Morgan County News | 1951-08-10 | Page 4 | Intestinal Disease Hits Numerous Swine Herds

intestinal disease hits numerous swine herds thousands of pigs to in major swine producing states state s have been stricken with an intestinal disease regarded as the most serious of its kind ever seen in the US the american veterinary medical association reported that transmissible gastroenteritis has wiped out the entire pig crop on some farms arms no swine raising farm can consider itself completely safe from the disease the warned symptoms are severe scouring vomiting and dehydration there is rapid loss of flesh in spite of the fact that affected pigs continue to nurse until they die at present no drug can be recommended as a standard treatment for this infection only possible means of control is to keep healthy breeding stock and healthy utters litters completely out of contact with sick animals and away from houses bouses and grounds where outbreaks have occurred