Swine-Fever. 



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dism+ected immediately after use by thoroughly washing 

 them with water and coating them with limewash or with 

 carbolic acid and water, one part of carbolic acid being used 

 to twenty parts of water. 



Purchasers of swine should invariably keep newly- 

 acquired animals separate from the home herd for at least a 

 fortnight. 



Owners are urged to refrain from moving any swine from 

 off their premises unless they are satisfied that the whole of 

 their stock are free from disease. 



Under Section 4 of the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, 

 every person having in his possession or under his charge a 

 pig affected with swine-fever must keep that animal separate 

 from others which are not so affected. This provision of the 

 Act should as far as possible be carried out directly the 

 presence of swine-fever is suspected, and pigs so separated 

 should be attended by special persons, who should not under 

 any circumstances be allowed to come in contact with other 

 pigs on these premises, or elsewhere. 



The Board would also call attention to the importance of 

 the prompt notification of the appearance of any symptoms 

 of swine-fever, where the owner has any reasonable grounds 

 fur suspecting that the disease exists. Every person having 

 in his possession or under his charge a pig affected with or 

 suspected of swine-fever is required by law to give notice of 

 the fact with all practicable speed to a police-constable, and 

 there can be no doubt that the success of the measures taken 

 to prevent the spread of the disease will greatly depend upon 

 the promptitude with which this requirement is carried out. 



The Board are only empowered to pay compensation for 

 swine slaughtered by their instructions, and slaughter is 

 ordered in the interests of the public alone in cases in which 

 it is considered by the Board to be necessary in order to 

 prevent the spread of disease. Compensation is never paid 

 merely with a view to indemnify a pig-owner for the losses 

 sustained by him by reason of the outbreak of disease 

 amongst his swine. 



Although swine may not be moved alive from an infected 

 place, there is nothing in any Order of the Board to interfere 



