccine cool. and use 1t
just as soon as possible after it comes.
The vaccine loses its effectiveness
rapidly If allowed to stand where it
Is warm.
Do not vaccinate until your first hog
is taken with cholera, or until cholera
in so close to you that you are certain
your hogs will get it
The Serum Treatment.
Ordinarily, you should vaccinate
with serum only.
Serum contains no live cholera
germs. but has in It certain elements
that combat cholera germs.
! hn QffnntiVH
four to six weeks. At theend of this
time your hogs must be vaccinated
again, If there is still danger of their
being exposed to cholera.
Vaccinating with serum only is call
ed the Serum Treatment" or "Single
Treatment" In practically all cases,
used.
Simultaneous or Double Treatment.
In rare cases, it may seem advisable
to vaccinate with virus at the same
time you vaccinate with serum.
Virus is taken from the blood of a
hog while he is sick with cholera;
therefore it is full Of live cholera
berms.
The object of using virus Is TO give
the hogs cholera. The serum given
at the same time fights and checks the
colera germs which the virus con-
tains.
When they recover they are immune
from cholera; that Is. they will not
have cholera again, no matter how
many times they may be exposed to it.
Remember, that when you use virus
you are bringing hog cholera germs
on your place. Don't use It under any
circumstances, unless cholera is al
ready on your farm.
Even this should not be done unless
cholera is elsewhere In the vicinity.
Be fair to your neighbors.If you use
virus on your farm, you are bringing
cholera into your neighbor hood. It.
may get to your neighbours hogs. You
have no right to make them run this
risk.
Many of the best authorities think
virus should never be used, and some
states and some countries absolutely
prohibit the use of It.
Burn All Hogs That Die of Cholera.
Burn all hogs that die of. cholera
and do it at once.
To burn hog, dig a trench, put the
fuel in the bottom of it and place the
hog on poles across the top.
After cholera has been in your herd,
dip~a all of the hogs and thoroughly
ldisinfect the premises.
For disinfecting. a whitewash of
lime and carho1ic acid. or any of the
commercial disinfectant spraying mix
lures, can be used.
If cholera is on your farm, post a
sign, clog Cholera here" This is
only fair to your neighbors.
| Use all precautions to keep cholera
from your hogs
If cholera gets in your herd, save
your hogs by vaccinating them at
| once. Don't sit down and wait.