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not border on a railroad or public highway. Dogs, cats, barnyard 

 fowls and as far as possible rats should be excluded from the hog 

 quarters. 



If a sick hog is discovered it should be removed from the drove and 

 placed in temporary quarters in an isolated spot. In winter it should 

 be kept in warm, dr}^ quarters and ill summer the quarters should 

 be cool and well shaded. If the animal recovers entirely in the course 

 of a hay or two it may be returned to the drove. However, if it 

 does not respond to treatment and shows any symptoms that are 

 suspicious for cholera or if additional animals are taken sick a 

 qualified veterinarian should be called in order that there may be 

 no time lost in finding out whether or not the animals are affected 

 with cholera. 



The object in removing the sick animals from the herd is to prevent 

 the infection of the other animals, if possible. It, therefore, follows 

 that the person taking care of the sick animal should not go near the 

 remaining hogs and pigs. Another advantage in providing tempor- 

 ary quarters for the sick animals is that they can be burned if desired. 



If it is cholera the veterinarian should immediately report the 

 case to the Board as required by law. He will give the name and 

 address of the owner and the approximate weight of all apparently 

 healthy hogs and pigs that have been exposed to infection. The 

 report should be made over the phone or hj telegram. To keep down 

 expenses the telegram may read as follows : "State Livestock Sani- 

 tary Board, Harrisburg, Pa. Hog Cholera, Smith premises. Five 

 thousand pounds. John Blank." Immediately upon receipt of such 

 a report serum will be supplied free of cost, the veterinarian to be 

 paid by the owner. In most states the owner must pay one to two 

 cents per C. C. or on an average of about sixty cents per animal for 

 serum, in addition to expressage and the veterinarian's fee. Penn- 

 sylvania owners must agree to submit a report of the results ob- 

 tained from vaccinations, observe the provisions of the quarantine 

 order, properly dispose of the carcasses of all hogs and pigs that die 

 upon his premises and clean and disinfect his premises as instructed. 



Report blanks and orders of quarantine are sent when the serum 

 is supplied. One portion of the report blank is filled out by the 

 veterinarian and forwarded to the Harrisburg office in order that a 

 complete history of the case may be placed on record. The second 

 portion is filled out by the veterinarian as far as to give his name, 

 the date of vaccination, the number of hogs vaccinated, their tem- 

 perature, weight, the serial number of the serum used nnd the 

 amount injected into each animal. This blank is then placed in the 

 hands of the owner and he is expected to finish filling out the blank 

 and forward same to the Harrisburg office thirty days from the date 

 of disposal of the last case of hog cholera. All that is necessary for 

 the owner to do is to record in the vacant column whether or not 

 each animal is dead or alive, sign, date and mail the report. Space 

 has been provided for each point that the owner is to cover. 



The quarantine restrictions do not inflict a hardship on stock 

 owners as it does not tie up other stock nor their products. It covers 

 only hogs and pigs and the refuse from the hog pens and hog lots. 

 The quarantine order is read and explained to the liog owner, then 

 posted in a conspicuous place. This protects other stock owners 



