Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-05

tOcintCd With the snlne disease ~ cat
tie. the reason being apparent whcn
one considers the close relations Of
these two species Of animals upon
nearly eycry farm. Tuberculous cat
tie may sCaitor great numbers Of tu-
bercle baciii with their excrement;
cows that are tubCrculous may pro-
duce contain mated milk that is sub
sequcntly fed to pigs; and carcasses
OF cnttlc that have died from tuber-
culosis are sometimes eaten by hogs.
ANY Of these conditions make the In
fectlon with tuberculosis Of the hogs
concerned a very easy matter.
Sources Of Infection.
The feeding Of hogs upon creamery
refuse Is also a very frequent source
Of infection. In this way the milk of
single COW with tuberculous I'D
der. n sent to n public creamery. may
.spread the disease 60 n number ~
hogs. and may also infect many farms
that have never previously been con
taminated with tuberculosis.
/ An equally dangerous source Of in
lection is likewise observed In thel
methods which obtain among some
OF the small country slaughter houses.
II Is not unusual for these houses tol
get rid Of their blood. intestines. Wis
cera. and other inedible parts by feed
ing them 20 hogs. n herd Of which III
usually kept on the premises. This
custom Is pregnant with danger and
serves TO perpetuate the infection prin'
ciple OF various contagious and para.
site diseases, particularly tuberculo-
sis.
Hogs are also susceptible 10 tuber-
culous infection from affected per-
sons and poultry, but these sources
are undoubtedly Of far less moment tol
the hog owner than those existing inl
n herd Of tuberculous cattle.
Intestinal worms lung worms, and
skin parasites also levy n burdensome
tax upon the profits Of hog raising.
Absolute cleanliness will be found val
liable in preventing and controlling
these parasitic troubles, as well as the
more serious diseases-hOg cholera
and tuberculosis.
Prevention OF Disease.
In dealing with the diseases Of hogs,
preventive measures must be most re-
lied upon. The animals must be givenl
dry and well-ventilated quarters, which
must be kept clean. Contrary to com
mon belief. hogs have some habits
which raise them above other domes-
tic animals from the standpoint OF
cleanliness. For example, unless
compelled 20 10 So. hog will not sleep
I'm its own filth. II part Of the floor
~ the pen Is raised and kept well
n bedded with straw. while the rest Is
not all excrcmcnt will be left on the
4 undecided portion of the floor and the
bed itself will be always clean.
In addition 10 cleanliness close az.
tention should be given 70 the feed, 50
4 that nothing may be fed that will con-
4 vey the germs Of disease, especially
4 tuberculosis to the herd. II the
n hogs are fed milk in any form OBJ
Il talned from cows kept upon the same
II farm. the cows should be subjected 10
\ the tuhorculin test. II they run with
4 the dairy cattle ~ the farm tuhcrcu-
81 lin test ~ an the cattle Is none the
d less desirable. Animals dead from
any disease should not be fed 90 IN"
hogs until the meat has been made
, safe by cooking. Skim milk or refuse
from public creamery should not be-
fed 10 hogs until II has been thorough
~ Sterllized.
Feeding and drinking places should
be- clean and the water supply pure.
, Unless the origin Is known to Dee UNI
contaminated and there has been no
possibility ~ Infection during It's
course. hogs should not be allowed ac-
cess 10 any stream. Wallows should
7 be drained out and kept filed up as
much ms possible. Al least once "a
{ month the quarters should be diSin-
tcctru with alr-slakcd lime or FIVE
per cent solution Of crude carbolic
acid These precautions will be-
found valuable aids In the destruction
Of the various animal parasites "a
well rs a protection from some morel
serious troubles.
Advantage Of Isolated Hog Houses.
The advantage Of Isolated hogl
houses, each accommodating few
hogs, rather than one large pIggcrv
wv NV 'llAAif AfAAAt ilAlN hNfl lflf|. VI
to previously. In districts WI
cholera is prevalent these are undou
eddy the best shelters. They ma
more difficult 10 carry contaEiOn o. 4
animals in the herd, and the de-
tlon Of one Of them I'm case of an 60
break does not entail a great expcr
An added advantage Is that they
/ be moved from Dlnce 10 DlaCp nS f....... i
cd. While more work Is nCcoss 4
feeding, the convenience and sf
from their use more than Offset
disadvantage.
Danger In lnbreeding.
While inhreeding is the surest l4l
quickest means 10 fix type, II should y
resorted TO with the greatest care. Il \
value OF the system is that Il enables
the breeder 10 Intensity desirable char