Connecticut western news., 1918-11-21


ment OF Agriculture) -tss r.t
I'm dealing with the diseases Of hogs.
preventive measures must be most re-
He'd on. The animals must be given
cry and well-ventilated quarters, which
must be kept clean. Contrary to COM
mon belief, hogs have some habits
which raise them above other domes-
Tie animals from the standpoint of
cleanliness. For, example, unless COM
yelled to do so, hog will not sleep in
ffs own filth. If q part Of the floor of
the pen Is raised and kept we'll bedded
with straw, while the rest Is not, all
excrement will be left on the Embedded
portion Of the floor and the bed itself
Vim be always clean.
Attention to Feed.
In addition to cleanliness, close at
trntfon should be given to the feed,
20 that nothing may be fed that will
convey the germs of disease, especial
nv tuberculosis, to the herd. IL the
hogs are fed milk in any form OBJ
tanned from cows kept upon the same
farm, the cows should be subjected to
the tuberculin test. If they run with
tins dairy cattle of the farm, tuber
.eulfn test Of all the cattle is none the
4ess desirable. Animals dead from any
disease should not be fed to the hogs
until the meat has been made safe
by cooking. Skim milk or refuse from
q public creamery should not be fed
10 hogs until 1t has been thoroughly
sterfIized. -e -t..r' -rs--.-.. &c.. &c.,.
Feeding and drinking places should
De clean and the water supply pure.
Unless the origin is known to be I'M
contaminated and there has been no
possibility Of infection during it's
course, hogs should not be allowed &C
cess to any stream. Wallows should
NE drained out and kept filed up as
much as possible. At least once a
nponth the quarters should be disin-
fected with air-slaked lime or 5 per
cent solution of crude carbolic acid.
These precautions will be found valu-
AAfe, aids in the destruction of the va
hkfsus sanimal parasites, as well as a
4p9Otection from some more serious
tefouhlss.
w - I. Danger of lnbreeding.
F While inbreeding is the surest and
Nuickest means to fix type, 1t should
Ne resorted to with the greatest care.
The value of the system is that It en-
nbles the breeder to intensity desira-
NE characteristics in herd and
makes Improvement possible in a
shorter time than where selection
alone is used. 1t stands to reason
that If desirable characteristics can be
tkhensified, the same will be true Of
undesirable ones. Much of, the disas-
yer which seems to have followed in
Breeding has probably been due to the
Hbct that this point was overlooked
sr given only slight Importance, and
&hus loss of vitality and constitution
aEd susceptibility to disease have fol-
acwed Therefore If the young breed
kr contemplates inbreeding he should
avoid matings that tend to unite SINH
Gar defects. Not only should care be
Haken to prevent this In the animals
mated, but there should be no chance
of bad effects due to the inheritance
nj undesirable characteristics from
parents and other ancestors. Some of
the greatest work ever done in hog
breeding has been based on these prin-
kipIes.
M.The straight corn diet, which many
hogs receive from one years end to
khe other also lessons vitality, and the
researches of the Wisconsin expert
ment station have shown that this Is
Rrobably brought about by retardine
the development of the vital organs
Aminimum of inbreeding and a varied
die*, Including, especially for breeding
stock, ample range, will therefore bet
Der enable the herd to resist the at
lacks of disease. ...~-- ----... .-.
advantage of Isolated Hog Houses.
y -Fhe advantage of number of small
portable houses, each accommodating
few hogs, rather than one large pig
gerry for the entire herd has been re
feeved to previously. In districts
vffese cholera is prevalent these arr
undoubtedly the best shelters. The.
make 1t more difficult to carry con
kagfon 80 all animals in the herd, ant
Me destruction of one of them in cas-
tof an outbreak does not entail grea
expenSe. An added advantage is tina
lfheyr may be moved from place It
JpIaeen as needed. While more worl
Is necessary in feeding, the convent
ence, and safety from their use NOR
xhan offset this disadvantage.
Quarantine Restrictions
whenever any animals are brough
Ito THE farm, or when animals ar
brought from shows or from neighbOl
Ing farms, they should be kept apaI
from the rest of the herd for at leas
three weeks. If they have been Ell
ppsed to hog cholera or swine plagu
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