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COXTKOL 



The control of this disease requires the combined action of the 

 owner, the local veterinarian in reporting ontbreaks, and prompt 

 action on the part of state officials. Jnst so long as glanders is 

 as prevalent as at present, it is verv difficult for the most careful 

 owner of horses and mules to fully protect himself against the 

 disease. Ghuiders may be introduced by purchasing animals 

 suffering from the malady in the latent or hidden stage, or, the 

 horses may become infected from the public driuking troughs. 

 Mangers used in another stable where badly diseased horses have 

 been fed or watered, may be the source of infection. When 

 purchasing additional animals to replace others, they should be 

 promptly mallein-tested. Ordinarily there is but little danger 

 in purchasing young horses from country districts, but it is not 

 wise to purchase old horses from cities, commonly knowTi as 

 " seconds,"' unless they are first mallein-tested by a competent 

 veterinarian. In this way one is able to protect the rest of the 

 horses to a large measure. 



DISIXFKCTIOX 



Before disinfecting, give the stable a thorough cleaning. The 

 ceiling and walls should be swept free of cobwebs and dust, and 

 any accumulation of rubbish removed. Decayed wood or man- 

 gers and floors should also be removed. All filth and dirt should 

 be scrubbed from the woodwork, etc., with a hot soda solution. 

 All manure and refuse should be removed and buried or saturated 

 with some good disinfectant. Any of the better disinfectants can 

 be used for this work, but probably either cresol I". S. P. in 

 a three-per-cent solution, or carbolic acid five-per-cent solution 

 will answer as w^ell as any other. The former can be prepared by 

 mixing four ounces of cresol to each gallon of water, the latter 

 by adding six and one-half ounces of carbolic acid to each gallon 

 of water. They can best be applied with a spray pump. 



