Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-03-25
VETERINARY ADVICE!
By DR.. H. D. Linker. Hope. Arkansas
Hemmorhagic Septicemia of Cattle,
commonly called Corn Stalk Disease
of Cattle and Game Plpgue.

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Of Cattle and Game Plegue.
This disease of cattle which I.
prevalent throughout the Northwest
South and the Southwest. Practic'
ally 90 percent. Of all cattle that be-
come infected with this dieease di'
unless treated very early in tb-
course of the disease.
Being an infectios disease with a
high percentage of fatalaties, there
are preventive measures which are
imperative in checking the spread
of the infection and protecting ami
mails that are not infected. from the
germ OF the disease. fri
Cause - .@bNlkanO
TO use stristly professional term
Hemorrhagic Septicemia is probably
caused by Bacillus Bipolaris Bowl
septicus.
. The germ exists naturally in soil,
feeds and in the excretions of infec-
ted animals. When cattle run down
in health, underfed or in a general
debilitated condition, these germs
attack them producing the symptoms
OF Hemorrhagic- Septicema. 1t Is
usually from two to fourteen days
from the time an animal is exposed
to infection until the symptoms be
come apparent.
Symptoms
The general symptoms of the So
called corn stalk disease, or Hemorf-
hagic Septicemia in cattle are:
Swelling under the jaw, brisket or
other portions of the body, Intense
itching of some part of the body. ot
maniacal symptoms, such as; whiri-
ing on the hind leg and lowing
knuckling of the hind fetlocss
champing of the jaws, which condi'
ton Is often called Mad Itch" The
neck may be twisted to one side
Constipation and Dicrrhea may ot
present and the temperature VIII
run from normal to very high. The
animal will breathe with difficulty
will lose appetite and discharge
from the nose will be in evidence.
Any or many of these symptns
may be present, or the animal may
show only one depression and be
dead in a few hours. The disease
usually lasts from six hours to sever
al weeks. Treatment of the disease
animals, unless they can be treated
early in the disease, is praticafy
useless, as about 80 percent. of AL
affected cattle die.
This disease can be prevented ny
done after competent. graduate
Veterinarian has made diagnosis. as
there is danger of mistaking this
for other diseases, having some sim
liar symptoms.
The treatment and vaccination
should be left to the Veterinarian.
All well cattle quartered near an
animal so affected should be changed
to new pastures or new quarters and
the feed boxes, stalls. and drinking
places should be thoroughly disinfec-
ted, either with Chloride of Lime, or
some other strong disinfecing agent.
The bodies of dead animals that have
died from this disease should either
be buried in quick lime or burned
No animal should be quartered or
pastured or allowed to feed or water
in the vicinity where an animal az
fected with Hemorrhagic Septicema
has been kept.
Cracked Heels (Horses) Sratches or
Chaps on Knees and Hook.
This usally sets in with swelling.
heat. and tenderness of the hollow Of
the heel The hair will stand stiff
and straight. and in white skinned
animals the skin will turn red and
fever Will be evident. in irritable
horses this usually occasions extreme
stiffness and lameness. Slight
cracks soon appear transversely and
may gain depth and width. More
frequently, however, they become
covered at the edges or throughout
by rust or scabe resulting from
the drying of the liquids thrown out
the skin becomes Increasingly thick
and rigid. A similar condition oc-
curs behind the knees and in front
of the hooks and may extend from
this point to the hoof. virtually in
casing that side of the limb in a
permanent trust or sheath.
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