Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-09-26
HOG NAL ADV SHOWS SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT.
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ease is showing tenOenCy 10
spread and there are now several
cases at Grove Hill. DR.. Splitter
has inoeulated a number of hogs
in. that section. Everyone should
resort to this method as it is the
only known preventative. So
far as known this disease has APP
peared in this county, only in the
Grove Hill and Shenandoah sec
tious.
DR.. J. G. Ferneyhough, State
Veterinarian, of Richmond, WIS.,
tied Shenandoah City last Fri
day and examined many hogs.
A hog was killed and examined
BY Drs. Ferneyhough, L. K.
Splitter and E. J. Wills. This
! was the first hog examined by
veterinarian and the three doc
tors at once pronounced the dis
ease to be hog cholara in viru-
lent form. Last Friday Night
sections of the liver, spleen and
other organs Of the slaughtered
animal were sent to the Patho-
logical Department of the Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry, WASH
ington, D. c., that the diagnosis
might be confirmed.
/ The spread Of hog cholera, DR..
Ferne, hough said could be stop
p1d Iny BY incubation of heal
thy hogs. Hogs which get the
cholera he said usually die. The
r-sult of the incubation of in
fected hogs is uncertain but it is
a sure preventative i'll case of
healthy hogs. The State Veter-
marian advised the incubation
Of all hogs within a radius Of ten
miles of tile infected area. He
has no faith in home remedies,
such as turpeitine.
The State Veterinarian also
examined hogs i'll all infected
area near Harrisonburg. The
disease also exists at Winchester
a nd in many other sections of the
State.
Since the experts pronounce
the case as hog cholera Dr.. Spit
Ter, OF Luray, has inoculateG
hundreds Of hogs around Shen'
andoall, giving the work prac-
tically all of his time for the
past week. The progress Of the
| disease has been very decidedly
| checked and the daily mortality
among tile swine reduced to a
very few day.
/ There are two kinds of hog
cholera. acute and chronic. A
cases are acute in the beginning
II the animal survives the acute
stage which lasts only a few
| days, the case becomes chronic,
aud the animal may live several
weeks and even recover, but a
hog that has had cholera is
Seldom of any future value. The
disease principally affects the
lungs or the intestinal area or
both.
The State law requires that
all CarCaS>ts should be buried or
burned at once. Violation of
this requirement is punisha ble
by heavy fine. Well hogs
should be removed as far as pos
slble from sick ones. Dogs, pig
cons, buZzards and human beings
are DANGEROUS carriers Of cholera
germs. Dogs should be confined
or tied if possible. People should
stay away from the locality of
sick hogs as there is imminent
danger OF carrying the germs OIL
tile shoes. The sick ANIMALS
should be kept away from all
running streams. The spread of
the disease from Shenandoah to
Grove Hill is confidently attrib.
uted to a worthless dog.
DR.. Ferneyhough, the State
Veterinarian has sent this Office
tue following instructions which
should be followed in the hog
cholera epidemic
Don't take a cllance-protect
your hogs from Cholera and
Hemorrhagic Septicemia."
1t is advised that you have
your hogs inoculated Immediate
ly with the "TrlpIe Treatment"
to prevent hog cholera and hem
orrhagic septicemia.
This treatment consists of
giving each animal a small dose
OF the virus, which is the active
principle chat produces hog chol-
era a sufficient dose of the pro-
tectlve serum to prevent the dis
ease, and at the same time a dose
of homorrhagic septicemia bac-