The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-01
LOSSES THROUGH
SWINE DISEASES
Cholera, tuberculosis and Para
sites Are Drawbacks.
SIMPLE METHODS ARE URGED
Farmer May Avoid, to Large Extent,
Defamation Of His Herd by Epi-
zootlos--sanitary Preventive
Measures Are Favored.


have to contend with are the losses
through hog cholera. tuberculosis. and
the infestation of the animals. espe-
cially young pigs. by parasites. We're
If not FOR the fecundIty Of swine their
nrof,table nroduction in the presence
Of these serious diseases would he out
of the question. Tn the following re-
marks on sanitation no attempt ia
made m po info the details Of the dis
eases affectino hogs or their treat
ment rho obiect ia merelv 70 call at-
tention to the simnle measures which
NAV ba used hv anv farmer 70 avoid.
to q largo extant tbe defamation of
his herd bv enizoot,cs Cleanliness
and rational methods Of management
ore rolled unon bv thousands of farm
ars to kaon their berds IN health and
vigor. Thev ore the marks of the
good farmer and successful hog
breeder
Hoo oho,oro and sw,no nJooua both
b,obI1 foto1 diseases cbora cterized hv
foYor and hoovu r,ortoIitv ore CO verv
o,n,Ior tbot Tho broodor nav regard
thon 20 identico, 60 for os b,s nrac.
ticoI monooemont of tho hord ia con.
oornod pos,t,vo d;fporontiot,on no.
tween tho two d,seosos con onlv he
nodo hu Tho most careful bocteriolop.
too1 +o.ts o,d hu or,nIouiro tho oe-
s,stonoo :, offorod bv frIIy eouinned
,ohouo+oru uowaror sonitorv nre.
yontivo r,othods which oro found homo.
eo,o1 With ono of those diseases will
nrouo anroIlu ofioooiors with tba
ntbor
rho,o oro fov fr,domon+o1 foo+s
which tbe hreedor must remember If
ho 10 70 avoid Ios.os tbrouob hoo chol-
nro or su,,ro rlooro Tbo f,rst is that
tbov oro snoc,f,c Diseases caused nv
aarms and tho contoo,on cannot he
enrood fron, ona animal to another or
from ono herd to another except
tbrorob tbo oooncv of these minute or.
aon,sns Thev NOV ho corr,ed in n
rnuItit,,do ~ woy.-bv tbe hogs tbom.
aoIros m tho oiotbino of norsons on
vob,c,os In food hv birds dogs md
otber animals mr. hv streams, The
hrood,na or Food of n hog cannot couse
o,thor @d,sooso o,tborob had methods
no, ca uookon tbe constitution and vi
t,,;tu +ho+ +ho on,mo1 bocomos mora
tality that the amman becomes more
Susceptible 10 them tnan Wouiu otiler-
wise be the case. since these ols-
eases can only arise from the pres
ence or these specihc causatlVe agents.
lt can readily Dc seen 1hat uentltioh
and the presence or supernumerary
teeth or black tusks cannot, rs mas
been suggested Dy many play any
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