Evening journal., 1919-06-25
KEEPING DOWN HOG
CHOLERA IN STATE
ProtectiveVa Only
Way to Control 1t,
Specialist Says
DIR. ZURKOW TELLS OF
WORK IN DELAWARE
N rhs E,enlng Ionrnal.

special 10 The Evening Journal
DOVER. June 25,-Many thousands Of
dollars are lost every year in Delaware
through hog cholera The only way io
control this disease, u is claimed, is by
protective vaccination. BY cooperation
Of the State Live Stock sanitary Board
with the United States Bureau OF Ami
mai Industry, Federal hog cholera
specialist has been looking after The
work here for more than a year. TINS
specialist. Or. IurkOw, makes the iol-
lowing statement.
The control Of hog cholera 10 Dela-
ware is centcred around protective vac
rination in infected neighborhoods win
The local praciicng Veterinarians as lhe
chief mediums through whom this
work h done Successful vaccination
is dependent on proper administration
and sufficient dosage of bolh serum
and virus. n there are visible signs OF
disease IN the herd TO be treated, a cor
rect di..-onsis is essential I'm order 10
know ihs> the hogs are free from other
ailments than hog cholera. Bad results
following vaccination arc very olien
due 20 the eXislence Of some disease
other than cholera IN The hogs at the
time Of vaccination.
ITO establish uniform method OF
vaccination and b. denonSirale The
efficiency of the preventative serum
treatment in infected neighborhoods, a
number OF demonstrations were held
In different sections Of The stale II Is
believed that these demonstrations re-
suited IN more genral and timly use or
serum. as shown by the records OF
1918. out of nearly Seo hogs OBJ
served in $50 herds, only 81 animals
were found too sick TO receive treat
ment
Having on several occasions demon
siratcd the proper methods OF vacclna-
lion TO veterinarians IN the State, they
were left 10 do the vacclnaiing when
ever needed. with occasional assistance
whenevcr IL was asked or deemed
necessary Tho work OF the Bureau
of Animal Industry In the control OF
hog cholera in cooperation with state
authorities. has been confined 20 MAX
ing diagnoses OF diseases Of swine and
occasionally OF other live stock, hold
ing posl-morlem examinations, and In
other ways assisting The state forces.
farmers and practicng veterinarians In
keeping down hog cholera.
"Threo important factors enter into
successful control OF hog cholera. They
are sanitation. proper and timely vac
cinqtion and quarantine Of sick animals.
Neither one OF the above means will
alone eradicate the disease. Sanitation
S an important means OF keeping hog
,hOlcra down In a State. This is par
iicularly true where cholera appears
In herd All sick hogs should then be
separated from the herd aud kept pen
ned up TO avoid The scattering Of
cholera Infection over the farm An
even better method in positive cases Of
iholera Infection Is 10 Immediately de-
troy those animals which show ad-
ganced symptoms Of the disease, as a
very small percentage Of them ever
recover even II treated with serum. All
pens that have harborcd sick hogs
should be thoroughly cleaned and the
litter and manure removed and spread
on a tlcld aud ploughed under The
action Of the sun Will soon destroy
the infected material In The field where
sick animals have been running al
large The pens and board fences
should be sprayed with a ten per cent.
solution Of cresol compound and after
wards whitewashed This method CON
scientiously followed viii to a great ex
'ent do away with occurrences Of hog
cholera on farms hereafter.
Proper disposal Of hogs that have
died from any cause whatever is very
Important part of sanitation. The prac-
tice OF leaving hog carcasses unde-
stroyed cannos be too strongly con
iemned. 10 shows on the part Of some
one lack Of appreciation OF The seri
business Of Tho offence and is great
Injustice TO the neighborhood. A con
siderable percentage OF ch9lcra out
breaks are iraccable Indirectly 10 care
lessness in not properly disposing Of
The carcasses Of animals that die on the
arm. The large number Of buzzards in
ms state are a factor IN carrying in
lection, which should be eliminated IL
We are to successfully combat hog
eholera and other live stock diseases" ."