16 Hog Cholera. 



The results will be just as good and as Lasting as if lie paid a 

 professional fee for the same. 



INSTRUCTIONS FOB VACCINATING. 



Great care should be exercised in estimating the weight of the 



hog because on this must depend the amount of serum to be used. 

 If the weight is estimated too Low, and too small a dose of serum 

 is used, that hog is in as much danger of taking the cholera as if it 

 has no serum at all. On the other hand, if the weight is given too 

 high and too much serum is used, there is no harm done to the hog. 



If the disease is already present in the herd, great care should 

 he taken in separating the siek animals from the well. The only 

 way to make sure of them is by the use of the thermometer. Shake 

 thi' thermometer down each time before using and insert into the 

 rectum for two minutes, remove it and read the temperature. All 

 hogs that show a temperature of 103 degrees or more, should he left 

 in the pens and all having a temperature under 103 degrees should 

 he disinfected as described above, removed to new quarters, given 

 warm dry pens, a dry yard and then vaccinated with a double dose of 

 serum. The sick hogs should be left in the old pen which is then 

 disinfected and boarded up tight so that rats, poultry, birds, etc. 

 cannot enter. As fast as the hogs refuse to eat, they should be 

 taken to a convenient place where a big fire can be built and the 

 animal killed and the carcass burned. 



It must be remembered that while people and all farm animals 

 can handle or be continually in contact with the sick hogs and not 

 take the disease, yet they can carry it to other hogs. This being 

 the case, the farmer need have no fear of taking cholera in opening 

 the carcass to look for the spotted liver and kidneys as described 

 above. In bleeding and opening the dead carcass, it should be 

 placed on top of the wood pile so that all liquids and pieces of flesh 

 can be burned, even the water after washing the knife and hands 

 should be thrown on the fire to make sure that dogs, chickens, etc. 

 will have no chance to carry the germs to other pens. 



Till) VACCINATION. 



Great care should be taken to boil the syringe and wash the hands 

 thoroughly in the disinfectant described on page 12. The serum 

 should be warmed to body temperature. 



