The midland journal., 1916-08-25
HOG CHOLERA Loss
MANY THOUSANDS
Precautions Against Spread o.
Disease Urged BY County
Demonstration Agents
Serum Readily Obtained
From State Laboratory
Amount Needed Determined by Weight
OF Hog = Symptoms Easily Rec
oqnized-AnnuaI Loss From This
Source Estimated At\$soo,ooo.

College Park, Aug. 17.-Continued
reports of hog cholera outbreaks in
| Maryland bring to the attention OF the
| farmer the fact that our annual loss
| from this source is estimated to be
about 100000. During the present
| season, this loss has been considerably
reduced through the activity OF farm
ers in taking steps to prevent the
spread Of the disease. The County
| Demonstration Agents have been
especially helpful in urging hog own
| ers to take the needed precautions
| against the spread of cholera to their
| farms.
| The symptoms of this disease are
easily recognized and every hog owner
/ should take steps to have his hogs
| inoculated before they are. affected
| When affected with hog cholera, the
animals appear dull and are inclined
/ to lie quietly in the bedding. Several
| affected animals will lie huddled to-
gether. The eyes are at first dull and
| droopy. Later they become watery
and the discharges dry up, leaving the
| lids more or less gummy and glued
together. AS the disease progresses,
| they become weak and staggef in
walking. The back is arched and the
abdomen tucked up. The respirations
are short and rapid. The appetite is
poor, and thirst, due to fever, Is in
creased. Temperatures vary from 103
| to 1O8 degrees F. The animals may
cough and vomit frequently. Loss of
| flesh is we'll marked. Red or purple
spots or areas, to be seen back OF the
ears and along the belly, are due to
skin hemorrhages, There may be con-
stipation or diarrhoea. The discharges
may be thin and show the presence of
blood Evacautions are painful. In
some individuals and in some herds,
the symptoms may be well marked
and characteristic, while in others,
they are scarcely noticeable,
The Maryland Agricultural Exten-
sion Service is cooperating with the
County Demonstration Agents through
its specialist in Animal Husbandry,
Dr. 8. S. Buckley. In regard to taking
the necessary precautions for prevent
| ing the spread of cholera, DR.. Buckley
says, Keep hogs and pens in the best
possible condition. Avoid placing new
| lypurchased hogs in the pens with
others for at least thirty days Do not
allow hogs to Craze where they will be
exposed to other hogs or to Craze at
all near railroads over which hogs are
shipped. Report any cases of sick
| ness among the hogs In your neighbor-
hood promptly to your County Agent
and secure, IL possible, the services OF
| a competent veterinarian"
"Have your swine treated with pro-
| tective serum, or at least acquaint
yourself with the method of protect
ing hogs against this disease and avail
yourself of it as soon as your swine
are exposed. Do not regard the serum
| treatment as such perfect specific in
| the immunization of hogs against
cholera that all other measures of pro-
lection, care and management can be
| disregarded. The hog owner who
wishes to be successful must familiar
ize himself with hog cholera"
Farmers can secure hog anti-cholera
serum at cost by applying to either
their County Agent or whore an Agent
is not employed, by applying direct to
the Biological Laboratory. Maryland
State Board of Agriculture, College
Park. Maryland,
The following table gives the
amounts necessary for different
weights Of hogs:
co per pound weight up to 10 lbs.,
10 CO for weights from 10 to. 20 lbs.
20 &C for weights from 20 to so lbs.
80 CO for weights from so to rs lbs.
35 &C for weights from Is to 100 lbs.
40 &C for weights from 100 to $50 lbs
30 &C for weights from $50 to 200 lbs.
go &C for weights from 200 to $50 lbs.
70 cc for weights from $50 to 300 lbs.
g. 4x,l.k