DISEASES OF SWINE 167 



BRONCHITIS 



Cause : Lung worms, poorly ventilated sleeping quar- 

 ters, sleeping in straw stacks, in manure heaps, over- 

 heated, filthy pens, where the animals inhale irritating 

 gases given off the bodies of other hogs, and from filth. 

 Smoke and dust are very common producers of 

 bronchitis. 



Symptoms: Breathing fast, appetite poor, slight rise 

 in temperature and coughing. The hog is dull and 

 stupid, refuses food, but drinks water frequently. 



Treatment: Preventive; avoid the above named 

 causes, but when hogs become affected, move them to 

 clean, well ventilated quarters, avoiding dust and gases, 

 disinfect bedding and floors with some good disinfectant, 

 as Crude Carbolic Acid, sprayed. Also give large doses 

 of the hog regulator and tonic as prescribed on the first 

 page of this chapter. Feed vegetables, or any easily 

 digested food, and hot wheat bran mashes. 



In case the disease is due to lung worms, confine the 

 animals in a closed shed and permit them to inhale the 

 steam from Turpentine and water for a few minutes, by 

 placing water and Turpentine in a tin receptacle holding 

 about two gallons, and inserting heated bricks or stones 

 into the solution. 



CASTRATION 



This is generally understood by every stockraiser, 

 yet there are some points many do not know. For 

 instance, you should use in this operation an antiseptic 

 solution, as Carbolic Acid or Bichloride of Mercury. 

 Wash thoroughly with antiseptic yours hands and knife, 

 also the seat of operation and make your incision as low 

 as possible to permit the pus to drain out nicely. If this 

 is not practiced, the pus will become absorbed into the 

 blood, producing blood poison, which may produce death, 

 or at the best will cause the hog to become stunted, 

 whereas, if the operation is performed properly, the hog 



