Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1895 — Hog Cholera and Its Prevention. [ARTICLE]

Hog Cholera and Its Prevention.

Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Newspaper Bnlletin, No. 15. It is difficult to estimate the loss Indiana farmers have sustained from hog cholera and swine p agu~ this year. In some counrrieHTtwilt Tewch *25 000 and if | the whole state has suffered as much as the northwestern portion, the total will probably exceed J. 800,000. •: There are two diseases reap risible lor these heavy 1.-sses, hog cholera and swine plague. A* they are much alike iu sftßptouS§ and occur under similar conditions they may be treated as one His ~easp. Bill b are germ .diseases of such fatal character that only a small per cent, of the Hogs attack, .ed ever recager, Medtcitial t reatmeut is not very effectual. Preventive measures are more successful aud are the ones to be adopted. These diseases being due to germs, cannot exist without the germs being present. They are taken into the body with the fo->d, water and air. The closer animals come in contact, the greater the possibilities of spreading; hence, healthy and diseased animals should be separated as soon as the disease is recognized. The healthy hogs should be taken from the sick aud not the sick from the well, as in the latter case the excrement and secretions containing the contagious principles are left, iu the pen, on the ground, straw and troughs. During an outbreak it is better to have the herd divided in bunches of about fifteen, in smalj fN»tares f rather tiffin a lwM iTi a TSrge field. The hogs should not have access to ponds or wallows as this affords favorable conditions for the germs. The drinking water should be from deep wells. The food should be clean and often changed. If a hog has been separated from the herd and recovers it should not be returned to the herd for several weeks, as it is capabl • of giving the disease to ■ thers although it mav appear to be perfectly well. Hogs should not be placed in pens where the disease has been for three months. All dead animals should be burned or buried deeply iu places where bogs will not graze for a year. Diseased bogs should no; be driven through lanes or other public highways. The healthy hogs should be cared for first niid then the diseased, otherwise disease bearing material may be conveyed to the healthy. Clean the pens use plenty of air slacked lime on the floors lefore using again. v The following formula given by tlie Bureau of Animal Industry is 88 efficacious as any thing known as a pr- ventive and remedy. It has given fair results: —...- Wood charcoal, 1 pound. Sulphur, 1 “ S idium chloride. 2 pounds. Sodium hyposulphite, 2 “ Sodium bicarbonate, 2 “ Sodium sulphate, 1 poum£ Antimony sulphide, 1 “ Give a tablespoouful once a day to a 150 pound hog. Give in sh ppy feeds, as bran, middling, crushed oats, etc. It will cost about $1 to haye it filled.