East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-24


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son for his immunity to the Walking
Disease trouble, his system may bc
capable of better and more thorough
assimilation of all foods. Wheat hav
is known to be deficient III lime or cal
cium phosphate and certain vitamines
found principally in the leaves of cer-
tain plants and because this is used as
the principle roughage food through
out the whole Inland Empire district
II is thought that the real cause OF
the so-called Walking Disease troubles
has its origin in an essential mineral
and vitamine deficiency. 1t should be
stated that there has been Eiuch ex-
perimental work done in this connec-
tion within the past year and now it is
definitely known that there are some
nine essential minerals that must be
had in certain minimum amounts,
either from mineral stores reserved
within the body or from foods When
some of these are not available, mark
ed disturbances of bodily functions
take place and death frequently re-
suits. Certain of these nine minerals if
entirely withheld will produce death
n so short a time as a month.
A careful observation of Walking
Disease outbreaks will reveal that
twice as many mares that have foalded
colts during the year die, compared
with those which have not, together
with those geldings and mares that
are making,a a considerable growth and
have worked quite regularity and
heavily throughout the year, and those
animals that are forced to rough ii
with but little whole wheat to be had
from the header dumpings, will be
found the ones to show Walking Dis
ease trouble. Milk cows fed on wheat
stubble and pasture are also found to
3uffer from the disorder.
Tho treatment from medicinal
standpoint, if the essential mineral
deficiency presumption is correct,
would be to supply these in the form
of stock tonic or lick; this should
comprise Sulphur. Ferrous Sulphats.
Magnesium SlIlphate, Calcium Phos-
phate, Potassium, Ricarbonate, So
dium Bicarbonate and Sodium Chlo-
ride. This mixture should he placed
in box under a shed, away from the
destructive tendency of the weather,
where the animals might have access
to it.
In addition to the nine essential
minerals, Calcium Manganese, Sodium,
Potassium, Iron, Chlorine Iodine,
Phosphorus and sulphur, are two 9th
er chemically unidentified substances
designated by McCollum, the discover
err as Fat Soluble A and Walter Solu-
BILE b. By some these two as yet un-
Identified substances are further split
! up into vitamines. This much is al
ready known regarding Fat Soluble A.
/ Il is found in animal fats, fresh leafy
vegetables, the grains are poor in it.
Water Soluble d is found in yeast. egg
yolk, germs of seed, leaves of fresh
| immature plants. Both OF these pro-
duets are necessary to growth and life
| They are both to be found in the
leaves Of immature plants both are tc
be found in yeast, hence the best ra.
lions to supply these products would
be well leafed second and third cut
| ting of alfalfa hay and the most con
centrated form Of essential vitaminei
/ to be had would be in yeast cakes
| One yeast cake in warm water SHOULD
be given night and morning to badly
ailing animals. Alfalfa hay should b,
fed to the entire band. This coulC
well be mixed with wheat hay or othe
mature and non-leaf bearing forage
Alfalfa hay contains an unusua
amount Of calcium phosphate ant
other minerals and by feeding this th
mineral requirements of the body ma,
be kept up to more than the norma
requirement. Alfalfa hay containinl
much protein balances well with whea
hay and makes a very satisfactor
balanced ration for horses. 1 hav
really never found a case of Walkin
Disease in band of horses that ha
access to alfalfa hay. though it be bu
part of the time. Along with this ra
tion treatment of ailing bands of hors
es should be carried out a vaccinatio
treatment to protect them from Hem
orrhagic Septicemia, n disease that
widespread and frequently attack
animals only when they are in a ru
down condition.
Within the last month several re
ports have come from the wheat dis
tricts of Eastern regon that thi
trouble is again appearing. We attr
hute the start Of this disorder to tn
wet fall. Practically all shattere
wheat in the field and that in tn
header dumpings has sprouted an
its food value has been largely destroy
I'd, hence animals that have bee