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LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY 
Combating Abortion 
Will you print the best method of fight¬ 
ing contagious abortion? Since the first 
of the year 1924 we have had three of a 
herd of 20 to lose their calves prema¬ 
turely. Some advise inoculation. What 
do you think? j. w. 
Maryland., 
While no specific remedy has been 
found for the contagious abortion disease, 
which is caused by the germ known as 
Bacillus abortus, of Bang, and which is 
sometimes associated with other germs, 
the disease may be got rid of in time by 
a correct method of disinfection, isola- 
tipn, treatment and special feeding. 
Wherever possible the treatment should 
be directed by a qualified veterinarian, 
and in all cases of sterility, irregular 
breeding, retention of the afterbirth and 
abnormal discharge, he will have to apply 
su h local treatment as he finds indi¬ 
cated. 
As to vaccination, it may be stated that 
a time vaccine which contains live but 
weakened germs of the disease, when in¬ 
jected into a susceptible heifer or cow, 
causes a mild, protective attack of the 
disease, is the only form of biologic which 
has proved fairly successful. Serums 
and bacterins which do not contain live 
germs of the disease, are also being used, 
but thus far have not proved satisfactory. 
Nor is vaccination recomended for gen¬ 
eral use, as it contains live germs and 
therefore does not eliminate the infection 
and possibly may introduce or perpetuate 
it in a herd. Vaccination should only be 
done in a herd that is thoroughly impreg¬ 
nated with the disease, with the full un¬ 
derstanding and consent of the owner 
and by a qualified veterinarian. It is 
applied to heifers and cows two months 
before they are bred ; never to a bred ani¬ 
mal. Treated cows and all cows that 
have aborted, retained afterbirths or had 
an abnormal discharge should be kept 
isolated. These should have special treat¬ 
ment applied to the womb, and in some 
instances the ovaries, by the veterinarian. 
Meanwhile the owner may do well to 
syringe out the genitals of every dis¬ 
charging cow once daily with a gallon 
or more of bloodwarm (100° F.) boiled 
water containing two tablespoons of salt. 
Cleanse, disinfect and whitewash the sta¬ 
ble. including floors and gutters. As a 
disinfectant use a mixture of one part of 
compound cresol solution to 30 parts of 
water, or one part of coal tar disinfectant 
and 20 parts of water. Mix 1 lb. of fresh 
chloride of lime with each three gallons 
of fresh made limewash. Have a sample 
of blood from each cow and heifer in the 
herd tested for abortion at the State Ag¬ 
riculture Experiment Station, or by some 
imthologist or bacteriologist who makes a 
specialty of such work. Then isolate all 
reacting animals, considering them in¬ 
fected and a menace. When a cow 
aborts, burn the fetus and afterbirth ; also 
all soiled bedding. Then keep her isolat¬ 
ed, flush out her genitals daily with 
bloodwarm water tinged light pink with 
permanganate of potash, or with a solu¬ 
tion the veterinarian prescribes. Some 
veterinarians do not believe in such 
douching and only give local treatment to 
the womb. That perhaps is best. Do 
not re-breed such cows sooner than the 
time they would have been bred had they 
not aborted. Keep heifers absolutely 
away from all infected cattle and places, 
and breed them to a bull that has been 
similarly isolated. Isolate the herd bull 
and bring cows to him. Never let the 
bull run with the cows. After service 
quarantine the cow for three or four days 
and then spray her hind parts with a 
strong smelling disinfecting solution be¬ 
fore letting her rejoin the herd. Apply 
to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C., for a bulletin on 
abortion. a. s. Alexander. 
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