Hog Cholera 137 



tinal symptoms of the particular organ effected. If two or several or- 

 gans are effected the symptoms may be mixed with any one or several 

 of the following symptoms. 



Tlie body temperature indicates the presence of fever. The pigs 

 appetite is reduced or entirely suppressed. He may eat dirt or indiges- 

 tible food in preference to good food. The bowels are often constipa- 

 ted at the beginning of the disease. Blood or mucous may be passed 

 with die hard lumps. The constipation later runs into an offensive 

 smelling diarrhea. Pigs with cholera often bury the head or the en- 

 tire body in the bedding and if made to get up they have a tucked up 

 appearance and sometimes a peculiar characteristic hacking cough which 

 may be accompanied by labored breathing due to the lungs effected 

 with lung worm or hog cholera. The gait often shows weakness and 

 wabbling in the hind legs probab,ly due to effected kidneys. A pussy, 

 stick\ . irummv discharge mav come from the eyes and nose. The skin 

 on the under j)art of the belly, inside of the thighs, snout, or around the 

 ears is often reddish blue or purple due to cholera. 



A hog may have cholera and a very limited number of these symp- 

 toms be present. The ones present might be symptoms of some other 

 disease, so it is more dependable to determine by the conditions found 

 immediately after killing a sick hog or death. The conditions found 

 after death are not as easily confused with other diseases as the symp- 

 toms before death. 



Examination of the Carcass After Death (Post Mortem Condition) 



First of all, look for the red, bluish or purgle discoloration on the 

 belly, inside of the thighs, on snout or about the base of the ears. 



Examine the entire body for cuts, bruises, etc. which might have 

 caused the death by lock jaw, etc. 



The conditions after death are not the same in all hogs. Some may 

 have only one organ effected while others have several organs that show 

 lesions of hog cholera. Due to diis fact, a thorough examination is ne- 

 cessary. 



The conditions found on the internal organs are either those of 

 bursted blood vessels or ulcerations. The lymph glands which are ex- 

 posed Avhen the throat is cut cross wise may be specked showing rup- 

 tured blood vessels. Tliey may be swollen and red. or even a bluish 

 black color. Any body glands are subject to such conditions. The 

 glands are more often effected in pases 'of short duration. 



