Show Veterinarian Explains How to Prevent Hog Flu Though Influenza In hogs hOts does es not cause deaths directly the disease opens the way for dangerous com com- complicating complicating complicating diseases especially pneumonia pneumonia monia inonia To help avoid troubles ho hog producers should pa pay careful at- at attention attention at attention in fall and winter to the shelter and feeding of or pigs sas sa's says Dr II C II of or the vet vet- veterinary veterinary veterinary I division University farm St SL Paul The sleeping quarters should he be spacious enough and warm enough so that pigs will not huddle to- to together together to together gether or pile Mile upon another They should be kept dry and free from drafts A diet that Is laxative laxa laxa- laxative laxative I tive and easily digested should be provided Alfalfa meal linseed meal or cottonseed meal mead when incorporated Incorporated with the ration helps much to accomplish this tills end Fresh resh clean water should be available available a at nt all tI times m es Swine In Influenza usually develops very suddenly As a rule the entire herd sickens within a da day or two The temperatures of pigs sick with swine lIu ho are usually raised lj s lose their desire for food and may eat cat only small amounts or refuse food entirely Affected pigs dis dis- dislike dis- dis dislike dislike like to move mo but prefer to lie around or Jerky breath breath- breathing ing hag Is characteristic and a vio vio- violent violent lent spell of coughing Is not un- un uncommon uncommon un uncommon common A practicing veterinarian should be called ut once when this dis- dis disease disease dis disease ease Is suspect suspected ell Ills counsel first firstIn firstin firstIn In reco recognizing the disease and md sec sec- second second ond In directing the care and man man- management management management of affected animals wilt will wilthel help hel to prevent ent the losses from both swine flu and md complicating diseases |