28 The Care of Animals 



YARDS AND CORRALS 



Yards and corrals in which animals have been con- 

 fined for feeding or other purposes should be thoroughly 

 renovated at least once a year, preferably in the spring. 

 All manure, litter and rubbish should be removed, and 

 puddles should be drained or filled. If any loose earth 

 remains it should be carried away; but if this is not 

 possible it can be stirred several times by means of a 

 harrow or hoe, to allow the sun free access to it. If 

 any sheds exist, they should be thoroughly cleaned and a 

 coat of whitewash or other disinfectant applied. Allow- 

 ing the yards and corrals to remain unoccupied through 

 the summer is an excellent method of disinfecting. 

 Weeds should not be allowed to grow in the j^ard. 



QUARANTINE 



Quarantining is the separating and isolating from 

 healthy animals of those suffering from a contagious 

 or infectious disease. Whenever there is suspicion of 

 a contagious disease the animals should be quarantined 

 until the nature of the disease is known. Healthy 

 animals should be removed from those that are sus- 

 pected, and taken to quarters where no sick animals 

 have been confined. This is better than to remove the 

 sick animals from the healthy, leaving the latter in 

 infected quarters or on ground that may have become 

 infected from the excretions of the sick animals. 



Care should further be taken that the healthy ani- 

 mals are not exposed by means of infected food, water- 



