Show Cholera Control Most OS Desirable Best Main Maintained twined by Keeping Entire Herd Held Immune mune at All Times Ored by bJ the United States Department of Agriculture It has been suggested that efforts should be made to ell eradicate hog cholera in the United States Stute While eradication n Is desirable according to U. U G. G Houck II In charge of ot hog cholera control United States Department of Agriculture th the general distribution and prevalence of f the disease and the enormous expense make malie such a gi gigantic gigantic gi- gi gantic gantle undertaking Inadvisable especially espe espe- dally while large sums are being expended expended ex ex- ex by the federal and state governments governments gov gOY for for forthe the elimination of the southern cattle tick and the eradication eradication tion of bovine o tuberculosis and scabies of cattle and amI sheep Rigid Measures Required The eradication of of ho hog flog cholera would require the application of no noless noless noless less comprehensive e and rigid meas men measures measures ures than those adopted for the era eradication tit cation of fO mouth foot disease e In Inthis Inthis this his country and our hog industry IRIn is IR In lu no nJ condition to withstand such l l Furthermore says Doctor Houck muck we have an effectual practical preventive treatment a against hog cholera which Is not the time case caRe with tuberculosis and some of the theother theother theother other diseases with which we are con con- tending Therefore It E seems advisable advis- advis able to continue present efforts to minimize losses through the proper use of the preventive treatment rather rath rath- er than to attempt the complete eradication eradication cation of the disease A feeling of security was largely responsible responsible re re- re- re for the severe and widespread wide spread outbreak of cholera last fall Herds were comparatively ely free from the disease for a time and the owners owners own own- ers became negligent and failed to treat trent their hoi hobs hoys With so lar large e a a percentage of th the hogs In the country susceptible It ft was only natural that the outbreak spread rapidly far an and wide Control of Disease e Control of the disease Is best maintained maintaIned maintained main main- by keeping the entire herd Immune immune Im im- im mune at all times The Time nature of serum prod production is su such h that it cannot cannot canot can can- not ot be hastened to meet emergencies Ordinarily about 55 JJ days da s 's are required required re re- d to produce prod and test a quantity of the pro product ready for marketing Severe outbreaks like like- that of at last fall faU create a shortage In th the ther serum supply with Ith the r result result sult that many many herds are Infected before they can can- be treated |