Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16
THE HOG CHOLERA SEASON;
HOW 10 MEET THE TROUBLE
Disease for Which There I. Ne Cure.
rreve.tfes II the 'SsIy Sure
Thing.

D.. Thomas Il. Owen. OF the Burcs u
OF Animal Industry. located at Nor
folk. has word to say on L very i'm :
portan mt matter. He writes:
in coping with hog cholera in herd.
the most important point to remember
IS that the light must begin At tho
earliest possible time after tho disease
has made its appearance. Too ,nuch
emphasis cannot be placed on this
point. 1t means the saving OF 90 20 %
per cent OF your hogs. instead o. 10
20 10 per cent. and, perhaps, none at
all, II the disease is allowed 10 become
wel established before anything ia
done.
pcar IN mind that tho disease IL pre-
Nentable but not curaole. Preventive
measures must BE taken before al! or
good proportion OF the hogs arc In
fccted.
y farmer. who gives his hogs the
proper attention. usually sees them ut
!eaSt once day. lilo will observe their
thriftE or unthrifty condition; he will
see that all come out to cat =, feed
ing time. and note tho condition OF
thcir appetitcs. II he does these things.
ne VIII notice at onco when one o.
more or his hogs arc Off feed or ShoE'
other evidence Of sickness Remove
immediately an. such animal from the
hcard and conHne in y small covered
Enclosure. The hog may or may not
nave cholera. No ono can positively
diagnose hog cholera IN live nina.
In the ea.iy stages of tho disease.
As rule. II Is q matter OF econon:%
TO sacrifice one hog Coz postmortcm
examination In order to determine tho
nature OF the ailment. This exarina-
ton should be made by Veterinarian.
or scH1e one trained TO recognize
iesions OF hog cholera. If. however.
no cholera exists In the ncishborhood.
IND there Is nc reason 10 suspect ,Gl,
Infection may have remained on tho
promises from "a previous outbreak Il
may &c we'll to hold the sick ANNA! Tor
observation. Rut II any others show
sis"s of sickness. the pos:-mor,em ex-
animation should be held at once
III hoS cholera IL detected. have tho
well hogs treated immodintely with
anti-hoS cholera serum. and d.slafect
their quarters. Serum alone xill pro-
tect hogs three 20 six weeks: serum
and virus. known us the simultaneous
method Of incubation Will give u moro
permanent protection, and IL is rare to
md d hog which has been imniunize!
properly by the simultaneous method
which again becomes susceptible 10
cholera. The administration OF serum
should not De attempted hS AIRY ono
who has not been especially trained
fo- that work. The utmost caro- should
be exercised TO revent contamination
OF the serum. otherwise the treatment
may result in abccsscs or even blood
poison.
The size of dose OF serum is govern
ed d" the weight OF the hog The
weight o! each ANNA! should b. care
fGlly estimated and sufficient serum in
!ectcd. 4 hog with temperature Of
over iof degrees Fuhrenhci; in ordi-
nary weather. and when the hog IL no.
excited. requires Increased dose OF
serum.
After treatment hogs should b. kept
on light diet, With plenty OF pure
drinking water. II possible. they
should he confined TO limited quarters
which should be cleaned ane rp.ayeo
three times 4 week with one part OF
compound cresoi solution TO thirty
parts OF water. IL this il not fea-
bib!c, sunny pasture. free from mud
wallors. weeds and stubblc. IS recon-
mcuded.
when examination reveals disease
other than hog cholera, the use or Sc
rum Is not advised.
Important points TO remember:
/. Earlv attention 10 herd ana iso-
iat.on OF sick animals.
.. Proper diagnosis.
J. Potent serum.
4. EffIcirnt admfniStr2