Show how hog cholera can be worsted vaccinate when young and herd will be imm immune une says expert there Is only one way ray to prevent hog cholera and that la is by vaccination says george IL henderson county agricultural extension agent nt at large for the colorado agricultural college collage by taking proper precautions hog cholera although the most serious disease of hogs hoga and the only common disease which spreads rapidly and Is highly fatal becomes one of the easiest of hog troubles to control it Is a job for well trained men he advises veterinarians erin arians should be called to handle the job as carelessness in the use of the tha virus and serum la Is not only extravagant trava traya gant but dangerous vaccinated Vaccina ted pigs are immune for life but the cost of vaccination varies with the size of the pig the larger the pig the more costly the vaccination therefore the time to vaccinate pigs Is when they are small says mr henderson prevent cholera from spreading by exercising care in regard to importing ng s stock from rom infected areas and stock yards using teed feed which might contain pork products carriers such as dogs birds and trucks the use of virus in vaccinations according to the survey on nearly farms about 67 57 per cent of the farmers vaccinated vaccina ted to insure against loss about abode 33 per cent did not vaccinate last season seaon and about 10 per cent vaccinated vaccina ted after their pigs contracted cholera one of these farmers marketed only hogs from litters another lost 89 shoats and 13 sows bows his entire herd still another farmer lost in two or three days 20 head from a bunch of 00 that were ready for market in still another herd 53 out of the 50 59 hogs died after these and other outbreaks the herds were vaccinated vaccina ted and although some salvage was made the losses were staggering and the vaccinating expensive vaccinate pigs when they are ara small it Is cheaper says henderson |