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Show Simple Precautions Can Eradicate Swine Losses American farmers can more than meet the government's increased pork production quota this year, officials of-ficials of the American Veterinary Medical association reported after a study of the swine production situation situ-ation in the nation's principal hog raising areas. "One-third of the pig crop usually dies before the pigs reach market age," the association president, Dr. H. W. Jakeman, reported. "If we can cut these needless losses only one-half we will far exceed ex-ceed the increased pork needs for lend lease and home consumption irrespective of the increased far-rowings far-rowings this year." Five major threats to the pig crop, which the farmer can avoid by simple precautions, were cited by Dr. Jakeman. These include internal inter-nal parasites, cholera, erysipelas, enteritis, and influenza. "The best safeguards against parasites and enteritis are to raise pigs on clean, fresh pasture, away from old hog lots which may be breeding grounds for disease," he said. The best safeguards against cholera and erysipelas are vaccination vaccina-tion while the pigs are young, so they will be immune to these diseases dis-eases until they can be marketed. Influenza and pneumonia can best be avoided by proper housing and care and by prompt veterinary diagnosis and treatment in case an outbreak occurs. "American farmers and veterinarians veterina-rians throughout the hog belt are working as never before to keep down swine disease losses by thorough thor-ough preventive and control measures, meas-ures, and we believe that the pork quotas nc w set up will not only be reached - but considerably exceeded. ex-ceeded. I |
