The Coconino sun., 1919-04-18
RELIEF FOR STOCKMEN
Livestock Sanitary Board Offers Help Against Black Leg and
 Hog Cholera

Stockmen all over Arizona will be interested in the newest activity of the State Livestock Sanitary board by which under the enactment by the leg islature, they are supplying those who need it with Black Leg" vaccine and Hog Cholera" serum in small quan- titles for just what they cost in big wholesale lots. After studying the ex- periences of other states and as a re- suit of considerable personal experi- mentation, State Veterinarian R. j.. Flight has procured stock of the most approved germ-free liquid vaccines. The black leg vaccine will cost 17h cents per dose. It is put up in bot ties containing 5, 10, 20, and 45 doses The hog cholera virus and the hog cholera serum cost k cents per cubic centimeter. Since the size of the dose varies with the size. of the hog, the cost per dose will vary from 45 cent Approximately to $1.50.
 Few people realize how great a drain black leg is on the state even now, and in spite of the fact that the disease is preventable. It is estimated that at least 25,000 young cattle have died in Arizona each year in the past few years, entailing los of approxi- mately $1,000,000 yearly to the cattle interests. The most exasperating part of the thing is that the loss could have been avoided entirely by care and at a very slight expense.
 When ,black leg gets started, it ir very hard to tell where it will stop. Cs,nra xx,hap ons,,,ol l,Ao lo,. area of range is liable to become in- fected.
 When an animal is infected, it get feverish and stamps around stiff and lame, for little while. Then swell ings appear on various parts of tho body. These swellings are usually or the legs, from which fact the disease gets it's name. In a few days, the ami nal dies. One dose of black leg vac cine which could be procured from the Livestock Sanitary board for 171s cents would have given the animal i'm munity for life.
 Hog cholera has been almost eradi- cated from Arizona. thanks to the CO., operations of the federal authorities and the state veterinarian. There is never any telling, however, as to when and where the disease will appear again, since the infection often re- mains in the premises for months, and hogs placed thereon may take the dis ease. There is little hope for the re- covery of hog stricken with cholera unless the serum can be administered very shortly after the animal is af- flicted. The. chief work of the farmer will be to save the rest of his stock The we'll animals should be treated with the hog cholera virus and serum. This gives them immunity from the disease.
 Unless the farmer has had experi- ence in administering the serum, he should call in a veterinarian as the treatment requires knowledge and skill. Should there be no veterinary surgeon in the neighborhood, notice should be sent to the Livestock Sani- tary Board at Phoenix and a veteri- marian will be sent out, as hog cholera iE any district is menace to the en- tire state.
 Administering the black-leg vaccine requires no special training. The stockman must have hypodermic syringe, which will help him measure the dose accurately. The vaccine is injected under the skin on the neck or behind the foreleg.
 Those desiring more information about these diseases and their treat ment should write to the Livestock Sanitary Board, Phoenix, Ariz.