160 Necrotic Stomatitis 



Churn the above till they mix and have a milky appearance and 

 add 9 parts of water. 



The kerosene emulsion can be used in dipping tanks or with a 

 sprinkler. 



I NECROTIC STOMATITIS 



; Decay of the Bones and Tissues of the Mouth 



GENERAL DISCUSSION 



Necrotic Stomatitis may be found in either shoats or suckling pigs. 

 I have never observed a case in aged hogs. 



The germs are discharged from the body with the saliva and the 

 bowel passages, which explains how it may be spread in a herd by a 

 common feed trough fighting or picked up with jcorn fed in pens that 

 harbor infected hogs. 



SYMPTOMS 



In shoats the disease , usually begins in the gums. In pigs I have 

 more often noticed it first on the sides of the head where they tusk each 

 other while nursing. The affected tissue is at first red or bluish red 

 very tender and bleeds easily. | 



After a few days the tissue begins to decay and may fall out or the 

 bone and tissue may decay together with a characteristic foul odor. The 

 pigs become weak and are not able to demand their share of the food and 

 they slobber at the mouth and champ the teeth. The course may cover 

 a number of days or last only a few days. Where I have observed the 

 disease, from 10 to 30 per cent of the heard usually die with the disease 

 if no precaution is given. 



TREATMENT 



If possible separate the effected pigs from the well ones and do not 

 feed them out of the same troughs or bucket since the saliva and bowel 

 passages of effected pigs are common carriers of this disease. Thor- 

 oughly clean all pens, feeding and sleeping quarters and sprinkle such 

 places with water containing 1 pint of creolin or sheep dip to each gal- 

 lon of water used. 



