Show pathologist URGES vaccination OF ALL HORSES jall C outbreaks of equine encephalomyelitis brain fever among horses have been reported from several communities of the state this season eason and andar dr D E madsen head of the veterinary science d department e part ment at utah state abric agric agricultural ul college says that while there probably will be no serious outbreak 1 of the disease locally farmers should shoud take preventive steps seeps at once by having their horses I 1 vaccinated vaccina ted the chick vaccine that has been developed has been proved beyond a doubt and will ward off the disease whenever it threatens but the vaccine must be used in time and administered by a skilled veterinarian eri it is not a cure but a preventive and dr madsen says that two weeks are required before complete immunity can be guaranteed for this reason farmers should vaccinate their animals before the disease enters the community after the animal once contracts the malady dr madsen says that good god care and treatment have provid proved to be the most beneficial practice ice packs on the head will quiet the animal and ease easa the pain large quantities of water are desirable although in id some instances it is necessary to adain admin administer is the water by means of a tube because often a paralysis of the throat which accompanies the disease will prevent the horse from swallowing nationally na the department of agriculture has reports on more than a thousand cases this year from 13 different states which is a definite increase over the number of cases normally reported for this time of year most of this trouble seems k to to be centered in the midwest but such extreme extreme points as florida and california have reported presence of the disease |