The Natchitoches enterprise., 1919-11-06
| STRICT SAN TATION
IN CATTLE ABORTION
ANIMALS AFFECTED WITH THIS
DISEASE SHOULD BE SEPARAT.
ED FROM HEALTHY STOCK.
NO SPECIFIC YET FOUND
sanitation and Precautions AGAINST
Introduction of Abortion Dis
ease Are Measures Rec
commended.

Strict sanitation and precautions
against the introduction of the infec
ton from infected localities are the
measures in combating the abortion
disease of cattle recommended by Dr.
W. II. Dalrymple of the department of
veterinary science, Louisiana State
University
"A great deal of investigation has
been conducted in the abortion disease
OF cattle, as we'll as experiments with
Vacclnes. in the form of hacterins, or
Killed abortion germs, ETC., to try to
ind preventive that would be effec-
tive says DR.. Dalrymple. However,
according to the most reliable author.
ltles, nothing has yet been found that
can be considered a specific, although
many are advertised; and until some
thing has been obtained, which is to
be hoped may not be far in the future.
we VIII nave to rely on strict SANTA
ton for the best results: which must
De evident when it is stated that the
infection, according to those who have
investigated the matter most thorough
ly, Is introduced into the animals sys-
TEN through the medium of food and
water that has been contaminated nv
the injected discharges from the dis !
eased COW, or from the afterbirth or |
abortion, or both; and also by contact
with the bull that has previously
served an infected female.
All affected animals should be i'm
mediately and completely isolated.
"A thorough job of cleaning up
should be done, so as to leave the sta
bles or houses, where affected animals
nave been, as free of any infected ma
terial as possible. Everything inside
the stable should be flushed with hot
water, in which may be mixed some
effective germ killer, such as one or
the other of the coal-tar dips, in solu-
ton of about 5 per cent.
Lime should be freely used, and
especially where drains and bitches
connect with the buildings.
Where practicable, the stable or
building, after thorough cleansing and
should be left vacant
and open. for week or two at least.
People who attend on the affected
animals should have their duties con-
ined entirely to them, and should have
10 connection whatever with the
healthy stock.
"Or, if help cannot be spared for
his work alone, they should arrange
o. assve~soz.ass@s old oaothss,~ overaals,
nd shoes, that they may use and leave
n the infected premises, and which
nay ultimately be burned up: and
hey should have some disinfectant So
ltlon in which to sterilize, or disin-
act, their hands, ETC., before leaving.
Animals that have aborted should
ave their afterbirths removed as soon
possible and burned up; and the
terine (womb) and vaginal cavities,
nd the outside of the genitals and
III, as well as the limbs down to the
oOfs, should be carefully treated
18th good disinfectant. For the in.
'ctlon. IL to 1 per cent of lysol; -
nd for the outside, a somewhat =.
ronger solution.
1T is very important that every pre-
ution be taken to prevent the intro
Iction of the infection from infected
calities, through new importations,
i'd particularly among pregnant an
als."