Show FARM TOPICS LARGE ARGE HOG LOSSES ARE FROM PROM DISEASE I Best Plan Is to Keep Swine From Any Infection By Dy Dr C C C. D. D Veterinarian North Carolina Agricultural College Service Keeping swine free from diseases and parasites is one of the biggest problems in hog production Heavy losses are arc suffered by farmers whose pigs arc are stunted by diseases and parasites 1 Since some of the diseases are hard to cure and many prove fatal tatal in a large larce number of cases the best method of disease control is to keep the swine from getting infected A clean pasture for tor the hogs to range in is much better than an old hog lot and particularly a muddy lot Outbreaks of infectious enteritis or becomes a serious threat in warm damp weather This disease kills many pigs and stunts others so they cannot grow into profitable hogs The organisms which cause enter enter- enteritis enterItis enteritis itis multiply rapidly in warm damp weather and lurk in muddy lots where they can attack whole herds in a short time Sometimes hogs suffering with en en- enteritis enteritis enteritis have been vaccinated with hog cholera serum and virus Farm Farm- Farmers ers are urged not to do this be be- because because cause the serum and virus are for treating cholera and no other dis dis- dis- dis ease If It you are not sure what is the matter with your pigs consult a county agent or a veterinarian |