| Show losses from hog cholera lowest raising animals under mclean county system Is emphasized pepa prepared red by the united states state department of agriculture nog hog cholera seeing to be slightly less prevalent this year than last and last year losses from the disease wore were the lowest since the states department of agriculture has been keeping records dr U G houck associate chief of the bureau of animal industry announced in a summary of information assembled from thirty one states in four of these states however indiana michigan nebraska und and ohio hog cholera Is more prevalent than last year approximately ther the same of cholera as last year was reported for colorado kentucky north Caro carolina llna texas illinois mississippi tennessee and wisconsin less cholera reported in alabama california georgia kansas maryland oklahoma south dakota virginia washington t virginia arkansas iowa florida idaho louisiana missouri south carolina utah and oregon observers report less lesa cholera till this year than last with the exception of three states the decreases are slight but oklahoma reports a reduction of GO 00 per cent lou island 40 per cent and idaho 30 per colit cent the hog cholera situation tn in general said doctor blouck seems to be somewhat better than last year according to our information there has been considerable increase tills his year over ever last year in tile the amount of immunization against hog cholera in fifteen of the thirty one states there was no appreciable difference in nine states and an seven states report less immunization tion than last year doctor bouck referred to a report from idaho stating 1110 most of the hog cholera cla olera of recent months occurred on farms where there lind had been purchases nt at public grounds of laed animals A middle western vet explained occasional breaks of the serum scrum usually occurred when too little attention Is given to tile the condition of the herd immediately prior to immunization the consequence of administering virus when the animals were not in fit physical condition to receive it IL in such cases losses are likely to be severe harm done by vendors vendora doctor houck also quoted tin an observer of the swine industry in nebraska as saying that vendors of swine remedies have become increasingly prevalent during the last few years in nebraska to in many cases they aliey have caused owners of sick herds to delay in securing competent v veterinary e ter assistance until too late to save their hogs flogs in other cases the remedies fed to prevent sick sickness nesa have actually caused sickness tills observer also emphasizes the desirability of raising hogs hog under the ll clean county system of sanitation as sponsored by the united states department i of agriculture comments on the desira billay of feeding boi enhanced lanced rations and emphasizes tile the advisability of immediately employing a competent veterinarian when disease appears la in a herd |
