Show veterinarians urge war against swine diseases the governments recent appeal for increased swine production as an aid to national defense has had one quick result in most rural communities muni ties farmers are exerting new vigilance to guard against prevalent swine diseases which annually take a toll of nearly 30 per cent of the nations hog population hog cholera is being looked upon as public enemy no 1 in the current drive to reduce swine losses because cholera kills more hogs than any other single disease veterinarians and livestock officials are urging utmost possible vigilance against fresh this season and prompt control measures wherever cholera may make its appearance symptoms of the disease include sluggishness a tendency to pile up partial or total prostration fever and scours at the first signs of such symptoms a veterinarian should be called the best insurance against this th is no 1 swine killer is to have pigs against cholera around weaning time says the american foundation for animal health report when pigs are young they require less serum and virus and the immunization generally lasts until they are ready for market cholera generally strikes so swiftly and kills so quickly that there is tittle little that a farmer can do once his hogs are down with the disease that is why immunization is the best insurance against cholera losses |