The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-03
TO PROTECT HOGS
IN TENNESSEE
Rules Made BY the State De-
partment Of Agriculture
( Will Help Farmers
HOG CHOLERA IS DANGEROUS
Points Outlined in These Rules Can be
! Made Basis for Good Livestock
Fa-ming-Sanitation an Important
Factor in Keeping Hogs Healthy.

Millions of dollars have been lost
on farms in the United States through
the ravages of hog cholera. Tennes'
see has lost her share. Some sections
Of the state have been threatened with
the determination of all hogs.
Hog cholera is highly contagious
and for that reason rules to govern
conditions within a state are neces-
sary. In Tennessee an order embrac-
ing all of the recognized rules for the
proper regulation of hog cholera has
been issued from the state department
of agriculture and is signed by H. X.
Bryson, commissioner of agriculture,
and M. Jacob, state veterinarian.
This order states:
That hogs infected with or exposed
to hog cholera shall not run at large
or be driven on ranges, commons or
public roads nor have access to run
ming water Such hogs must be con-
fined in strict quarantine.
Dead Hogs Dangerous, Too!
That carcasses of hogs that have
died of cholera must be sent to a rem
dering tank or completely burned on
the premises.
That hogs vaccinated' by the serum
simultaneous (serum and virus) meth
cd must be confined in strict quaran-
tine for period of at least twenty
one days.
That all public stock yards, abat-
toir pens or similar places in the state
are hereby placed in quarantine-as
regards the handling swine-and all
persons, firms or corporations are pro.
hibited from removing swine there
from for any purpose other than i'm
! mediate slaughter.
That no person shall use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs in vaccinating hogs against
cholera, unless said person holds a
| written permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1916,
That no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute, sell or use virulent
blood (virus) from cholera infected
hogs unless said person, firm or cor
lsnaration holds triton permit issued
by the state veterinarian since Feb
ruary 10th, 1915.
That no person, firm or corporation
shall distribute or sell virulent blood
(virus) from cholera infected hogs to
any person, firm or corporation not
holding a written permit issued by the
state veterinarian since February 10th,
1916.
That no person, firm or corporation
shall receive for transportation or de-
liver for transportation, within the
state virulent blood (virus) from
cholera infected hogs, unless said viru-
lent blood (virus) is consigned to some
person, firm or corporation holding an
official permit issued by the state
veterinarian since February 10th, 1916
That whenever virulent blood
(virus) from cholera infected hogs is
offered for sale or distribution, the
term Virus" must be plainly indi.
Gated on the exterior Of the package,
box or container in which 1t is finally
offered for sale or distribution.
That the treatment of hogs by the
serum-simultaneous (sernm and virus)
method must in every instance be Inn
mediately reported to the state veter-
marian on blanks furnished by this
department. Such report blanks will
also be furnished to recognized and
licensed anti-hog cholera serum and
hog cholera virus manufacturers or
distributors to be included with each
and every shipment of virulent hog
cholera blood (virus).
That no person, firm or corporation
shall sell, offer for sale or distribute
anti-hog cholera serum within this
state unless said person, firm or cor
poration holds written permit issued
by the state veterinarian.
Sale Of Bad Serum Prevented.
That the sale or distribution of anti
hog cholera serum and hog cholera
virus from establishments which OBJ
tain their animals from public stock
yards, abattoir pens or similar places
is hereby prohibited.
That the sale or distribution of anti
hog cholera serum and hog cholera
virus from establishments located
within public stock yards or within
other centers of infection is hereby
prohibited.
That the sale or distribution in any
manner Of anti-hog cholera serum and
hog cholera virus from establishments
located in Tennessee is prohibited un-
less the plans Of construction, location
and method of operating said plants
are approved by this department.
That nothing in this order shall pro.
hibit or interfere with the United
States Department of Agriculture
through its Bureau of Animal Industry
in the use and distribution of the
Veterinary Biological products from
its laboratories.
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