Show MEASURES TO aft by U na A H FLOCKS and leg leo disease brought into state from wyoming vy oming causes utah Sheep men considerable worry r A young state eterina ak att f anat ri no need andu arm nn at this time among barding ID an 1 re S disease which has aig red d in one herd of sheep liebi leb city As soon as the rt of he disease w was as made to foun he took immediate and tic tie sta to prevent ltd its spread ceding to daniels canyon near er 4 he the affected ah and immediately had them and the carcasses cred ered i the other sheep in the herd placed under quarantine not e regular shipping pens but in al ial icah u constructed for that ose obe they u were ere loaded into a al train and transported to lehere they will he lie watched care the purpose of taking the p exposed t to the disease there that they might be fed on beet making it unnecessary ary for ito to irritate the mucous meme meine of the lips by browsing browa ingon on the er vege eget atin of the ranges e ecard cars in which the sheep were ere ported were ere immediately bisin d in the most thoi thorough ough and andas s sati itis manner the pens in which heep sheep had been fed at charles from aich which point they were ped cd to lehi were also ind and the earth was as plowed the p are in strict quarantine at lend all that may show symptoms he disease will be killed and the aes a es will be burned in the antime drastic preventive pre ventie metis meas will be taken tu check a spread ie e disease among the other sheep e exposed flock the sheep in flock even though they have exposed will be suitable in y a for slaughter and for hu consumption in the event none em show s symptoms of the dis to the origin of the disease in utah flock dr young is of the ion that it was nas communicated heep that may have hae been from wyoming herds by the eri ers of the band while it is not tely fixed that the sheep came i IVy wyoming oming the herd was as rely enlarged by pui put chase and it ely that some were taken from ming flocks they were used sed to the disease which did not lop until they had been trans ed to the utah range accord to tile tatt tato veterinarian eteri the abe ase ii a tim muru ro oz g anicin this originates in the tian tiani ting ot the gl gum i in ut of the mucous borane of the lip and the he le bew between een the hoof and the hide I 1 he leg lez foien foi in the breeding breedi nr places heg hetem crini these germs breed i i ing ng rapidity in old mae 0 in lr ir v marshy ground that has ll 11 I 1 i cont imitated by filth and in h that h 1 len contaminated by 7 th fc find lodgment on mucous membrane and spread wy tie e appearance of the disease la is aked ked a by dy ulcers on the lips an and d these ulcers spread rapidly ang in eath and disintegration of tishue the mouths become 7 and the sheep are unable to eat h gifol fol ing from inanition the I sheep are slowly starved to death the tile disease may be readily communicated to mankind if the germs eb caping from the tile diseased sheep find lodgment on the tile mucous mein membrane sheet rane of the lips or eyes or if they are lodged on a cut or abrasion and thorough cleansing by the use of strong antiseptics is neglected the cure foi the disease decord according to dr young is a thorough dip ping pini of the diseased sheep in the regular scab bies dip increased in strength about one fourth the affected parts must be treated by hand drubbing dr baing ebbing them with various antiseptics the best antiseptics for the hand dressing are a 1 solution of from 21 2 to 5 pei cent strength th of carbolic acid a dressing of 1 per cent strength of acid or phenol sod ique in local applications the dip composed of one half of 1 per cent of cr bylic acid with the oils found in coal tar dip are also used extensively the bureau of animal industry of the ament of agriculture with dr F E murray at its head in this state is operating cooperating co with the state veterinarian in his efforts to prevent the april id of the disease while the bureau do dw b not undertake the treatment of the disease di ease its members tire operating cooperating co with ith the state veterinarian by making specially careful inspection for sc abbie which is under the exclusive jurisdiction of this department all cases that may be dicov dico ered will be reported at once to the state veterinarian and will ill be gi given en prompt attention drastic steps will be taken for the tile protection of the other sheep of the state dr young who declares that the bureau of animal industry is giving full operation cooperation co in the matter says that with the aigid inspection carried on by the buteau and the irr impossibility of cases escaping these officials thre is no need of great apprehension on the part of the sheep men of the state the tile state board of sheep commissioners is also alo taking up the matter and will ill co operate ate with ith the state veterinarian no affected animal will be hecei received ved for interstate transportation both the state veterinarian and the budeau but eau of animal indus liy y being on guat cluid d to pi pie piment e ent the importation of any diseased di eit ed cheep into this state C R steart stew art secretary ot of the state aO elation speaking toi lot himself and toi lot E if callistein Calli stet president pies ident of the tion with ith the authority of the lat tet nude the folio following ing statement thi 4 i morning concerning the tile dis two to of neero bacil bais or lip and te ler disease among sheep in this aute state the utah state Wool growers association anocia tion hab has made a thorough investigation of the matter and can state positively that there have been only W two 0 cases in the state these thebe animals were ere promptly destroy ed and anti the carcasses cremated the peni pen in aich they were ere kept vere disinfected at once with ith minute care the carh carb in i which the other sheep of the band that had been deposed u ire t re shipped were like likewise ize di disinfected infected the tile entire band has hab been under the most rigid quai quat antine and no sheep othea than those in the band eie infect ed by coining coming in III contact with ith the tile diseased dibe abed sheep the sheep men have ha e nothing whatever ha teer to conceal in the th matter and anti wish ih the actual situation it ua to be fulla full given ne e have hae ha e learned conclusively conchill conc hlll that the to evv cases caseb were ere introduced in a band that na was bought in wo mag bv a local slaughtering laught ering him the disease had not developed to a point when hen IL I 1 L could be disco discovered vei ed in the inspection at the time the tile animals were ere for maci interstate state shipment the therefore passed the inspect on and no blame blaine can attach to the inspectors the utah bbate association ocia tion despies debit eb to elpi ess ebb its appreciation of the prompt measures taken by state veterinarian A C young to check any possible bible spread of the disease and to express its thanks to the state board of sheep commissioners commissio neis and to the bureau of animal industry for fur their co operation with all others other interested in the sheep business to get the situation well ell in hand before any serious ic ie quits are felt |