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LOSS OF THE USE OF HIND QUARTERS 



[Improperly Called Kidney Worms) 



There is a worm living in the fat surrounding the kidneys and some- 

 times found in the kidneys proper that causes urinary disorders but has 

 no connection whatever with the lost use of the hind quarters. 



Kidney worm is so infrequent that I do not consider a discussion of 

 any use in this book. 



Hogs go down in the back for four reasons. They are bred wrong, in- 

 juries, hard floors and paralysis. The last is dealt with in the following 

 pages. 



Some families of hogs within the various breeds of hogs have too 

 straight a back on them. That is, the back is not well arched and they 

 give away in that part of the anatomy. Such families will go down if 

 confined on hard concrete floors. 



TREATMENT 



When hogs go down in the back, feed a nourishing ration of oil meal 

 middlings, tankage, etc., but less fat formers such as corn and thereby 

 reduce the weight. Blister the loin and hips with a strong lineament and 

 often they will get able to go over the scales to the slaughter house. 

 In my opinion, there's no reason why hogs with such breed weakness 

 should not be used for meat. 



Avoid the use of straight backed sires and dams. I do not adVocate 

 breeding fish backed hogs but all hogs should have some arch in the back. 



RHEUMATISM 



(Lameness) 



The cause of rheumatism is not well established. Exposure to cold 

 and dampness are given as inducive to it. Cooling off of animals quick- 

 ly is another cause. Often animals that have their weight reduced rap- 

 idly develop rheumatism. 



