Show GLANDERS GLANDER SIS IS MOST IN infectious DISEASE ks there Is no cure for croudle Tro te it Is best to destroy affected animal at once glanders Is an infectious disease af feeling horses and sometimes attacks man one of the symptoms Is the formation of ulcers in the nose and a discharge mixed with blood but without in offensive odor from the nose the elands under the jaw often swell swellings Swelling often soften occur on the legs ul cra berst sometimes form on the skin the coat la is apt to be dull affected horse loses flesh the discharge from the nose contains tho germs which shows how easy it Is for a horse ta infect a waterlog watering trough or manger mang cr it also gives an idea of the care that needs to be exercised when glanders Is 8 in a community in order to keep well horses from becoming infected borses that come from a distance whether brought by horse traders tin im 1 migrants or gypsies gyp sometimes are affected and so spread the contagion there Is no cure for glanders andi and being so contagious it has been found best to kill horses the sooner they are killed and destroyed the less danger of other horses becoming infected this Is so much of a community problem that most states pay the owner of a gla horse that Is killed by one of the agents of the state a part of its value it Is not always possible to diagnose glanders from the symptoms A test called the mullein ln test can be used to determine v m hether a horse has glanders or not this test Is very reliable glanders also attacks humans and is usually fatal care should be taken in handling a horse the infection comes through some of the glanders pus getting into the eye or gaining entrance through the skin where it is cut or scratched in case a horse is suspected of having glanders report to the state live stock sanitary board or your state veterinarian eri and a deputy will be sent out to investigate the case and it if it is glanders proper steps will be taken north dakota experiment station |